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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.




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University Buildings

Not only are the world’s youth educated in these buildings, but much of the globe’s most ground-breaking research takes place here. Requirements for housing students are more expansive than ever, but need to be balanced with the university’s real purpose: the pursuit of knowledge. Great design can inspire that pursuit.

Higher Education | SmithGroup | Sep 18, 2017

Campus landscape planning of the future: A University of Wisconsin-Madison case study

Recognizing that the future health of the campus and lake are interdependent, this innovative approach will achieve significant improvements in stormwater management and water quality within the university’s restored, more connected network of historic and culturally rich landscapes.

University Buildings | Sep 15, 2017

New Blinn College Residence Hall hopes to decrease the size of the campus housing wait list

In 2016, more than 400 students were placed on the wait list due to lack of available on-campus housing.

Sports and Recreational Facilities | Sep 11, 2017

Mid-size, multi-use arenas setting a trend for the future

While large 20,000-seat sports venues aren’t going away, mid-size venues provide advantages the big arenas do not in a time of budget constraints and the need for flexibility.

Giants 400 | Sep 7, 2017

Top 95 university construction firms

Turner Construction Co., The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., and Barton Malow top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest university sector contractor and construction management firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.

Giants 400 | Sep 7, 2017

Mashup in the halls of ivy: Campus expansions put the emphasis on elevating the student experience

Today’s multi-functional buildings support a diverse range of academic programs, with transparent walls to foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

University Buildings | Sep 5, 2017

Rohrer College of Business supports the schools academic programs with several key spaces

Designed by KSS Architects and Goody Clancy, the new facility opened prior to the fall 2017 school year.

University Buildings | Sep 1, 2017

The University of Texas receives boutique-style student housing complex

The Ruckus Lofts provide 46 furnished units and 165 beds for UT students.

Libraries | Aug 30, 2017

1850s library building is brought into the 21st century

The original building was updated and given a new extension and landscaping.

University Buildings | Aug 28, 2017

Just what the doctor ordered: St. Louis College of Pharmacy receives new student center

The $50 million building adds over 193,000 sf of space to the campus.

University Buildings | Aug 25, 2017

‘Chapel of food’ becomes one of Clemson’s go-to spaces on campus

The new dining hall is part of the school’s ongoing efforts to maintain its standing among the country’s top 20 public universities.

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