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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.

K-12 Schools | LPA | Aug 18, 2017

How to create healthy learning environments with active design

Active design can be incorporated into any facility or campus with a few simple steps.

University Buildings | HMC Architects | Aug 8, 2017

Student center(ed): Is the student union the key to retention?

Studies indicate that the longer a student remains on campus—and in an academic mindset—the greater their chance for academic growth and success.

Healthcare Facilities | Aug 8, 2017

Kansas’ only medical school receives new 171,000-sf building

The building was designed to enhance the medical campus’ existing facilities, curriculum, and classrooms.

Laboratories | Shepley Bulfinch | Aug 3, 2017

Today’s university lab building by the numbers

A three-month study of science facilities conducted by Shepley Bulfinch reveals key findings related to space allocation, size, and cost. 

Education Facilities | Aug 3, 2017

School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University merges faculty, professionals, and academic programs

CannonDesign designed the facility, which features a 197-seat presentation hall and various control rooms.

Wood | Jul 10, 2017

University of Idaho Arena plans to make timber a focal point

The project received a Wood Innovation Grant that will help spur construction of the Hastings + Chivetta-designed project.

University Buildings | Jun 29, 2017

Duke University’s new alumni and visitors center is a ‘modern adaptation of the campus’ architectural style’

The project will total about 47,000 sf of new construction and renovations.

University Buildings | Jun 21, 2017

Student residence hall in Lisbon takes biophilic design to the next level

The luxury student accommodations will be Collegiate’s first outside of the U.K.

Building Team Awards | Jun 7, 2017

Blurring the lines: University of Chicago North Residential Commons

Gold Award: The University of Chicago’s new Residential Commons is part campus, part community.

Higher Education | Jun 7, 2017

Building for the future: Five trends in higher education projects

Preparing students for life after graduation has become the primary motivator behind construction initiatives at U.S. colleges and universities.

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