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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.

University Buildings | Perkins and Will | Aug 17, 2016

Supporting communities of motivated learners: reflections on SCUP-51

The two themes that were consistently woven into different topics were institutional transformation and connection with students.

University Buildings | Aug 16, 2016

New images of Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts revealed by Michael Maltzan Architecture

The arts center will foster creativity for making and presenting works across all disciplines

Aug 10, 2016

UNIVERSITY GIANTS: Facing money woes, the nation's colleges double down on innovative ideas

Budget constraints are compelling some public institutions to pursue alternative methods of financing their major building projects. 

Aug 9, 2016

Top 70 University Engineering Firms

AECOM, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Jacobs top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest university sector engineering and E/A firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Aug 9, 2016

Top 100 University Construction Firms

Turner Construction Co., The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co, and Skanska USA top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest university sector construction and construction management firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Aug 9, 2016

Top 100 University Architecture Firms

Gensler, Perkins+Will, and CannonDesign top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest university sector architecture and A/E firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

University Buildings | Gresham Smith | Aug 5, 2016

How to design the best dining facilities for Millennial students

Location, visibility, and adaptability are three important ideas to keep in mind when designing campus dining spaces, writes Gresham Smith and Partners’ Patrick Gilbert.

University Buildings | Jul 22, 2016

Fast-growing UC Merced will double in size by 2020

The state’s Board of Regents has approved a $1.34 billion plan that would add nearly 1.2 million sf of new space.

University Buildings | Stantec | Jul 6, 2016

University housing of the future will blend life and study

Universities across the country are striving to meet the demand of on-campus housing. VOA's Steve Siegle examines what students and universities desire in campus living, and how designers can respond.

University Buildings | Jun 13, 2016

Renovated Drexel University academic building will welcome students with front porch

A large screen sets a living room vibe for the Philadelphia academic building. Plans call for 9,000 sf of common space on the inside and a new quad on the outside.

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