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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 | May 26, 2016

U. of Chicago approves Diller Scofidio + Renfro design for new campus building

With a two-story base and 165-foot tower, the Rubenstein Forum will have room for informal meetings, lectures, and other university events.

University Buildings | Apr 25, 2016

New University of Calgary research center features reconfigurable 'spine'

The heart of the Taylor Institute can be anything from a teaching lab to a 400-seat theater.

 

University Buildings | Mar 15, 2016

Behnisch Architekten designs Harvard’s proposed Science and Engineering Complex

The 497,000-sf building will be the home of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

University Buildings | CannonDesign | Mar 11, 2016

How architects can help community colleges promote community on campus

Even in the face of funding challenges and historic precedent, there are emerging examples of how partnership between two-year academic institutions and designers can further elevate community on campus. CannonDesign's Carisima Koenig has a few key examples.

Industry Research | Feb 22, 2016

8 of the most interesting trends from Gensler’s Design Forecast 2016

Technology is running wild in Gensler’s 2016 forecast, as things like virtual reality, "smart" buildings and products, and fully connected online and offline worlds are making their presence felt throughout many of the future's top trends.

Education Facilities | Jan 26, 2016

Adjaye Associates, SHoP, and Snohetta selected as three finalists to design the National Veterans Resource Complex

Representatives of the firms will travel to Syracuse University to plan the next steps of their design processes

Architects | Jan 15, 2016

Best in Architecture: 18 projects named AIA Institute Honor Award winners

Morphosis' Perot Museum and Studio Gang's WMS Boathouse are among the projects to win AIA's highest honor for architecture.

Jan 14, 2016

How to succeed with EIFS: exterior insulation and finish systems

This AIA CES Discovery course discusses the six elements of an EIFS wall assembly; common EIFS failures and how to prevent them; and EIFS and sustainability.

Greenbuild Report | Dec 10, 2015

AASHE’s STARS tool highlights the university sector’s holistic approach to sustainability

Buzzwords like “living lab” and “experiential learning” are indicative of the trend toward more holistic sustainability programs that incorporate all facets of college life.

University Buildings | Nov 4, 2015

Yale completes Singapore campus

The Yale-NUS College has three residence halls and two administrative and academic buildings, with courtyards in the middle of them all.

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