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K-12 Schools

Designing for dyslexia: How architecture can address neurodiversity in K-12 schools

Architects play a critical role in designing school environments that support students with learning differences, particularly dyslexia, by enhancing social and emotional competence and physical comfort. Effective design principles not only benefit students with dyslexia but also improve the learning experience for all students and faculty. This article explores how key design strategies at the campus, classroom, and individual levels can foster confidence, comfort, and resilience, thereby optimizing educational outcomes for students with dyslexia and other learning differences.

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Jun 8, 2012

Chestnut Hill College dedicates Jack and Rosemary Murphy Gulati complex

Casaccio Yu Architects designed the 11,300-sf fitness and social complex.

Jun 1, 2012

New BD+C University Course on Insulated Metal Panels available

By completing this course, you earn 1.0 HSW/SD AIA Learning Units.

May 31, 2012

2011 Reconstruction Award Profile: Seegers Student Union at Muhlenberg College

Seegers Student Union at Muhlenberg College has been reconstructed to serve as the core of social life on campus.

May 31, 2012

New School’s University Center in NYC topped out

16-story will provide new focal point for campus.

May 29, 2012

Reconstruction Awards Entry Information

Download a PDF of the Entry Information at the bottom of this page.

May 24, 2012

2012 Reconstruction Awards Entry Form

Download a PDF of the Entry Form at the bottom of this page.

May 21, 2012

Wayne, Pa.'s Radnor Middle School wins national green award

Radnor Middle School among the most sustainable schools in the U.S.

May 21, 2012

Winchester High School receives NuRoof system

Metal Roof Consultants attended a school board meeting and presented a sloped metal retrofit roof as an alternative to tearing off the existing roof and replacing it with another flat roof.

May 15, 2012

Suffolk selected for Rosenwald Elementary modernization project

The 314-student station elementary school will undergo extensive modernization.

May 9, 2012

Stoddert Elementary School in DC wins first US DOE Green Ribbon School Award

Sustainable materials, operational efficiency, and student engagement create high-performance, healthy environment for life-long learning.

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