A Place to Learn
The need to create high-performance learning environments that enhance both the student and teacher experience is shaping the future of educational design.
By Robert Bendixen, Project Manager for RLF
Student Center Helps College Transition
Photo Credit: © 2011 Jonathan Hillyer / Atlanta
Early Education Center Uses Child-Centered Design
Photo credit: Paul Schlismann
Student Movement Brings About Activity Center
AUSTIN, Texas — After almost 60 years of lobbying, students at the University of Texas Austin campus have access to a new Student Activity Center serving as a social and cultural center on campus.Elementary School Remodeled for College
SAN DIEGO — A former six-building elementary school is now home to the Mesa College Design Center after a $5.4 million renovation project.Home of the college’s Department of Architecture and Environmental Design, the renovation included interior alterations, repairs, technology upgrades, and accessibility enhancements, along with exterior building and site improvements.
The renovation provides training
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Renovation To Bring Middle/High School Up To Date
BOSTON — A groundbreaking ceremony took place July 14 for the renovation and addition project at Sutton Middle/High School, which aims to bring the school up to 21st century standards.After studying various options for bringing the school up to date, the approved design of Boston-based Flansburgh Architects, the architect-of-record on the project, calls for a 125,000-square-foot addition and renovation of the ath
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Photo courtesy of HADP Architecture Inc.
ATLANTA – Hardin Construction Company was selected by the University of West Georgia as the design-build contractor for new student housing facilities to accommodate growth at the campus in Carrollton, Georgia.
Michigan State Human Medicine Earns LEED Gold
GRAND RAPIDS — The headquarters for the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University recently earned LEED Gold certification, the second one on the campus.The Secchia Center, a 180,000-square-foot project that opened last fall in downtown Grand Rapids, features energy-efficient lighting, heating and cooling systems, and building materials within 500 miles in addition to other sustainability measures expected to save $234,000 per
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