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Joel Williams on Leading QKA’s New Colorado Office and Taking on a New K-12 Market

6 days ago5 days ago9 mins

Led by Studio Director Joel Williams, AIA, LEED AP, ALEP, the team also includes Project Designers Joseph Puyot and Spencer Robinson.聽

QKA said the Workforce Development Center will include meeting rooms, offices, conference rooms, a cafe, kitchen and lobby.

Milpitas USD Breaks Ground on Final Phase of Innovation Campus

2 weeks ago5 mins

Milpitas Unified School District has broken ground on Phase III of its Milpitas Innovation Campus, starting the final construction stage of a multi-phase learning and career training hub in Milpitas.聽聽

Speakers included: Hemlata Jhaveri, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor at UC San Diego; Bob Schulz, University Architect and Associate VP of Real Estate at SDSU; Abbie Hawkins, VP of Development at The Michaels Organization; Lindsey Sielaff, Operations Manager at Hensel Phelps; Richard King, Principal at Gensler; and Lisa Norombaba, Executive Director of Wesley House.

Affordability, Design and the Next Generation of Student Housing: Takeaways from Bisnow鈥檚 San Diego Conference

3 weeks ago8 mins

As student housing is a growing part of the higher education design and construction conversation,聽91视频 attended the Bisnow San Diego Student Housing & Higher Education Conference on May 13.

the new $110 million hall is intended to create additional capacity for the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CSTEM) while supporting the campus鈥� emphasis on student success and social mobility.

CSUSM Marks Topping-Out Milestone for Hunter Hall of Science and Engineering

4 weeks ago4 weeks ago5 mins

Cal State San Marcos celebrated a key construction milestone for its new Hunter Hall of Science and Engineering, bringing campus leaders, donors and community supporters together April 24 to mark the building鈥檚 topping out.

The new center will be a modern, flexible venue capable of accommodating a range of performances and events, supporting both campus programming and broader community use.聽

San Diego City College Performing Arts Project Enters Schematic Design Phase

2 months ago5 mins

The Saville Theatre Replacement Project聽at聽San Diego City College, part of the district鈥檚 Measure HH Bond Program,聽has聽officially moved聽from the programming phase into schematic design.聽The project will replace the existing Saville Theatre with a new,聽approximately 28,000-square-foot聽performing arts facility designed to support academic programs and community use.聽

California鈥檚 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has concluded that crumb rubber infill made from recycled tires is not likely to pose a significant health risk to people who use or watch games on synthetic turf fields.

California OEHHA Study Finds No Significant Health Risk From Crumb Rubber Infill in Synthetic Turf

3 months ago6 mins

California鈥檚 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has concluded that crumb rubber infill made from recycled tires is not likely to pose a significant health risk to people who use or watch games on synthetic turf fields.

The contractor said the first phase is focused on site preparation, including abatement and removal of the existing building, with new construction anticipated to begin in summer 2026.

Sundt Begins Work on Albert Einstein Academy Charter High School in San Diego

4 months ago5 mins

Sundt Construction has started work on the Albert Einstein Academy Charter High School project in San Diego, moving into early site preparation ahead of new construction expected later this year.

The new campus is designed to serve 470 students and introduces 56,700 square feet of facilities that extend beyond standard classroom space.

West Contra Costa Completes Lake Elementary Campus Replacement in San Pablo, Calif.

4 months ago5 mins

West Contra Costa Unified School District recently celebrated the completion of a new Lake Elementary School campus replacement designed to deliver modern learning environments for students in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade.

As lead architect, DLR Group鈥檚 scope includes a new two-story classroom building and a single-story academy building, along with a restored track and field area that adds a new field building and a renewed facility to replace the baseball field.

DLR Group Details Rebuild and Modernization Plan for Fire-damaged Palisades Charter High School

5 months ago5 months ago6 mins

DLR Group has unveiled a rebuild and modernization plan for Palisades Charter High School, releasing new campus renderings on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire that destroyed about 30% of the school鈥檚 classroom space.聽

Jessica Kimbrell to Head Facilities Design, Construction for Poway Unified School District

5 months ago1 mins

Jessica Kimbrell recently joined Poway Unified School District in San Diego as Director of Facilities Design & Construction.