Planning and Designing Campus Environments that Support Mental Health and Belonging Emmaly Pense, Senior Interior Designer | April 2026 The rising demand for student wellness spaces in higher education is reshaping how institutions plan and design their campuses. Today’s students arrive with greater awareness of mental health needs, and colleges and universities are responding with […]
The Drive for Modernization: Updating Automotive Training Spaces Julie Spence, AIA, Senior Associate | February 2026 As advancements in automotive technology continue and the industry seeks to train a workforce to repair these computers on wheels, the supporting training institutions are working hard to keep up. Recently, we stepped into the Automotive Technology lab of […]
Design Considerations for Neurodiversity Lance Whitehead, Managing Principal and K-12 Studio Leader | December 2025 [Many autistic people] argue that in highly social and unpredictable environments some of their differences may manifest as disabilities, while in more autism-friendly environments the disabilities can be minimized, allowing other differences to blossom as talents. The neurodiversity perspective […]
Investing in your Career and Technical Education center has the capability to increase interest, enrollment, and confidence Julie Spence, AIA, Senior Associate | October 2023 As a leader of a secondary or post-secondary Career Technical Education (CTE), your first priority is to your students. Becoming a master fundraiser may not have been what you envisioned. […]
Park Row’s residents use 21 kBtu/ sf / yr – a 78% reduction in energy when compared to ASHRAE baseline goals, without the use of renewables. This reduction vastly exceeds the college’s Climate Action Plan for 2020 which seeks a 46% reduction of energy use. Energy reduction goals increased for the college in 2020 making […]