April 2012
Florida Firm Wins Two Design Awards
ORLANDO — SchenkelShultz Architecture recently won two first-place awards for its design of a high school and an elementary school from the Florida Educational Facilities Planners’ Association at its winter 2012 conference.
SchenkelShultz Architecture, a leading green design firm based in Orlando, Fla., won for its completion of Hernando County School Board’s Weeki Wachee High School in Weeki Wachee, Fla. They also took first place for Lake County Schools’ Sorrento Elementary School in Sorrento, Fla.
Wearing Two Hats
Maintaining and operating schools today, as always, remains a daunting task for administrators. Challenges constantly arise in the form of older schools that need to be seriously updated to meet today’s educational needs, new structures with their own unique issues and the overall lack of funding available.
Designing to Fit the Needs of ED Students
Columbus, Ohio-based architecture firm DesignGroup is designing the city’s first public middle/high school designed for emotionally disturbed students.
Jon Romig
SmithGroupJJR hired Jon Romig to lead the planning group in the firm’s Detroit office. As head of laboratory planning and programming activities, mentoring staff and offering project planning and design expertise, he will also aid in business development pursuits throughout the Midwest. He has nearly 30 years of experience in facility design.
UCLA Library Renovation Boasts New Technology
LOS ANGELES — Teamwork may flow a little more freely in the two-story, 60,000-square-foot renovation of the University of California Los Angeles’ Charles E. Young Research Library.
Donation Helps UC Davis Build $30 Million Art Museum
DAVIS, Calif. — The University of California at Davis has received a $10 million donation for a new art museum that will cost an estimated total of $30 million.