Balfour Beatty has been selected for 11 K-12 renovation projects on behalf of DeKalb County School District and Atlanta Public Schools in Georgia. The new projects totaling over $120 million, signifies the growth and expansion of Balfour Beatty’s educational portfolio in the state and the company’s commitment to improving learning environments for thousands of students, faculty and staff in the Greater Atlanta Metro area.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called the increase in youth mental health needs the defining health crisis of our time. Because educators are with children for more than a third of their waking hours, they can have an enormous positive impact on children’s mental health and well-being. But what is often overlooked is the significant impact well-designed school buildings and their surroundings can also have on student well-being.
Landscape Forms has announced the launch of Monterey, their first cushioned outdoor seating offering. The line adds a new dimension to the Landscape Forms portfolio, applying the company’s hallmark craft, durability and quality of fit and finish to a new category of outdoor site furnishing solutions.
Kahler Slater recently announced that Michael Ufer, AIA, LEED AP, has joined the firm as Principal and Academic Health Science Practice Leader for its higher education market.
Working in concert with general contractor True North Companies and designer Poole & Poole Architecture, developer CCI Real Estate is working to reimagine a 1.79-acre property at the center of Georgia Southern University as a mixed-use residential and retail environment. CCI is partnering with the Baptist College Ministries (BCM) on the redevelopment effort.
The University of Michigan’s College of Pharmacy building continues construction work thanks to a team comprising construction management firm Turner Construction, designer RDG Planning & Design, MEP firm Alvine Engineering, structural engineer TD2 Engineering & Surveying, and civil engineer Midwestern Consulting.
Viking Electronics proudly announces its commitment to enhancing school safety through support of Alyssa’s Law, which mandates panic buttons in schools to expedite law enforcement response time during emergencies.
Wold Architects & Engineers, a full-service planning, architecture and engineering firm specializing in education, government, healthcare and senior living, today announced the promotion of Jacob Marshall to the Associates Leadership Team.
Returning to the Missouri State University (MSU) campus for the first time since the Great Southern Bank Arena project in 2008, JE Dunn Construction Company is thrilled to be back on campus, with two exciting projects set to break ground in early 2025. Collaborating with Dake Wells Architecture and MSU, JE Dunn will construct the new Judith Enyeart Reynolds Complex, partially renovate Craig Hall, and build a new Alumni Center, which will be known as the Clifton M. Smart III University Advancement Center.
Architecture, interior and graphic design firm DIGroup Architecture (DIG) completed the redesign of Edwin Forrest Elementary School, located in the Mayfair neighborhood of Philadelphia. The $22 million renovation project was the first major redesign work for DIG in connection with the School District of Philadelphia.
