The basketball court at the University of Oregon’s new Matthew Knight Arena.
EUGENE, Ore. — Project architects believe the new 418,000-square-foot Matthew Knight Arena at the University of Oregon represents a number of trends in stadium design innovation: multipurpose facility design, the ability to evolve and the use of technology.
SALT LAKE CITY — As part of the Solar for Schools program, solar panels installations were planned at 73 schools across all 41 school districts in Utah.
The numbers are in for the Top 10 stories of 2011, with funding, green design and projects that changed campus dynamics topping out the list.
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Budgets are tight in today’s tough economic climate and colleges and universities, like all institutions, are squeezed for funding. But the demand for new facilities — student housing and expanded student facilities — continues to grow. The challenge is to maximize every construction dollar spent.
NEW YORK — An unprecedented increase in interest in studying criminal justice prompted the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City to undergo a major expansion that more than doubled the size of its facilities.
By: Hon. John McCann, President, Board of Trustees and Dr. Edward M. Brand, Superintendent
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) presented two new awards, the CEFPI Fellowship Award and the Industry Partner Award, at its 88th Annual World Conference & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., at the Gaylord Opryland Resort.
NEW YORK — Expected enrollment growth in the New York City school district, where land to build schools is not easy to find, prompted officials to think outside the box — but inside a high rise.
PS/IS 342, also known as The Riverside Center School, is a new public school that will occupy the first four floors of a New York City skyscraper.
By: Jim Luckey, AIA, LEED AP