The Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois was designed and built in 1940, by a team of architects including Larry Perkins (of Perkins, Wheeler & Will) and Eliel and Eero Saarinen.
Owners want fewer platforms to manage, faster response times, and clearer proof of compliance — especially in schools, healthcare and multi-site enterprises.
Feasibility studies are a useful tool both internally and externally, delivering relevant data and information to project teams while informing stakeholders of the why behind each decision.
Arnold Swanborn, AIA, LEED AP, is one of the newest members of the School Construction News Editorial Advisory Board.
The reimagined Creekside Center at UC Berkeley represents a fundamental shift in how accessibility, sustainability, and historic preservation can coexist within the academic built environment.
Performing arts centers are more than performance halls. In the right hands, they become daily learning environments that spark creativity, collaboration and critical thinking.
Across all grade levels, hands-on learning is gaining renewed momentum. As teachers and administrators increasingly embrace experiential approaches, education is transforming into a more active, collaborative and dynamic process for students.
The Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School complex brings two independent schools together on a single urban campus, balancing shared resources with distinct identities in a tightly programmed, three-story building between Seattle’s Beacon Hill and Central District neighborhoods.
The recently completed transformation of Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn., shows how districts can modernize an aging campus while meeting expectations for flexibility, student well-being and equity.
The prevalence of screen fatigue necessitates the development of more advanced technologies, such as interactive walls and floor-based activities.
