When devastating wildfires rendered nearly 40% of Palisades Charter High School’s campus unusable in January, school officials and project partners found a more concrete solution in the form of an unlikely structure—a 100,000-square-foot former Sears department store.
Over the last two decades, the A/E/C industry has seen safety and security become critical design priorities for K‑12 school buildings.
The benefit of working for universities is that they understand the investment it takes to create enduring, complex projects with high-quality design.
Using metal buildings helped STEAD School leaders develop “an intentional culture” unique to this next-gen charter school.
Generation Z—those born roughly between 1996 and 2010—came of age in an entirely digital world, which has had profound implications for the role of technology in their classrooms.
School security isn’t simply a matter of creating a safe and secure campus perimeter and single point of public entry; it’s about fostering community and placemaking, empowering ownership and promoting positive interactions.
Photo: Moore has worked on projects of all sizes across the country for schools as well as communities, including the world’s largest inclusive playground, Park Circle in Charleston, S.C. |…
As the environment can have a profound impact on our happiness, it is easy to see why students are embracing one of Brown University’s newest buildings.
At McGrory Glass, we specialize in integrated glazing solutions that bring together security and fire protection in a single system.
The beautiful new 223,650-square-foot Compton High School campus was featured as the Facility of the Month in the May/June edition of School Construction News as an example not only of innovative design and construction, but also progress and possibility.
