As student housing is a growing part of the higher education design and construction conversation, School Construction News attended the Bisnow San Diego Student Housing & Higher Education Conference on May 13.
Cal State San Marcos celebrated a key construction milestone for its new Hunter Hall of Science and Engineering, bringing campus leaders, donors and community supporters together April 24 to mark the building’s topping out.
The Saville Theatre Replacement Project at San Diego City College, part of the district’s Measure HH Bond Program, has officially moved from the programming phase into schematic design. The project will replace the existing Saville Theatre with a new, approximately 28,000-square-foot performing arts facility designed to support academic programs and community use.
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has concluded that crumb rubber infill made from recycled tires is not likely to pose a significant health risk to people who use or watch games on synthetic turf fields.
Sundt Construction has started work on the Albert Einstein Academy Charter High School project in San Diego, moving into early site preparation ahead of new construction expected later this year.
West Contra Costa Unified School District recently celebrated the completion of a new Lake Elementary School campus replacement designed to deliver modern learning environments for students in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade.
DLR Group has unveiled a rebuild and modernization plan for Palisades Charter High School, releasing new campus renderings on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire that destroyed about 30% of the school’s classroom space.
Jessica Kimbrell recently joined Poway Unified School District in San Diego as Director of Facilities Design & Construction.
Construction is officially underway on the $72 million Cesar Chavez Administration and Workforce Building at Los Angeles City College (LACC), a major project that will anchor the center of campus and advance the Los Angeles Community College District’s (LACCD) sustainability goals.
Across California, universities are racing to meet the evolving demands of today’s students—none more urgent than the need for on-campus student housing.
