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At Sheridan High School, the design team revitalized an abandoned pool building into a trades skills workshop where students could work alongside trade professionals to develop hands-on skills in carpentry, plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems.
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Right-Sizing Schools, Part II: Turning Enrollment Decline into Opportunity

3 days ago8 mins

Public school systems across the country are entering a period of sustained enrollment decline, driven by a convergence of demographic and behavioral shifts, particularly evident along Colorado’s Front Range.

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Riverview PK-8 School is one of several recent projects that reflects a broader shift toward right-sizing facilities while maintaining neighborhood access to education. | Photo Credit (all): Courtesy of Wold Architects & Engineers
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Right-Sizing Schools, Part I: Turning Enrollment Decline into Opportunity

6 days ago3 days ago8 mins

Public school systems across the country are entering a period of sustained enrollment decline, driven by a convergence of demographic and behavioral shifts, particularly evident along Colorado’s Front Range.

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Modern third spaces must serve multiple purposes and ideally connect students to nature.
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Can Design Turn Schools Into the New Third Space? 

2 months ago9 mins

Third spaces like commons, libraries and even hallways represent an untapped frontier for fostering the youth’s social and mental well-being.

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Viherlaakso School in Finland introduced iWall — an exercise gaming solution that utilizes smart floors that are nonreflective, nonglossy, and free of any dark or busy patterns that could interfere with projection and motion tracking.
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How to Design Walls and Floors as Interactive Educational Surfaces Without Screen Fatigue

4 months ago7 mins

The prevalence of screen fatigue necessitates the development of more advanced technologies, such as interactive walls and floor-based activities.

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Thomas University’s Schoenecker Center for STEAM
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How to Foster Healthy Sleep-Wake Cycles Through Thoughtful School Design

6 months ago10 mins

Maintaining healthy sleep-wake cycles helps kids stay alert, recall information and feel eager to learn.

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Liberty Common School, Classroom rendering
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From ‘80s Office Complex to Modern Junior High Campus

7 months ago10 mins

In Fort Collins, Colo., what was once a dated 1980s office park is now a thriving junior high school campus: Liberty Common School.

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Aurora, Colo., Public Schools Breaks Ground on New P-8 School

8 months ago5 mins

Aurora Public Schools has officially broken ground on a new P-8 school in the Horizon Uptown community, marking one of the first major projects funded by the district’s historic $1 billion bond program.

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Collage of sustainable design solutions
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Making the Case for Energy Efficiency

8 months ago8 months ago8 mins

The Sustainability & Applied Research team at LPA Design Studios recently worked with in-house designers and engineers, and partner Joeris General Contractors, to explore the cost-benefit analysis of energy-efficient schools.

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illustration of campus safety
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The Next-Generation Campus: Designing Schools for Digital Natives

9 months ago9 mins

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.

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PBK on Designing Supportive and Secure Early Learning Spaces

12 months ago12 months ago7 mins

Riverdale ELC is designed to provide students with a safe and secure space that is accessible and functional, while also remaining playful.

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