Security and Safety

BALTIMORE, Md. — CSD Architects was awarded the design contracts for a master plan for Prince George’s Community College and a renovation and addition to Hartford Community College’s athletic center….

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Gov. Bill Ritter signed two school safety bills into law that include the creation of a Colorado School Safety Resource Center and emergency plans for first…

SAN DIEGO — The Poway Unified School District spent more than $150 million on modernization projects at two of its high schools. Poway High School, built in 1962, received $89.1…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A new elementary school here pays homage to the region’s agrarian roots while incorporating environmentally friendly design concepts. The Hawthorne Elementary School opened in Riverside’s historical district…

WASHINGTON — The American Institute of Architects is among a coalition of more than 100 business, trade and advocacy groups that asked the Senate to extend a tax package that…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California schools face losing $4.8 billion in funding under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2008-09 budget proposal, they are struggling with poor performances and graduation rates. To help resolve…

WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Public Schools will be spend an estimated $110 million to close about 50 schools and renovate existing facilities, according to reports. The majority of the…

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Middletown High School will receive $800,000 in state surplus funds to offset the cost of installing a 200-kilowatt fuel cell. The new $106.6 million school, currently under…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Local officials attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $68 million Franklin Williams Middle School. The 165,810-square-foot middle school features 36 classrooms, an auditorium, art and…

CHICAGO — A new 72,000-square-foot library at Loyola University Chicago received the 2007 Best Use of Technology award from the fourth annual Leading European Architects Forum in London. Designed by…