New School to Serve Youthful Offenders in Oregon Community
GRANTS PASS, Ore. 鈥� Construction began in late September on a new school located on the site of the existing Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility (RVYCF) in Grants Pass, which…
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MacConnell Award Winners Named at LearningSCAPES 2016
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� Entries from the 2016 James D. MacConnell Award winner and finalists were on display at the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) LearningSCAPES 2016 Conference in Philadelphia earlier this…
XQ Institute Announces 10 Super Schools to Receive $10 Million
WASHINGTON 鈥� XQ: Super School Project awarded 10 schools approximately $10 million each on Sept. 14. The project, created by Laurene Powell Jobs (wife of the late Apple founder, Steve…
Global Innovation Exchange to Change Seattle Tech Research Landscape
BELLEVUE, Wash. 鈥� Silicon Valley may soon enough get some competition with the ground breaking of the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) building in Bellevue on Sept. 27. Leading research universities,…
University of Pennsylvania Celebrates Perry World House Opening
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia debuted its new hub for global engagement and initiatives, Perry World House, on Sept. 20. Designed by 1100 Architect based in New…
New Texas Elementary Named for Freed Slave, School Founder
DEL VALLE, Texas — More than 125 years after Newton Isaac Collins Sr. first established a school in the area now occupied by the (DVISD).
Lake Mills Elementary School Earns Top Sustainability Certification
LAKE MILLS, Wis. — On Aug. 5, Lake Mills Elementary School achieved LEED Platinum certification from the USGBC, the organization’s highest sustainability honor.
5 Phoenix-Area School Construction Projects Greet Returning Students
PHOENIX — For the 2016-17 school year, students at several Phoenix-area schools are heading back to newly constructed buildings, according to The Arizona Republic.
Northern Michigan University to Add 1,200 Beds by 2018
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Northern Michigan University (NMU) began construction Aug. 4 on the first phase of a multiple building living-learning community intended to expand campus housing options.
2016 Brick in Architecture Awards Winners Announced
RESTON, Va. — Two school projects — one at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas and the other at Intermediate School 230Q Annex in Queens, N.Y. — were named as part of the seven 2016 Best in Class Brick in Architecture Awards winners from the Brick Industry Association (BIA). The awards honor the country’s most visionary projects incorporating fired-clay brick in seven categories: Commercial, Educational (Higher Education), Educational (K-12), Healthcare, Municipal/Government, Residential (Multifamily) and Residential (Single Family).