CEFPI Offers Up a Winning Guide
Just like the first Cracker Jacks’ box of the baseball season, I ripped open the package to devour the contents of the binder entitled "Creating Connections: The CEFPI Guide for…
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Merit Awards
Compass Montessori Secondary School Golden, Colo., United States Grades: 7-12 Capacity: 330 students Size: 31,000 square feet Acreage: 8 acres Lead Architect: Ewers Architecture pc This middle school and high…
Designing Auditoriums
This Weatherford, Texas, High School auditorium was designed by VLK Architects; the acoustic consultant was Wrightson Johnson Haddon & Williams. Picture the auditoriums from your K-12 days. Chances are one…
The Field Master
Amy J. Fouty CSFM has been in the turf industry for 12 years. She began her turf career in Wisconsin in Golf Turf Management. Following graduation from Michigan State University’s…
Can You Hear Me Now?
The University of Southern California engaged a leading wireless services company to assist them in developing, negotiating and implementing a long-term wireless strategy to achieve the university’s goals and objectives….
Reviewer Projects
Millennium High School New York, N.Y., U.S. HLW International LLP Display Firms: HLW International LLP; Fielding/Nair International "Wonderful idea of putting the facility in a high rise building in a…
Promoting Underground Athletic Activities
The practice field is sited above the majority of the underground athletic facility. Massive windows mark the front entrance to the building, which allows ample light to flow inside. Photo…
Color Concerns: It is Not Just Personal Preference
On a recent visit to a ninth grade center for 1,100 students, I was struck by the current color combination. The grand entry hall sported a bright sunflower yellow chair…
Designing Schools with Fire/Life Safety Needs in Mind
Often, a thorough evaluation of effective long-term fire and life safety requirements doesn’t receive the attention it deserves, but design engineers and school facility managers must take a leadership role…
Energy Ideas
网曝吃瓜 continues its dialogue with Lisa Heschong, principal of Heschong Mahone Group and a licensed architect. She divides her professional practice between energy research, writing and building design….