Student dining facilities are changing—and university officials need to be flexible and prepared.
- By Todd Sachse
- June 4th, 2019
Real-world installations illustrate how an in-depth review of existing performing arts curricula and facilities can be of benefit when considering how best to upgrade existing spaces versus when to build new facilities.
- By Jonah Sacks, Robert Long
- April 8th, 2019
Addressing stormwater controls early in facilities design and incorporating multiple solutions can yield cost savings and long-term benefits to a campus and its neighbors.
- By Carolyn Howard
- March 11th, 2019
Facility Focus (Historic Renovations)
Facility Focus (Historic Renovations)
Colleges and universities across the U.S. are creating workforce development centers to educate and train a new workforce. Programs frequently fall into two categories: industry-specific skilled trades training and automotive engineering training.
- By S. Sonny Hamizadeh
- November 19th, 2018
Maintenance & Operations (Managing the Physical Plant)
An update on how the planning has come into being on the BGSU campus.
- By Bruce A. Meyer
- November 1st, 2018
Today's community colleges are interested in placemaking, in creating campuses where students learn, linger, and interact. With an eye to design, here are three examples of community colleges stepping up their interior spaces to improve the student experience.
- By Scott Berman
- November 1st, 2018
Educating more than 12 million students each year, community colleges play a critical role in expanding post-secondary education opportunities. CP&M recently spoke with Richard Miller, FAIA, LEED-AP, BD+C, national higher education practice leader at Hoefer Wysocki, to learn more about the role of community colleges in training an employment-ready workforce.
What higher education can learn from kindergarten classroom design.
- By Rebecca Berry
- October 1st, 2018
Ask the Expert (Classroom Furniture)
- By Lisa Schmidt
- October 1st, 2018
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Urban-based institutions are often limited in the size of their campus footprint. Initiatives and installations at these urban campuses are optimizing outdoor spaces to maximize wayfinding, safety, and aesthetics.
- By Scott Berman
- September 1st, 2018
This call to action explores the missed/lost opportunity when sustainability planning for higher ed projects begins too late in the game.
- By Alisa Nagano
- July 6th, 2018
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Unprecedented pressure heightens the importance of effective interaction between colleges and the cities they inhabit.
- By Micah Lipscomb, Sumegha Shah, Brenda Smith
- July 1st, 2018