2024 was a big year for Texas鈥� IDEA Public Schools. Three IDEA campuses鈥擨DEA Elsa, IDEA Rio Grande City and IDEA Edgemere鈥攅arned the prestigious ENERGY STAR certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recognizing superior energy performance and commitment to sustainability.
Since it was established in 2005, the Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) campus has seen accelerated growth, expanding to a campus of more than 15 buildings that accommodates a student body of nearly 12,000.
Montgomery Public Schools in Montgomery, Ala., has taken STEM learning to the next level in recent years with a large-scale initiative to create STEM labs in every one of the district鈥檚 elementary schools.
Construction recently concluded on Arizona State University鈥檚 (ASU) University Gateway Building (UGB), a $78 million, five-story mixed-use facility with an architecturally complex facade. The structure unifies retail, education, and art spaces under one sustainably designed roof.聽
After six years of planning, renovation and building, the state-of-the-art White Bear Lake High School has officially re-opened its doors to faculty, staff and students.
While most universities are currently focused on the spring 2025 semester, some educators and researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) are already looking to 2030 鈥� and beyond.聽聽
When a state-of-the-art event venue became available near an existing district facility in North Texas, Burleson Independent School District leaders seized the opportunity and approached Pfluger Architects with a bold question: Could the venue and attached commercial space be transformed into a non-traditional campus?聽
As the opportunities within college sports continue to grow, a more sophisticated professional mindset has emerged in the formerly amateur arena.
Construction programs and dining halls don鈥檛 often go hand in hand. However, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) saw considerable cost and efficiency benefits by co-locating two otherwise disparate spaces in the beautiful new $67 million Hitt Hall.
The role an architect has on student environments can extend well beyond the physical walls of a classroom.
