Articles Tagged with ''academic building''

The ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, recently removed its lawsuit against two contractors that supposedly started a fire near its campus, reported MyNewsLA. The fire caused the campus to shut down temporarily, as well as damage to the landscape.

Theo Cramer, superintendent of Isle of Wight County Schools in Virginia, worked for his family’s drywall company before going into education. Now, Cramer is again putting his drywall skills to the test as he helps with the renovation of the school district’s new office.

The globally active architecture firm gmp, which has branches worldwide, has announced its selection by jury in an international competition for the construction of a new university campus in Wuxi, China. The new university, which will focus on IT, robotics and engineering, is designed to accommodate about 10,000 students.

The newly constructed, LEED-certified Center for Virtual Learning at Ferris State University’s Big Rapids campus showcases technologically advanced classrooms, fully equipped 24-hour labs and the only purpose-built esports arena in Michigan.

In early October, Simpson Strong-Tie hosted nearly 400 high school students during Trades Day events at its facilities in Stockton, California; Riverside, California; and McKinney, Texas.

Innovation drives progress. And in Amarillo, Texas, there is a new hub for innovation on the campus of Amarillo College. It is called Innovation Outpost, and the building’s renovation nods to the past with an eye on the future.

The architecture and urban design firm Cooper Robertson has announced the debut of a bold, new campus facilities plan for the University of Maryland, a flagship public research university located just outside Washington, D.C. in College Park, Maryland, that the university hails as “a commitment to its holistic growth.”

History was made May 18 when Rossana Hu, founding partner of Neri&Hu and chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design, awarded Lin Huiyin (1904-1955) the long-overdue, posthumous Bachelor of Architecture degree.