On February 15, 2022 , VLK Architects joined Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD (West Texas) to celebrate breaking ground on the construction of Eagle Stadium at Rotary Field. Eagle Stadium at Rotary Field will be the home to the Pecos High School Eagles and serve as a premier event stadium. Once complete, this stadium will be able to host football and soccer games, track and field events, band competitions, and more.
The project took place to shift educators’ thinking, model the way for students, and encourage adoption of learning environments to be the catalyst for change. To design their ideal learning environment, 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders took the planning seat, and the educators the project manager's seat. Once they dreamed up their spaces, they built the furniture they designed.
Trends at Cornell University, The University of Richmond, and Swarthmore College, and the importance of incorporating wellness design on campuses across the U.S. This select group of colleges and universities have begun implementing nature practices through various activities and in specific settings. Architecture and the interplay of interior and exterior space is an integral part of the effort to promote healthy campuses, improve student well-being and integrate natural experiences into their daily activities.
The new Davis Center at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, is leading campus-wide efforts to build an inclusive community on its grounds. Dedicated to advancing broad campus engagement with complex issues of identity, history, and cultures as they affect intellectual, creative and social live, the sustainable Center’s enhanced physical space and intellectual and social programming will serve students, faculty, staff, and the broader college community alike.
(Rosenberg, Texas) – The first day of the new year brings the opening of Lamar Consolidated Independent School District’s Fletcher Morgan Jr., Elementary School. Completed in December 2021, 750 students in pre-K through fifth grade officially occupy the new school. Part of the 2017 Bond Election, Morgan Elementary School is the Lamar CISD’s 29th elementary school and VLK Architects’ fourth prototype facility with the district.
CALHOUN, Ga. December 13, 2021 – Mohawk Group introduces Creative Terrain, an exceptionally tough, long-lasting and beautiful world-class floor that performs remarkably well in the most extreme conditions. Creative Terrain features terrazzo-inspired visuals in an 18”x36” slab with color selections specifically curated for healthcare, education and office environments. The collection offers a color coordinated base and accent color rods that act as decorative design elements while maintaining durability.
DENVER — The Neenan Company, a fully integrated design-build firm based in Colorado, is pleased to announce its completion of Mapleton Public Schools’ Global Schools project. The metro Denver project features the school district’s International Baccalaureate (IB) authorized family of schools – separated into three schools – plus the district’s Mapleton Arts Center.
Cartersville, Ga. – Patcraft, a leader in high-performance commercial flooring, has introduced its latest resilient collection, Create In Place. Inspired by original artwork, this colorful LVT collection features a range of complementary patterns that explore shape and color in the abstract. Available in 9”x 36” planks and 10 colorways, the three unique styles can be used to promote wayfinding - guiding transition and movement throughout the built environment.
November 18, 2021 (Cleveland, OH) Learning By Magazine and the EDSpaces Conference are thrilled to announce the three winning products of The 2021 ED Spaces Learning By Design Product Innovation Awards program.
