Design Matters in the Desert


(05/08/2013)
When designing a school, architects think about the students inside, and in the California desert, they also are concerned with the weather outside. Private school, Marywood-Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage, right outside of Palm Desert, Calif., is currently building a new learning center for its high school students.
 

New Student Recreation Center Underway at UCR


(04/24/2013)
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is embarking on a $32.5 million project that will expand and modernize its recreation center on campus. Los Angeles-based general contractor C.W. Driver has recently started construction on the new student recreation center, which involves 9,000 square feet of renovations to the existing recreation center and more than 80,000 square feet of new construction in order to expand its offerings to the university community.
 

Interior Design May Affect Behavior of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders


(04/06/2013)
Interior Design May Affect Behavior of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

MBI Still Going Strong After 30 Years


(03/20/2013)
The Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) 2013 World of Modular took place March 16-19 in Scottsdale. This year marked the 30th anniversary for the event.

Jordan High School to Begin Construction in 2014


(03/13/2013)
Planning for the new $135.6 million Jordan High School is underway with design plans revealed at a Feb. 28 community meeting.

School Officials Break Ground on New Auburn High School


(03/06/2013)
Administrators commemorated the Auburn High School reconstruction and modernization project last Sunday with a groundbreaking ceremony for the new school set to open in September 2014.

Stanford Celebrates Opening of New Concert Hall


(03/06/2013)
Stanford University held a grand opening for the 842-seat Bing Concert Hall January 11 with a three-day commemoration to sold out audiences and a diverse collection of musical performances.

Cal U’s Student Center to See New Life

By Jessie Fetterling
(02/01/2013)
About 20 years after Pittsburgh-based WTW Architects first designed the California University of Pennsylvania’s (Cal U) Natali Student Center, the architecture firm plans on expanding and renovating the initial structure to bring it up to 21st century standards.

Los Angeles Schools Oppose Property Tax


(01/31/2013)
In an effort to clean up winter stormwater — often filled with toxins, trash and health-threatening pollutants — Los Angeles County officials created a proposal to capture runoff closer to where it falls, and the plan calls for funding from a property tax.

StudentsFirst Creates Controversial State Policy Report Card


(01/23/2013)
On Jan. 7, StudentsFirst, a nonprofit school reform organization launched by former Washington, DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee, released a State Policy Report Card, in which the organization evaluated education laws and policies in each state and gave them an overall “A” through “F” letter grade.