Education's New Horizon

Career training is in high demand, libraries are making a comeback, and adaptive spaces are proving to be critical for learning. Here's your look at the latest education designs on the boards, plus a curated #portfoliotips resource for students.

1. Portfolio Tips

Building your design portfolio can be complex, but what it shouldn’t be is a guessing game. Here are a few tips designers at DLR Group have for creating something that is both uniquely you and effective. Download your copy here.

2. Revitalizing a Historic Campus Icon

A new vision for Knight Library, a campus icon since 1937, will serve the University of Oregon ’s academic and research advancement for every college, center, and department as well as scholars from around the world. Here's your first look at the revitalization design as part of our larger master plan.

We're working in collaboration with Robertson Sherwood Architects pc and KCL Engineering .

3. Enriching Career Education for Statewide Transformation

Kalamazoo RESA district's new Career Connect Campus is designed to set a new bar for the State of Michigan. Serving as a springboard to enrich career and technical educational opportunities for both high school students and adult learners, it's planned to meet today's workforce needs while leaving room to adapt in the future, literally. See all that the school will be offering.

4. New Engineering Facility Provides Enhanced Research and Development

Florida Polytechnic University , the only public polytechnic university of the State University System of Florida, is committed to enhancing its research and development with a new engineering facility. The Gary C. Wendt Engineering Building will support the programs of the Applied Research Center to the north and complement the design of the Innovation, Science, and Technology building. The design renderings of the new building can be found here.

As part of a design-build partnership with Charles Perry Partners, Inc. , we're providing architecture and interiors with partner consultants TLC Engineering Solutions , BBM Structural , and VHB .

5. Design Selected for Compton’s New High School

Our design for the new Centennial High School campus was selected by the COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Trustees. “Picked from a competitive field of six submissions, DLR Group created a bold and innovative vision of the new [school] that complements their design of the new Compton High School, set to be completed in 2025,” said CUSD. Here’s a look at the new Compton High School, where construction has begun.

What do you think is the impact of growing CTE and STEM education facilities on our education system?

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