Ayers Saint Gross’ Post

For more than 25 years, Ayers Saint Gross has highlighted higher education campuses around the world as part of our Comparing Campuses research. Our 2024 poster explores the relationship between college and university campuses and waterfronts. By looking at eight campuses, we can learn how institutions think about and engage with various bodies of water, including wetlands, rivers, lakes, oceans, and bays. Fostering a respectful, symbiotic relationship with the water helps to ensure a healthy ecosystem. Planning for successful water engagement benefits a campus or community environmentally and economically, while supporting public well-being. Thanks to all of our featured universities, including University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Iowa, Ohio University, UMass Boston, St. Mary's College of Maryland, University of North Florida, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and UC Santa Barbara. Learn more or request a hard copy of the poster: https://lnkd.in/dt5qaTc2.

Are you attending this year's Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) conference? Join Principal Shannon Dowling, AIA and Sustainability Director Allison Wilson, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP for "Climate Change, Demographic Shifts, and Polarization, Oh My!" This two-hour workshop will explore how external trends that initially seem unrelated to education — including political polarization, climate change resiliency, and mass customization — can cause disruption and uncertainty within the structural and physical campus environment. This panel of researchers and futurists will illustrate how anticipation, agility, and thoughtful planning fosters flexibility, adaptation, and success for colleges and universities. Shannon and Allison will be presenting along with Bryan Alexander of Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC, and Edward Venit of EAB. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNd3ry6V.

Cunniffe Commons at Ringling College of Art and Design provides a modern dining experience while staying true to the college’s mission of fostering creativity and collaboration. Ayers Saint Gross environmental graphic design and architecture teams drew inspiration from an urban food hall to deliver a vibrant environment that resonates with the innovative campus community. The Commons features nine unique dining platforms, each with their own distinct brand, that work together to create an atmosphere of diversity, choice, and experimentation.

As this year’s Pride month comes to an end, we are remembering the lessons of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and celebrating our LGBTQIA+ employees. Through our work, we strive to educate, advance knowledge, and engage with people and communities to ensure that all voices are heard. We remain committed to designing shared spaces for knowledge and culture that enrich the world while promoting belonging and inclusion.

Don't miss Principal Shannon Dowling, AIA at Campus Home. LIVE! 2024 this weekend for the Association of College & University Housing Officers - International. Shannon will be presenting along with Rob Lubin about "Assessing the Built Environment for Alignment with DEI Values" in Educational Session 311 on Sunday from 1:30 to 2:20 p.m.

Today we are recognizing Principal Earl Purdue as he retires after more than 35 years at Ayers Saint Gross. A national leader in the design of health sciences and nursing facilities, Earl spent his career designing cutting-edge academic environments in which current and future health care practitioners can learn and hone their skills effectively. As he retires, we are celebrating his accomplishments, his continuing legacy, and his impact on the education of future health professionals. Learn more about Earl's career: https://lnkd.in/exUYj2NA

We design interior spaces that lift one’s spirits, excite users about the potential of their work, and reinforce mission. We consider every space from the inside out and the outside in. In celebration of #NeoCon2024 taking place this week in Chicago, we are sharing some of our favorite interior spaces. Projects pictured: 1. The Interdisciplinary Research Building at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, designed with TreanorHL 2. Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building at the University of Arizona, designed with CO Architects 3. Health Sciences Education Building at the University of Arizona, designed with CO Architects 4. 650 Lincoln at the University of South Carolina for Holder Properties 5. Hayden Library Reinvention for Arizona State University 6. Phase One Visitor Center for the Missouri Botanical Garden 7. Greensboro Hall for Ringling College of Art and Design 8. and 9. Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center for the Missouri Botanical Garden

We are excited to share that Principal Michelle L. Kollmann will serve on the 2024 Best of NeoCon Jury. This award program recognizes outstanding new products within the commercial interior design industry. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esCpDVsV.