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I'm excited to share the amazing transformation of Kradwell School's art room!    Kradwell School, located on the Aurora Psychiatric Hospital campus, serves students in grades 8-12 who face various learning challenges. Kradwell had outgrown their existing art room, which also required them to house their kiln and pottery wheel in the basement. The challenge was to find a large enough space with clear sightlines that would help address safety concerns.    Originally planned for an addition off of the current art room, our solution renovated a space on the second floor. This new space offers the essential clear sightlines, is triple the size of the original art room, is filled with natural light, and also provided budget and schedule savings.   Art has always been a core part of Kradwell's teaching approach, and it was a joy to see the students' excitement as we brought their vision to life. Making the project even more special is that it was fully funded by generous private donations, a testament to the community’s support for Kradwell and its mission.    Congratulations to Kradwell School! I couldn't be prouder to be a part of such a meaningful project and can't wait to see the students thrive in this amazing new space. Kradwell School Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc. Ring & DuChateau, LLP | Consulting Engineers Berghammer Construction Corporation

The March-April issue of AT has landed! In this issue you can find... - Kenneth Frampton's review of the #Housing Atlas, a compendium of the best housing schemes built across Europe in the 20th century - Ian Volner’s analysis of #PaulRudolph’s 1971 Boston Government Service Center, a ‘monument to funkiness’ with serious attitude - Claudia Lynch’s take on Gort Scott’s Gateway West and Allies and Morrison’s Gateway Central at London’s White City - Sasha Bhavan and Ben Hair’s discussion about Knox Bhavan Architects’ approach to materiality and specification - Charles Holland’s review of HAT Projects’ Sunspot, a finely tuned ‘decorative shed’ at #JaywickSands in #Essex - Simon Allford’s visit to BDP (Building Design Partnership Ltd)’s Oak Cancer Care Centre for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust / The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in Sutton and his views on the challenges of building within the NHS - Rowland Keable’s insights earth building in all its forms - Alison Grant's call for architects stamp out unhealthy materials and improve the supply chain - Simon Santamaria’s wise words on how to avoid a tension between designing for fire safety and achieving sustainability targets - Richard Dudzicki’s riposte to misconceptions about #EnerPHit and his analysis of the issues that are holding it back - Hien Nguyen’s thoughts on why #HoChiMinh City is her kind of town. https://lnkd.in/e_xg3-Jv

The March-April issue of AT has landed! In this issue you can find... - Kenneth Frampton's review of the #Housing Atlas, a compendium of the best housing schemes built across Europe in the 20th century - Ian Volner’s analysis of #PaulRudolph’s 1971 Boston Government Service Center, a ‘monument to funkiness’ with serious attitude - Claudia Lynch’s take on Gort Scott’s Gateway West and Allies and Morrison’s Gateway Central at London’s White City - Sasha Bhavan and Ben Hair’s discussion about Knox Bhavan Architects’ approach to materiality and specification - Charles Holland’s review of HAT Projects’ Sunspot, a finely tuned ‘decorative shed’ at #JaywickSands in #Essex - Simon Allford’s visit to BDP (Building Design Partnership Ltd)’s Oak Cancer Care Centre for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust / The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in Sutton and his views on the challenges of building within the NHS - Rowland Keable’s insights earth building in all its forms - Alison Grant's call for architects stamp out unhealthy materials and improve the supply chain - Simon Santamaria’s wise words on how to avoid a tension between designing for fire safety and achieving sustainability targets - Richard Dudzicki’s riposte to misconceptions about #EnerPHit and his analysis of the issues that are holding it back - Hien Nguyen’s thoughts on why #HoChiMinh City is her kind of town. https://lnkd.in/e_xg3-Jv

“A big part of our work is simply, how do you have these moments where people can go from being strangers to being neighbors?” says Better Block Executive Director, Krista Nightengale. We had the opportunity to talk with Bloomberg CityLab about the upcoming Creating Connections design competition at Thanks-Giving Square this summer. Read through the article to learn more about the top ten finalists, their design concepts, and guest judges for the June 13 event: https://bloom.bg/499nQQv #BetterBlock #BetterBlockCreatingConnections #DesignCompetition #Architecture #Design #Fabrication #UrbanDesign #Placemaking #TacticalUrbanism #Competition #ThirdPlace Eve Pearlman Mitchell Silver, FAICP, Hon. ASLA Nnennia Mazagwu The Thanks-Giving Foundation Zac Feltoon Bunmi Fagbenro Design Co Lab Pavithra Sriram Bloomberg

The 7th floor of our main campus building, once a lounge for oil executives, is largely inaccessible and frozen in time. With the $15 million Lilly Endowment grant, we will repurpose it into a community gathering space. https://lnkd.in/gifzS4G9

Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa California has been leading the charge in the designing and building of affordable and sustainable housing with the utilization of prefabricated cold-formed steel. How are they leading? Heavy emphasis on prefab CFS in Architecture classes Classes for CFS design and manufacturing - they own and operate their own FRAMECAD roll forming system https://lnkd.in/gUPYRdDe #CFS #ModularHousing #ADU #ColdFormedSteel #DfMA #Prefab Joseph Sarafian, AIA Rose Anne Kings