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July 22, 2024
Anatomy of a Simulation Space: Designing for the Future of Healthcare Training
Simulation spaces are high-tech, realistic environments designed to train both students preparing for careers in healthcare and medical professionals learning new skills.
April 24, 2024
Beyond the Basics: How Today’s Student Housing is Evolving to Meet New Expectations
The days of uninspired dorm rooms with little more than a bed and a communal bathroom down the hall are long gone.
August 11, 2023
Valuing History, Incorporating Modern Sustainability
The built environment is accountable for a substantial 40% of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
February 14, 2022
Post-Pandemic Lessons: Redefining the Student-Centered Learning Environment in Higher Education
Although we have seen many challenges over the past 23 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has also revealed opportunities to re-envision how and where we teach and learn.
June 8, 2021
Redefining the Special Education Environment
Back in 2013, Hanna Kuehl, CID, LEED AP, Steve Berg, AIA, and the team at BWBR were given a brand-new...
October 12, 2020
Every Space is a Learning Space
Learning space design, approached from a holistic perspective, takes into account the spectrum of learning activities and the variety of...
August 7, 2020
BWBR Rankin Hall Renovation Earns Carroll University’s Second LEED Certification
A nationally registered historic lab and classroom facility at Carroll University has earned LEED® certification, making it the second campus...
September 1, 2019
Healing Learning Environment Supports Student Self-Regulation
Karner Blue Education Center started with a clean slate and an aim to design a school unlike traditional elementary schools....
July 2, 2019
Active Learning Environments Support STEM Education
Learning is more effective when it is activity-based and done collaboratively. Classroom space design can effectively support both collaborative, active...
May 20, 2019
Gustavus’ Anderson Hall Earns Interior Design Award
A reimagined student resource, Anderson Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College recently was named an IIDA Northland FAB Award winner in...
May 13, 2019
Carroll University’s Rankin Hall Earns Historic Restoration Award
WAUKESHA, Wis. – Carroll University’s Rankin Hall recently received the George Gunn Award for Excellence in Architectural Preservation and Historic...
April 1, 2019
Pankalo Education Center Earns National Recognition
Pankalo Education Center, a specialized school serving students with severe autism, emotional-behavioral disorders, and development cognitive disabilities, recently received the...