Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.
Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.
The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.
Flexibility in school design today is a given. Adaptable spaces cater to numerous learning styles and allow for a variety of learning activities to occur, which responds to how this generation of students prefers to learn.
Education clients are demanding proof that innovative design contributes to student success before they jump in and embrace that change. We are answering with empirical evidence.
New data from ongoing Steelcase Education studies shows that classrooms designed for active learning—i.e., where physical space supports a focus on engaging experiences for students and faculty— have a significant effect on student engagement.
Today's modern library serves as a center for discovery and communication - a space to congregate, to teach and to learn.
Architectural Digest named Lassonde Studios one of the nine best new univesity buildings in the world. The first floor is an innovation space for all students on campus. Above are four floors of residential space for 400 students.
The essence of the problem is extraordinary amounts of money have been invested in what we call innovative learning environments, and now we’re looking at how to get teachers to use these wonderfully designed classrooms as they were intended.
The way Gen Z students typically learn is by working collaboratively and absorbing information through multiple channels. In physical space–for instance, take a campus library–this new way of learning impacts the arrangement and delegation of programmed spaces.
Recognizing the critical interdependency of pedagogy, technology and the spatial environment for successful active learning, in 2013 CATS Cambridge began planning for a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility.
What is the highest and best use of space on campus today? How can we ensure that the improvements we make appeal to our ‘customers’—students, faculty and staff—and keep them coming back for more? How does our brand go beyond school colors and evoke the true experience of our institution?
How we use design to support both physical and emotional aspects of the student experience on campuses around the country, as well as help our clients recruit the best faculty and staff.
In an effort to transform the learning environment to include both traditional lectures and student-led learning, while making technology an integral part of the equation, the department teamed up with Steelcase Education to devise a classroom solution for all of these demands.
Flexible learning spaces provide students and educators the freedom to adapt to their needs at any given moment. These types of spaces allow users to modify their environment to fit a variety of learning styles and activities, from individual to small group to large group exercises.
Metrics suggest correlation between key design strategies and occupant satisfaction and building performance.
as companies look to recruit talent from college and university campuses, they are overlooking an effective recruitment strategy that is theirs for the taking — the campus design itself.
North Kansas City School District’s SAGE (Students in Academically Gifted Education) program was captured over the course of one day, with teachers, parents, and students providing their perspective on their experience-driven, innovative learning environment. This is “One Day at SAGE” – their space, their story.
Pointing out that the boundaries between learning and work should be investigated and considered as designers are constantly being challenged to develop space that supports “new ways of working.” Understanding learning style can perhaps be a tool to translate into better and more supportive workspaces.
With the advent of revolutionary new teaching methodologies, traditional modes of learning are being supplemented with, and in many cases replaced by, more effective and progressive approaches. As this evolution in contemporary education continues, educational settings must also adapt to meet the needs of students and educators. This entails developing a new sense of spatial awareness, as well as the incorporation of more ergonomic school furniture to support the whole experience of the student, in body as well as mind.
With a huge inventory of 1960s and 1970s campus housing stock in need of renovation or replacement, increasing university enrollment, and a shortage of on-campus housing nationwide, there is tremendous pressure on universities across the country to meet the demand of today’s student.
