Space for innovation and connection
Higher education architecture and design
We are a solutions-based design team adept at creating durable, specialized spaces that can insulate against projected enrollment uncertainty. As a multidisciplinary firm, we leverage deep in-house expertise across our higher education architecture and design team, as well as healthcare and more to deliver modernized science and researching learning facilities that serve students and staff.
Expert Specialization
Teaching whole person care
We help you showcase your research and pedagogical expertise with purpose-built design, including simulation laboratories and multi-purpose classrooms. Our designs promote student and staff wellness via in- and outdoor spaces that offer respite and encourage deep learning.
Flexible + collaborative research
We are established experts in purposeful laboratory design for today and the future. From the systems behind the wall to the surfaces used every day, our design solutions will help improve flexibility in your lab spaces and expand the research footprint of your university.
Practical design for community
Success for all students means informed design: from CTE spaces that train new students in skills that benefit their community to student success centers that help support non-traditional students. We help realize your vision with efficient space utilization and flexibility for a more resilient campus.
As a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm, we leverage our internal specialty teams to reduce the number of firms you need to coordinate with.
Collaboration with other disciplines in our firm brings more value to every project. We collaborate with our healthcare design team on medical education projects like Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine as well as specialty laboratory spaces.
Our Higher Education Design Process
We start every project with understanding the needs of your diverse users – including students, faculty, staff, and visitors. With campus footprints becoming more limited, flexibility is key in renovating existing spaces or designing new buildings. Our designs consider not only your present needs but forecast future uses of the space as well.
Whether we’re designing a masterplan for your campus or renovating one building, we ensure that our solutions fit into the aesthetics and culture of your campus. With spaces dedicated to student wellness, sustainable and durable design solutions, and multi-use learning environments, we help you attract students and faculty alike.
EXPERIENCE + CAPABILITIES
- Medical Education
- Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
- College of Nursing
- Health Sciences Buildings
- Student Success Centers / Enrollment Centers
- Space Utilization
- Community Colleges
- Laboratory design and renovation
- Campus masterplanning
- Rural college planning and design
Higher Education Principals
Our principals in higher education architecture and design lead with a deep understanding of today’s (and tomorrow's) changing higher education landscape, and the expertise to design resilient, collaborative educational spaces. With a team of more than 30 dedicated education specialists, we're here to help.
Higher Education Team Licenses + Certifications
- Registered Architects — New Mexico, Arizona, Texas
- NCARB Certifications — National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
- DBIA Professionals — Design-build Institute of America
- CPTED — Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design for Schools
- NCIDQ Certifications — National Council for Interior Design
- LEED Accredited Professionals — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- Fitwel