How Students Benefit from a School Reopening Plan Designed for Those at the Margins 07.06.20

…one of the reasons our Educational Visioning process is so important: inclusive design principles offer a valuable way to reimagine educational spaces, not just during COVID-19, but well into the…

Today’s Assignment: Design Your New School! 11.02.21

Pedagogical trends, such as project-based (PBL) and personalized learning, require dynamic, engaging schools that support student-driven education. Therefore, student input is critical to how facilities are designed, built and operate….

In Another’s Shoes: Why Teaching Empathy Matters 08.20.21

…recent educational visioning session that really stuck with me. She said, “Zoom gave me a window into my students’ worlds.” She went on to describe the view the pandemic gave…

Southwest Local District Master Plan Project

SHP Welcomes Two New Members to Our Education Studio: David Powell and Annie Morman 03.11.21

SHP is thrilled to share we have added two new members to the Education studio in our Columbus office: David Powell and Annie Morman. David Powell, AIA, LEED AP, joins…

Sycamore District Master Plan Project

Unspoken Trends in Workplace Design 08.18.17

…major trends lists that deserve calling out. Tomato / Tomahto We work across a pretty broad spectrum of commercial building typologies (K-12 education, higher education, corporate office, mixed-use, multi-family residential,…

Architecture Linked to Improved Academic Performance 05.29.18

…Heschong Mahone Group, 1999; Kuller & Lindsten, 1992; Mayron, Ott, Nations, & Mayron, 1974; Wurtman, 1975 Evans and Maxwell, 1997 ; Haines, Stansfeld, Job, Berglund & Head, 2001; Hygge, Evans,…

2018 in Review: Four Top Posts in Education and Workplace Learning 12.21.18

…can, when done properly, be a great way to engage the team in a new, interesting subject. Balancing Act: Freedom, Transparency, Access and Safety in Schools Safety is a prerequisite…