News & Updates

•September 26, 2023•BySheena Sundin

Plans outlined for Slippery Rock High School renovation

DRAW’s Mark Scheller shows plans for the renovation of Slippery Rock Area High School at the school board meeting on 9/25/23. Photo Credit: William Pitts/Butler Eagle. The Slippery Rock Area School Board received an update on the latest plans for the high school renovation project during its meeting on September 25. Presenting the updated plans...

•August 17, 2023•BySheena Sundin

Study to focus on Norwin stadium, options for repairing or replacing home-side grandstand

The Following excerpt is from an article published in the Tribune Review With the handrails of the home-side grandstand at the Norwin Knights Stadium starting to detach from the structure and concrete and masonry showing signs of deterioration, a study will help school officials determine whether repairs or replacement are needed. The Norwin School Board...

•July 13, 2023•BySheena Sundin

Pittsburgh Healthcare Market Update – Breaking Ground Magazine

Healthcare is one of the backbones of the Pittsburgh economy and a solid foundation of the Pittsburgh construction market. Nearly $7 billion has been invested in new hospitals, clinics, and major renovations in metropolitan Pittsburgh during the past decade. The Master Builder’s Association interviewed DRAW Collective’s Elizabeth Cronin as part of the Healthcare Market Update...

•July 10, 2023•BySheena Sundin

DRAW Collective Promotes 4 New Associates

DRAW Collective is pleased to announce that Randall Riggans, Tricia Monaco, Jessica Ondrusek, and Daniel Dillow have been promoted to Associate. Randy has made significant contributions to the firm’s educational projects, demonstrating his expertise and commitment to delivering high-quality work and his understanding of project production have been instrumental in the firm’s success. As an...

•March 3, 2023•BySheena Sundin

Erie VA celebrates opening of new oncology clinic

DRAW Collective worked with the Erie VA Medical Center to redesign a brand-new oncology clinic to service the veterans who use their facility. Cancer treatment can already be difficult for veterans to go through, however the medical center is trying to relieve some stress by doubling compacity from 4 to 11 chairs. This will cut...

•February 20, 2023•BySheena Sundin

Plenty of improvement with Hampton High School project

One of the benefits of the Hampton High School renovation project is evident as soon as visitors start approaching the building. New access roads, improved traffic flow and a well-lit, redesigned parking lot complement the school’s recently opened interior addition. “We happen to feel very strongly that the design of a school really starts outside,...

•February 16, 2023•BySheena Sundin

‘I can focus better’: Students compliment Hampton High School addition

If the goal of expanding Hampton High School is to enhance the educational experience, junior Isabella English can provide a ringing endorsement. “I’ve actually improved my grades because of it,” she said. “I have a new place to study and I can focus better, without any distractions in the classroom. If kids are goofing off,...

•February 15, 2023•BySheena Sundin

Hampton High School officially opens addition, media center

This isn’t your grandmother’s school library. Or yours, even. Hampton High School is hosting an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 for community members to get a close look at the recently completed addition to the building, including a library media center in which you’re not going to be “shushed.” “There’s soft...

•January 17, 2023•BySheena Sundin

New Knoch High science, tech classrooms presented

The following excerpt is from the Butler EagleDavid Foley, Knoch superintendent, pointed out that DRAW Collective architects spent considerable time with teachers to configure the classrooms. The tech-ed area will house graphics, robotics and fabrication labs. Renninger said the goal is to have teachers in all departments use the tech-ed area and its sophisticated equipment....

Bethel Park Elementary School Learning Stairs

•January 4, 2023•BySheena Sundin

Bethel Park School District’s New Elementary School

IN MAY 2022, THE BETHEL PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT TOOK A GIANT LEAP TOWARDS PROVIDING STUDENTS SPACES THAT FOSTER 21ST CENTURY LEARNING. Read the latest edition of the Bethel Park Chronicles to learn more School renderings

Hillview Elementary School Auditorium

•November 17, 2022•BySheena Sundin

Hillview recognized, HS renovations move forward

GROVE CITY — One building in the Grove City Area School District will undergo some renovations while another building has been recognized with a design honor for a completed construction project. School board members on Monday night agreed to move forward with renovations for the high school that include a new roof and updates to...

•November 14, 2022•BySheena Sundin

New Elementary School for Steel Valley School District

The district tapped DRAW Collective – formerly VEBH Architects – to conduct a feasibility study for a new K-4 elementary school on the Campbell Campus. The feasibility study means any plan for an elementary school is just theoretical at this stage. Such a plan will require approval by the school board and will include further engagement...

AIA PGH Peoples Choice

InDesign Thinking, News

•October 20, 2022•BySheena Sundin

DRAW Collective Wins AIA Pittsburgh’s People’s Choice Award for 2nd Year in a Row

Design Pittsburgh is a signature program of AIA Pittsburgh, celebrating excellence in architecture and design, and honoring those who create it. It is our opportunity as a community to publicly promote architects as critical resources and industry experts, and demonstrate the importance of great design in the Pittsburgh region. This program provides an opportunity for AIA Pittsburgh members, sponsors,...

Cassi Presenting to Knock

InNews, School Design

•September 15, 2022•BySheena Sundin

Knoch High School addition modern, bright multipurpose space

JEFFERSON TWP — A spacious new cafe commons with digital screens and learning stairs plus a significantly larger lobby outside the existing auditorium could greet students lucky enough to attend Knoch High School when the renovation project is finished. Representatives from DRAW Collective, the architectural firm for the $35 million high school and stadium renovation...

Trinity Groundbreaking

•August 11, 2022•BySheena Sundin

Trinity Area School District Breaks Ground For New Intermediate School

Members of the Trinity Area School District administration and school board, along with Trinity students, gathered last week for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the site of the new Trinity Intermediate School, which will house students in grades four through six. Construction of the intermediate school is part of a $72.3 million construction and renovation project...

Trinity Hires DRAW Collective

•July 29, 2022•BySheena Sundin

Trinity moving ahead with $72.3 million school projects

Faced with rising construction costs, Trinity Area School Board voted Wednesday to move ahead with school construction projects totaling $72.3 million. Among the projects are construction of a new intermediate school – which will be built as an addition to Trinity Middle School – and renovations to the middle school. The district also is moving...

•July 26, 2022•BySheena Sundin

Eckles Architecture merges, leaves New Castle after 124 years

NEW CASTLE– A noted architectural firm that has been firmly planted in New Castle for 124 years has pulled up roots and left town. Eckles Architecture & Engineering, located in a Victorian-style house at 301 N. Mercer St., closed its doors last week after merging with DRAW Collective, a Pittsburgh-based architectural-engineering firm. The Eckles staff...

•July 25, 2022•BySheena Sundin

Two architecture firms in the Pittsburgh region have now become one.

New Castle-based Eckles Architecture and Engineering, which was led by principals Mark Scheller and Jeremy Beatty and employed six in total, has now joined DRAW Collective, formerly VEBH Architects. “As we continue to build for our ongoing successes, it gives us great pleasure to announce that Eckles Architecture has merged to become part of DRAW...

•July 25, 2022•BySheena Sundin

Hillel Academy readies additions, renovations for coming school year

Standing amid the dust and rubble of new construction, Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh Principal Rabbi Sam Weinberg remembered the last day of the 2021-’22 school year. “We ended school on a Thursday. We had all hands on deck and paid school students to carry boxes. We cleared out the second story of this building, and...

•July 7, 2022•BySheena Sundin

DRAW Collective Opens 2nd Office In Cranberry Township

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