The design for Forest Hills Junior-Senior High School created one of the most advanced educational buildings in the region that embraces modern teaching tools, technology and social spaces. The nearly 200,000 square foot new building accommodates grades 7 through 12 in distinct, separate high school and junior high school color-coded, academic zones. The school’s core […]
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St. Bede School in Pittsburgh’s East End enhanced their curriculum with the design of a new STREAM Center to provide modern learning spaces to advance a STREAM educational initiatives and support a curriculum that includes a focus on sustainability. The project transformed four classrooms creating a focused curriculum hub that includes a new science lab, art lab,
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The Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh transformed a century-old Squirrel Hill mansion located on the property adjacent to the Academy into a state-of-the-art educational building to serve as its new Boys High School.   The Boys High School includes nine classrooms and a multi-purpose, large, and small group casual learning space that also supports the dining needs of the
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DRAW worked with the Hampton Township School District in a visioning process focused on transformative opportunities within the footprint of their existing high school. In addition to reorienting the building entry to improve access and security, the study identified academic focus areas in engineering and design, sciences, media and communication, physical and mental wellness, and
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The expansion of Franklin Elementary School added 21 classrooms to support a growing and shifting student population in the North Allegheny School District. The project also introduced a flexible large-group learning space, new music classrooms, a multi-purpose gymnasium, and a cafeteria with a stage. The design team set out to spark imagination and create a
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DRAW Collective has worked with the School District on a number of athletics projects over the years. Initially, DRAW Collective designed a fan-friendly new stadium facility that included a gateway entrance, a concession stand, and a press box with a banquet room located within the box. Later, DRAW Collective assisted the Pine-Richland School District with
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DRAW Collective conducted a District-wide facility study for the Hampton Township School District that examined solutions for improvements to the High School’s aging athletic facilities. As a result, DRAW Collective worked with the District to replace a number of features at Hampton High School’s Fridley Field. The rubber track was replaced and painted, and the
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The central component of a 100,000 square foot addition to Pine-Richland High School was a new STEAM center to support the District’s shift to an interdisciplinary approach to instruction. The center includes instructional labs and classrooms for chemistry, biology, business, math, computer science, art, technology, systems engineering, manufacturing, robotics, and computer-assisted drafting. The expansion also
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Pine-Richland School District recently developed a comprehensive master plan to improve its high school athletic facilities.  As identified in the master plan, this project focused on the School District’s need to expand its main gymnasium facility to increase seating capacity to 1,500 spectators. The court orientation was rotated and stadium seating was provided on all
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The Trinity Area School District’s new eSports Classroom allows the Trinity Middle School students to have their own arena with gaming PCs, LED lights, ergonomic chairs and large TV screens. The classroom stands out with its array of features, including twenty-four high-end gaming computers custom built by the talented students of Trinity High School. The
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