Learn projects

These are selected projects from our learn spaces portfolio, which includes over 100 education projects. Campus master planning became part of our portfolio of expertise with our acquisition of ABRIS in 2007.

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Picture Greenville Collegef a church

Project: Greenville College
Location: Greenville, IL
Services: Master planning (ABRIS)
Highlights: The original campus master plan was completed in 1977, creating Scott Field as the central green space defined by surrounding buildings. The plan was updated in 2000 to identify future building site needs for dormitory expansion and addition of a performing arts center.

University of the Nations Kona Campus

Project: University of the Nations Kona Campus
Location: Kailua-Kona, HI
Services: Master planning (ABRIS)
Highlights: Completing the build out of the U of N Kona property, including a 60-acre main campus that includes a learning center with mini-plaza, family housing and common facilities, dining facilities, administration building, resource center and library, as well as the former Gomes property that includes staff housing, sports and cultural facilities.

University of Illinois Bevier Hall

Project: University of Illinois Bevier Hall
Location: Urbana, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Creating a classic look for a very institutional looking lecture room.

University of Illinois Foreign Language Building

Project: University of Illinois Foreign Language Building
Location: Urbana, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Integrating computer classrooms into an existing building.

Krannert Art Museum

Project: Krannert Art Museum
Location: Champaign, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Creating a high-impact lecture space for museum and academic users.

University of Illinois Everitt Lab

Project: University of Illinois Everitt Lab
Location: Urbana, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Creating a new, accessible anechoic chamber and support spaces from captured fourth floor spaces.

Illinois Natural History Survey

Project: Illinois Natural History Survey
Location: Urbana, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Providing stand-alone conditioned lecture space in existing non-remodeled building.

UI Physics Department Loomis Lab

Project: UI Physics Department Loomis Lab
Location: Urbana, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Creating lecture/demonstration space suitable for specific physics department program requirements and experiments.

University of Illinois Transportation Building

Project: University of Illinois Transportation Building
Location: Urbana, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Creating new business friendly environment for student design teams to complete projects and meet industry representatives.

UI School of Labor & Employment Relations

Project: UI School of Labor & Employment Relations
Location: Champaign, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Converting basement space into two classrooms and a student lounge, which included removal of a bearing wall that held three floors, and installation of a moveable wall. All of these areas required a corporate look in furnishings.

University of Illinois Library

Project: University of Illinois Library
Location: Champaign, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Reconfiguring Room #66 for modern audiovisual technologies with secure access, as well as upgrading the interior finishes for multiple departmental uses.  

Teen Mania Ministries

Project: Teen Mania Ministries
Location: Garden Valley, Texas
Services: Master planning (ABRIS)
Highlights: Since 1994, Teen Mania Ministries has grown at the rate of 50% per year (2000 statistic). In 1996 the Ministry acquired a 450-acre site west of Dallas for a permanent campus, which required pedestrian friendliness and expandability for future growth.

YWAM Twin Oaks Ranch

Project: YWAM Twin Oaks Ranch
Location: Garden Valley, Texas
Services: Master planning (ABRIS)
Highlights: Services unified a 500-acre ranch with several existing buildings and roadways, with a main objective of preparing an overall site master plan, locating buildings, roads, parking, walkways, recreation areas and open spaces to accommodate future development.

Head Start

Project: Head Start
Location: Rantoul, IL
Services: Architecture, interior design
Highlights: Create a child-friendly daycare space in an abandoned building, on a low budget.

Champaign Public Library

Project: Champaign Public Library
Location: Champaign, IL
Services: Associate architect
Highlights: Provided design review and construction observation duties for Ross Barney Architects.