Angarano and Evans Discuss Transforming Mid-Century Campus Buildings 2.0 at SUNY PPAA Winter Conference
Susanne Angarano, Principal / Senior Interior Designer, and Jason Evans, Associate Principal, presented “Transforming Mid-Century Campus Buildings 2.0: Measuring Design Against the Outcomes” at the 2020 SUNY PPAA Winter Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York on January 28, 2020. They co-presented with Jaimee Wilson of Pathfinder Engineers. They provided a best practices approach, post-occupancy evaluation, and where do we go from here with new Deep Energy Retrofit directives while weaving in case studies of building renovations from Binghamton University and SUNY Upstate Medical University..
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Westhill CSD High School Featured by Retrofit Magazine as a Model for Midcentury School Buildings
Retrofit Magazine featured Westhill Central School District’s High School renovation in the article “Architectural Design Drives Instructional Conversation.” Westhill CSD Superintendent Casey Barduhn and the Ashley McGraw design team saw an opportunity not only to replace failing building systems, but to rethink how this project could drive instructional conversation through architectural design.
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Groton CSD STEAM Learning Center Earns AIA CNY Design Award
On Friday, November 15, 2019, AIA Central New York held their annual Celebration of Architecture awards ceremony. The STEAM Learning Center at Groton Central School District received a Citation for Design. The $4.8 million center is a renovated 8,000-square-foot Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) lab and shared-learning space. They are now in their second year in using this space and the satisfaction in education delivery from the students has gone up from 19% up to 71%.
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Angarano Presents at the State of New York Sustainability Conference
Susanne Angarano, Principal and Senior Interior Designer presented “Starting out Right: Stakeholder Engagement for Project Success and Regeneration” on Friday, November 15 at the 2019 State of New York Sustainability Conference in Rochester, New York with Pamela Mischen, Faculty Advisor to the President and Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration at Binghamton University.
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Wolfe Featured on Rochester's WROC to Discuss How New School Designs Help Students Achieve
Catherine Wolfe, Senior Interior Designer, was featured on Rochester, New York’s WROC (RochesterFirst.com) News 8 at Sunrise on October 24, 2019. She was interviewed in advance of her presentation at the New York State School Board Association’s Annual Conference and Expo in Rochester. Her presentation “Space & Its Impact on Academic Success” took a deep dive into the Groton Central School District STEAM Learning Center. The project reimagined 8,000 SF of the Jr/Sr High School basement and results have shown an increase of student satisfaction in educational delivery rising from 19% to 71%. View the interview…
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Broderick Pens "A Methodology for Deep Energy Retrofits..." for NESEA BuildingEnergy Magazine
Matthew Broderick, President, is a featured writer in the Fall 2019 issue of BuildingEnergy magazine by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). As architects, engineers and construction professionals begin to approach Deep Energy Retrofits of campus buildings at a much larger scale, a clear design framework will be valuable. The article, “A Methodology for Deep Energy Retrofits of Mid-Century Campus Facilities” outlines the process in three phases: assessment, exploration and optimization.
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Wolfe Presents at NYS School Boards Conference on Groton CSD STEAM Learning Center
Catherine Wolfe, Senior Interior Designer, co-presented “Space & Its Impact on Academic Success” on Thursday, October 24 at the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) Annual Convention and Expo in Rochester, New York with Margo Martin, Superintendent of the Groton Central School District. Catherine was recently featured in “K-12 Design Gets a College Preview” by Architect Magazine on the latest trends in educational facilities identified by architects and designers across the country.
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Broderick Featured in SCUP's Planning for Higher Education Journal for "Another Day Older, Another Day Better"
Matthew Broderick, President, is featured in the July-September 2019 issue of Planning for Higher Education Journal by The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). The article, “Another Day Older, Another Day Better,” looks at how institutions are infusing new life into mid-century campus buildings. Averaging a half-century old, these once-innovative structures are showing signs of age. Broderick gives guidance on transforming them into buildings that make positive contributions to the 21st-century campus.
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Wolfe Presents "Values Matter: Changing the Culture of Education" at NYSCOSS Conference
Catherine Wolfe, Senior Interior Designer, presented “Values Matter: Changing the Culture of Education” at the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS) Fall Leadership Conference on Monday, September 23 in Saratoga Springs. She was joined by Casey Barduhn, Superintendent, of the Westhill Central School District. Catherine was recently featured in “K-12 Design Gets a College Preview” by Architect Magazine on the latest trends in educational facilities identified by architects and designers across the country.
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Groton Central School District STEAM Learning Center Garners National Attention
With the beginning of a new school year, the STEAM Learning Center at Groton Central School District officially opened on September 4, 2019. The $4.8 million center is a renovated 8,000-square-foot Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) lab and shared-learning space. Our design team used form, light, and materials to create a modern learning environment where both teachers and students will feel valued, focused, and inquisitive. he STEAM Learning Center has garnered national attention; the story has been published by several national publications.
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