HIGHER EDUCATION
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Stony Brook University The State University of New York Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Stony Brook, NY, USA
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OUR HIGHER EDUCATION PROJEC TS reflect the
purpose of the institutions, their people, and their principles. As a knowledge-based practice, we share the values of our college and university clients. The culture and the context of each unique campus inform and inspire our building designs and campus planning. Through an iterative process of listening and questioning we create memorable places for the campus community to learn, live, and work.
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COLLABORATION is fundamental to our practice. Our team of architects, planners, and designers include specialists in learning spaces, student life, housing, campus planning, workplace, and science and technology. With 14 offices worldwide, we also provide team leadership familiar with the codes and practices of each region. As we probe to understand campus needs and preferences, we explore alternative designs to achieve optimal solutions for today and into the future—from classrooms designed to respond to new pedagogies to staff spaces that incorporate innovative workplace configurations to library stacks being converted for group study. Our designs reflect the changes that dominate the landscape of higher education today.
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Manhattan College Campus Master Plan Bronx, NY, USA
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CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR GROWTH AND CHANGE Our campus master planning philosophy is based on the premise that every campus has a story ingrained in its history, mission, and geography. We seek to understand that story and articulate it through the design of campus buildings, open spaces, and circulation frameworks. Our planning looks to the future and recognizes the significant changes occurring within the landscape of higher education.
Increasingly, our strategic initiatives include optimizing space, adaptively reusing existing facilities to address obsolescence, planning for online learning, and continually reimagining higher education environments for advances in technology. In addition, as deferred maintenance demands accumulate, we work with campuses to consider removal of buildings and the opportunities to reimagine open spaces.
Partnerships often dominate the planning efforts as institutions join with communities to create dynamic campus edges with retail, cultural, and residential opportunities. Students seek engagement beyond the campus boundaries, and institutions look for new avenues to extend their campuses. Private developers may provide the financing for these changes, and real estate advisors guide on the purchase and sale of properties.
1. Manhattan College Student Commons • Bronx, NY, USA 2. Manhattan College Cardinal Hayes Library • Bronx, NY, USA
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•The Student Commons and Cardinal Hayes Library were developed in association with Ed I. Mills Associates
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1. Columbia University Libraries Master Plan New York, NY, USA 2. Ithaca College Campus Master Plan Ithaca, NY, USA
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3. George Washington University Foggy Bottom Campus Master Plan Washington, DC, USA
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4. Fairleigh Dickinson University Facilities Master Plan Teaneck, NJ, USA 5. George Mason University North Sector Plan Fairfax, VA, USA 6. Xianda College Chongming Campus Shanghai, China
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Bowling Green State University College of Business Innovation Lab Bowling Green, OH
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DESIGNING MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS It is a timeless fact that knowledge is acquired through education and experience. The manner in which this happens, however, is radically changing. Mobile technology, the emergence of Millennials, and the interplay of proximity and distance are transforming higher education in the West and beyond. Trends in education, workplace, and user experience design are converging in new and powerful ways. The old order of academia is being upended. In this context of change, design
has an increasingly important voice. The new pedagogical paradigms can’t be achieved if facilities are not just updated, but reimagined. Innovations across the academic enterprise cannot be fully tapped unless the role of the library is re-examined and made central. The emergence of new models of peer-to-peer learning are transforming the role and relationships of students and faculty. These organizational and cultural considerations have significant spatial aspects, involving design
decisions at all scales. These can range from overall campus organization and town/gown relationships at one end of the scale, to classroom furnishing and the role of academic offices at the other end. Plus entirely new considerations have to be navigated such as balancing physical and technology investments, the importance of a well-designed student experience, and faculty change
1. University of Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging Little Rock, AR, USA
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management processes. These considerations are pushing Academia into uncomfortable and uncharted territory where trusted, experienced, and capable design advisors are essential. Whether it is reimagining the role of furniture at a community college, exploring dynamic public/private partnerships for new avenues of growth, or curating knowledge across world
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leading research universities – Perkins Eastman relentlessly looks to take on the biggest problems of the day. The more challenging the better. Our human-centered planning processes, powerful engagement toolkits, and high-performance design solutions are powered by your passions and ideas, and facilitated by a uniquely driven group of planning and design professionals. Together we push the boundary of what’s possible each and every day.
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1. Columbia University Pupin Theory Center New York, NY, USA 2. Memorial Sloan Kettering/CUNY/ Hunter College Science and Health Professions Building • New York, NY, USA 3. Stony Brook University The State University of New York Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Stony Brook, NY, USA 4. Guilford Technical Community College Northwest Campus Jamestown, NC, USA 5. George Mason University Peterson Family Health Sciences Hall Fairfax, VA, USA 6. Bowling Green State University College of Business Bowling Green, OH, USA 7. Westchester Community College Student Center Valhalla, NY, USA 8. St. John’s University John J. DaSilva Academic Center Staten Island, NY, USA • Memorial Sloan Kettering/CUNY/ Hunter College Science and Health Professions Building was developed in association with Ennead Architects
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1. University of Pittsburgh Falk Laboratory School Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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RESPECTING & REINFORCING CAMPUS CHARACTER & TRADITION Within this changing environment, the character of the campus—its sense of place— remains a defining factor in a student’s experience. The many pieces of the campus fit together to influence how students arrive to class, experience the seasons, find their preferred dining venue, locate a secluded study carrel, create a fun place to meet new friends, and end their day with a quiet place to sleep. It is these special places on the campus
that become the treasured moments and the lasting memories. In both our campus master planning and building design, Perkins Eastman honors the heritage and traditions of each institution and looks to create opportunities for new memory-making. On most campuses challenges are inherent with the existing heritage. The costs surrounding aging infrastructure and obsolete
uses are staggering, and informed decisions regarding options for adaptive reuse, renovation, or removal are needed. With often diminished funding sources, sustainability for colleges and universities must be viewed holistically from environmental, social, and financial perspectives.
1. Swarthmore College Kohlberg Hall Swarthmore, PA, USA
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1. Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY, USA 2. Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), Loudoun Campus Higher Education Center Sterling, VA, USA 3. Morrisville State College The State University of New York Center for Design and Technology Morrisville, NY, USA
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4. Community College of Allegheny County West Hall Pittsburgh, PA, USA 5. University of Chicago Theoretical & Experimental Physics Center Chicago, IL, USA
7. Cornell University Ives Hall Faculty Building Rehabilitation Ithaca, NY, USA 8. University of Connecticut Stamford Branch Campus Stamford, CT, USA
6. Rutgers University School of Nursing & Science Building Camden, NJ, USA
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Binghamton University The State University of New York Appalachian Collegiate Center Binghamton, NY, USA
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ENHANCING STUDENT LIFE The role of community on campus is being tested in very meaningful ways. We know institutions continue to stretch the learning experience beyond the classroom—into housing, libraries, student centers, recreation, and wellness facilities, as well as in partnership with business and industry. These objectives demand a more dynamic, energetic, and nimble administration that promotes a cross-disciplinary and technologyrich platform. The perspective of students pivots quickly from the campus to national, international,
and global perspectives. Institutions need to reflect these perspectives physically to ensure the learning experience is rich and diverse. The physical and virtual environments can adapt and support these influences through a greater variety and a fusion of programs. Buildings can rarely be designed for a single purpose; learning and curated study centers, formal and informal group collaboration space, and technology hubs must be distributed throughout campus. This notion of blended social and academic activities
extends to the virtual campus as well through social media, shared online blogs, and class discussion forums. The physical environment stretches beyond campus to connect with cultural and recreational assets in the community to foster a strong institution-community interdependence. Students want a rich and deeply meaningful experience that seems as natural, dynamic, and unscripted as the world around them, and universities must deliver this experience in order to remain competitive.
1. University of North Carolina at Charlotte South Village Dining Hall Charlotte, NC, USA 1
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3. University of Pittsburgh Bouquet Gardens Student Housing Pittsburgh, PA, USA
5. Manhattan College Student Commons • Bronx, NY, USA
2. High Point University Slane Student Activity Center High Point, NC, USA
4. Terrapin Row Student Housing College Park, MD, USA
6. Community College of Allegheny County Physical Education Building Pittsburgh, PA, USA
7. University of North Carolina at Charlotte South Village Dining Hall Charlotte, NC, USA
•The Student Commons was developed in association with Ed I. Mills Associates
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Indian School of Business Mohali Campus Mohali, India
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CREATING MODERN CAMPUSES IN DIFFERENT CULTURES As countries strive to educate their populations, they look to colleges and universities in the United States for guidance on curriculum development and campus design. With our offices around the world providing regional expertise, Perkins Eastman has successfully worked in multiple countries and time zones; at any one time, our
clients may include a university based in the United States that desires a global footprint and a college overseas that is partnering with institutions from other countries.
conjunction with the curriculum and the mission of the institution. In this way we create the places where students learn and socialize and that will impact a student for a lifetime.
Frequently, opportunities include ground-up “greenfield� campuses. We study the climate, geology, and culture of the region in 1. Bhutan Education City Thimphu, Bhutan
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1. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Nanjing, China 2. PAAET Technology, Business, Healthcare and Education Complex Al Jahra, Kuwait 3. Ashoka University Haryana, India
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4. Chinese Academy of Sciences Campus Master Plan Beijing, China 5. Shandong University Qingdao Campus Jinan, China 6. Wanda College Campus Beijing, China 7. Johns Hopkins University Center for Chinese and American Studies at Nanjing Nanjing, China
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ON THE BOARDS The future holds many opportunities that will influence the physical environment. Institutions will be asked by government, administrative leadership, and consumers to demonstrate effectiveness and value. A student-centered experience from recruitment to successful degree attainment will underlie mission. Partnerships will grow between institutions at home, and we expect more collaboration with local communities to share regional
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resources, create vibrant and sustainable communities, and cooperatively develop assets at the campus edge where community and campus come together. The learning culture on campuses across the country and around the globe is shifting quickly to adapt and leverage changing technology. We see all of these forces having a profound impact on design, effective learning platforms, and the creation of memorable college and university places.
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1. Rutgers University Honors Living Learning Community Newark, NJ, USA 2. Providence College Friar Development Center Providence, RI, USA 3. New York City College of Technology Academic Building for Allied Health Brooklyn, NY, USA 4. Stockton University Gateway Complex Galloway, NJ, USA 5. Confidential Computational Research Facility New York, NY, USA
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PROFILE Perkins Eastman is an international planning, design, and consulting firm that was founded in New York City in 1981. Today the firm has twelve other offices in North America, as well as offices in Shanghai, PRC; Mumbai, India; Dubai, UAE; and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The firm has a professional staff of 1000 consisting of architects, interior designers, planners, urban designers, landscape 32
architects, graphic designers, construction specification writers, construction administrators, economists, environmental analysts, traffic and transportation engineers, and several other professional disciplines. Perkins Eastman is also the parent firm to several affiliated companies that provide specialized complementary capabilities in community planning,
environmental impact analysis, landscape design, environmental graphic design and wayfinding, economic analysis, broadcast media and acoustic design, retail planning, and large-scale mixed-use planning and design. Perkins Eastman has proven skills and experience in 15 major practice areas and has completed innovative awardwinning projects in each. To date the
firm has won more than 650 awards for planning and design excellence and has completed projects in 46 states and over 40 countries. Currently the firm’s projects range from small renovations and additions for our many long-term-relationship clients to large new healthcare and educational campuses, major mixed-use developments, and entire new cities. 33
PRACTICE AREAS Perkins Eastman has 15 specialized Practice Areas. Each Practice Area is led by one or more principals supported by a team of senior staff. This leadership team brings extensive experience to each project and focuses on the issues that lead to success and innovation. 34
HUMAN BY DESIGN design can have a direct, positive impact on
people’s lives. We design places and spaces that put the user at the heart by employing best practices, sustainability, and a thorough understanding of our clients’ missions and operations. Our diverse teams partner with our clients globally to deliver next-generation projects that are uniquely suited to users who will live, work, play, learn, age, and heal within the environments we plan and design.
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Branding, environmental graphics, online media EE&K
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