The first phase for Austin Community College’s new campus at The Highland Mall will result in about 200,000 square feet of instructional areas in the former J.C. Penney space. (Architect: Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects) Renderings by Elizabeth Day
The first floor of Austin Community College’s new campus at The Highland Mall will include a specialized “math emporium” with 600 computer stations to help students complete remedial mathematics courses. (Architect: Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects) Rendering by Elizabeth Day
Austin Community College’s new campus at The Highland Mall. (Architect: Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects) Rendering by Elizabeth Day
Existing J.C. Penney space at The Highland Mall
A renovation at Benedictine University, Lisle, Ill., transformed an 1852 farmhouse into an anchor for the 2,700-square-foot Neff Welcome Center. (Architect: DLR Group)
Photo by Steinkamp Photography/Courtesy of DLR Group and Benedictine University
Brick limestone that matches the original 1852 farmhouse has been incorporated into the rest of the Neff Welcome Center at Benedictine University, Lisle, Ill. (Architect: DLR Group) Photo by Steinkamp Photography/Courtesy of DLR Group and Benedictine University
Just off the entrance to the welcome center at Benedictine University is a lounge area and adjacent meeting room for adviser meetings. Photo: Steinkamp Photography/Courtesy of DLR Group and Benedictine University
Neff Welcome Center at Benedictine University has a modern meeting room for adviser meetings. Photo: Steinkamp Photography/Courtesy of DLR Group and Benedictine University
Before renovation: More than a century ago, when Benedictine monks acquired the Lisle cornfield that is now home to the university, it came with a two-story limestone farmhouse built in 1852. Photo courtesy of Benedictine University
St. Philips Academy is housed in a former chocolate factory. The new learning environment is in itself a pedagogical tool. Photo: Gensler
An addition built next to the old factory building houses a modern and more suitable version of a gym for students at St. Philips Academy, Newark, N.J.. Other amenities that weren’t available at the former site are outdoor fields and play areas for students.(Architect: Gensler)
St. Philips Academy, Newark, N.J., transformed a former chocolate factory into a vibrant educational space. (Architect: Gensler)
BEFORE: St. Philips Academy is housed in a former chocolate factory. The new learning environment is in itself a pedagogical tool. Photo: Gensler
