Career & Technical Education (CTE)

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Designs for college and career-readiness

Research and statistics show us the changing nature of education and the skills needed to succeed in a global economy. Career and technical education (CTE) provides pathways that respond directly to these challenges.

Contextual and project-based learning environments enhance student achievement and overall success. We¡¯ve worked with educators around the world who understand the many benefits of CTE, and we¡¯ve helped them design learning environments that simulate the real world and create authentic teaching and learning experiences.

Our fundamental belief is that opportunities for learning spaces come in many forms. Bridging core academics and cognitive skill development with applied learning, our CTE facilities help students uncover their passion through hands-on learning, empowering them with a comprehensive skill set for a successful future.

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6 schools in 3 years through unique delivery

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[With Video] Delivering equity through P3 school design

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Behind the Scenes: Designing for Career and Technical Education

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How can schools build strong career and technical education programs? Partnerships

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Research + Benchmarking Issue 03 | Planting Seeds

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Design Quarterly Issue 17 | New Design Essentials

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Bond programs 101: My school district needs money. Where do we start?

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Using well-being, student input, and stewardship to design a WELL school

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Research + Benchmarking Issue 02 | Connected

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First Nations school design case study: Listen, learn, then design

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Design inspiration for creating spaces to inspire your students, researchers, and staff

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Research + Benchmarking Issue 01 | How Buildings Shape Us

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Getting Back to School¨CK12: Responding to COVID-19

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Bright places and gathering spaces: 5 tips to design a modern industrial learning center

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From the Design Quarterly: 3 strategies to design academic research facilities to last

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Published: Beat the Heat¡ª4 Energy-Saving Design Tips for Hot Climates

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Published: Cure for the Cold¡ª4 Energy-Saving Tips for Buildings in Cold Climates

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Diverse industry partnerships strengthen community projects

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Published in Alaska Business Monthly: Arctic infrastructure ingenuity

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Why the most effective school designs go beyond safety and security

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The power of mentorship: Choosing to help students find their career path

Rethinking details with Passive House

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From the Design Quarterly: Breaking down silos in healthcare education

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Design Quarterly Issue 04 | Intersections

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Featured News

  • Lamar Consolidated Independent School District celebrates groundbreaking of new Career and Technical Education Center in Houston
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  • Â鶹´«Ã½-designed W.W. Thorne Stadium replacement opens in Houston
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  • Â鶹´«Ã½-designed Texas schools receive 10 Stars of Distinction
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  • Â鶹´«Ã½-designed Orangeburg Railroad Corner Development breaks ground in South Carolina
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Behind the scenes: Designing for CTE

Meredith Watassek, former Fort Bend Independent School District CTE Director and now a Â鶹´«Ã½ planner, shares how FBISD¡¯s James Reese CTC is designed to help build bridges from classroom to career.

Services

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  • Landscape Architecture

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Architecture & Interior Design We create spaces that are engaging and uplifting, that contribute to our collective sense of health and well-being, and encourage the sustainable stewardship of our communities.
Research + Benchmarking Expertise is not static. Through our Research + Benchmarking program, we connect team members across sectors, geographies, and disciplines to continually learn and improve.
Buildings Engineering With decades of innovation and experience under our belts we¡¯re engineering a promising future leveraging the best in building systems, technology, energy analysis, and sustainable performance.
Landscape Architecture Whether it's an urban park, a restored wetland, an athletic complex, or a waterfront destination--through analysis, planning, and design, we create inspired landscapes that reflect context and user needs.
Program & Construction Management We know from experience that delivering a complex project without surprises doesn¡¯t mean there won¡¯t be challenges, but our creative approach to planning and controls can head off most problems.

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