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Ideas & Impacts

Learning Environments

A Santa Monica High School has movable walls to accommodate new ways of learning

Thank you Elissaveta Brandon and Fast Company for sharing the story about the Samohi Discovery Building, designed with Open Building principles to ensure a long life (key to community resilience and sustainability goals).

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Community

Sustainable Housing Honored with Future House International Residential Award

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Resilience & Sustainability

Getting to Net Positive at Los Angeles Mission College

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AWARDS

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Work Highlights

This building was in many ways a test case. As I walk through and experience this building, I see this building as not only a model for Santa Monica – Malibu, but it becomes a great model for all educational buildings.

Carey Upton, Chief Operations Officer for the Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District

Santa Monica High School Discovery Building
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD)
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A holistic planning approach enabled the project team to achieve seismic and infrastructure goals, while preserving the defining features of this unique mid-century modern facility.

Sue Santon, Associate Vice Chancellor of Capital Planning & Finance

UCLA Faculty Club
University of California, Los Angeles
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The inclusive visioning and design process created this environment where DU was wholeheartedly treated as a design partner. It was through our collaboration that we were able to develop the physical design principles that realized belonging through the built environment.

Mo Lotif, Owner Representative, DU Student Affairs and Inclusive Excellence

Community Commons
University of Denver
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