Catalyst
S.M.A.R.T. Campus Combines Three Schools on One Site
12.5.2023
Agnew campus creates cohesive preK-12 learning experience, while preserving the unique identity and learning needs of separate, comprehensive elementary, middle and high schools....
The New Value Proposition for Sustainable Schools
New funding opportunities, rising energy costs and resiliency concerns have changed the cost-benefit analysis for investing in better-performing schools....
An Eye-Catching Vision for A Creative, Collegial Office
Ophthalmic medical technology firm Glaukos viewed its new headquarters as an opportunity to strengthen its innovative culture, while looking toward the future of the industry...
Releases
LPA Accepting Applications for 2024 Diversity in Design Scholarship
11.15.2023
The $5,000 renewable scholarship, open to high school seniors in Texas and California, is aimed at addressing the well-documented lack of diversity in the building...
Two LPA Projects Win Top National Structural Engineering Awards
11.14.2023
National Council of Structural Engineers Associations Structural Engineering Excellence Awards, the highest accolade in the structural engineering industry, honor LPA’s structural engineering team for creativity...
LPA Sets New Benchmark for High Performance Design
10.3.2023
In latest AIA 2030 Commitment release, integrated design firm reports an average energy reduction of 78.7% across a broad portfolio of new projects in 2022...
News
The Mercury News: Q&A: Designer Helen Pierce on what makes a school “green” — and why it matters
11.17.2023
Helen Pierce, the San Jose-based design director of architectural firm LPA, shares her insight....
Fast Company: The hidden place that cities could build more housing
A nonprofit called YIGBY (‘Yes in God’s Backyard’) wants to convert unused church land into affordable housing. A new California law will make it even...
Retrofit: Sidney Lanier High School
The challenge and opportunity in the design process [for Sidney Lanier High School] lay within the school’s fortress-like appearance and boxy design. Heavy walls, exterior...
Videos
Saddleback High School Sports Center
11.8.2023
The Saddleback High School stadium complex provides a new source of pride for the community, while showcasing the district’s facility improvement initiative. The comprehensive stadium...
The Tennyson
10.19.2023
A renovation and rebranding strategy brings new life to a Texas office building....
Construction Update: El Cerrito Multifamily Housing
10.13.2023
The prefabricated modular residential units were recently hoisted into place for the El Cerrito Multifamily Housing development, a mixed use project with 172 homes above...
Research
Preparing Expert Learners
06.6.2023
Learning is a skillset. A love for learning can be developed and nurtured, giving students the tools for lifelong growth and adaptation....
What Does Privacy Mean?
03.31.2023
Privacy is not about walls and closed doors. Studies indicate that people seek out spaces where they can define and control their own level of...
Net Zero Schools and the Learning Experience
10.5.2022
With strategic design solutions, high-performance schools not only benefit in terms of the return on investment from an energy standpoint but also contribute to improved...
