Creating the Learning Forest
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At the Leman Manhattan Preparatory School in New York City, a multi-purpose learning space has transformed into a creative, engaging indoor forest.
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Improving Your School – Part 3: Incorporating Natural Light
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Access to natural light affects our ability to remain alert – and to learn, which is why lighting upgrades are often central to school improvements. Here are four ways to introduce natural light into a classroom without windows.
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Jackson Wyoming’s Newest Luxury Hotel Opens with Modern Mountain design
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Hotel Jackson is the newest luxury boutique hotel in the town of Jackson, and it has already set itself apart with its modern take on the western aesthetic. Take a look at how we interpreted the local flavor into a modern mountain retreat.
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Improving Your School – Part 2: Maximizing Ventilation
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Providing fresh-air ventilation is key to creating a healthy, productive classroom environment. In this entry of the Digital Crayon, David Epstein explains how to incorporate and maintain a properly performing ventilation system.
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A Papal Throwback Thursday: St Paul’s Cathedral Rises from the Ashes
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As America prepares for the visit by Pope Francis next week, we look back at the story of Burlington’s own St. Paul’s Cathedral, a modern landmark that replaced a lost gothic cathedral over 40 years ago.
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Improving Your School – Part 1: Minimizing Indoor Pollutants
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In this first post of a 5-part series, David Epstein explains how you can make improvements to classroom indoor air quality to improve student health and productivity.
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Interior Design Trends: Part 3 – Lighting
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In part 3 of our 3-part video series on TruexCullins Interiors, Kim Deetjen shares her team’s approach to interior lighting and how to use dramatic lighting to establish a mood.
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The Whole Child Framework – Part IV: Engagement
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In this article, we discuss how schools can be designed to foster engagement in the world – in their school community, local community and regional and world contexts.
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Interior Design Trends 2014, Part 2 – Lobbies
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TruexCullins Interiors has received numerous awards for excellence. In this second video, Kim shares her approach to lobby design. Examples of TruexCullins: Topnotch Resort, Stowe, VT; Samoset, Rockport, ME; Hotel Vermont, Burlington, VT; Casa Madrona, Sausalito, CA and West Street Hotel, Bar Harbor, ME. Principal Kim Deetjen, ASID speaks on hospitality design throughout New England. Learn […]
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The Whole Child Framework – Part III: Learning
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A Framework for Understanding the Goals of School Design Introduction: This article is part three of a four part series exploring the Whole Child framework. The final article will discuss Engagement in further detail. In the article on “Wellness”, we discussed how the goal of creating a safe, healthy and accessible school provides a solid […]
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The Whole Child Framework – Part II: Wellness
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A Framework for Understanding the Goals of School Design Introduction: This article is part two of a four part series exploring the Whole Child framework. Subsequent articles will discuss Learning, and Engagement in further detail Overview Creating schools that are safe, healthy and accessible, and that promote these qualities provide an ideal setting for student […]
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Design for the Whole Child – Part I: Overview
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A Framework for Understanding the Goals of School Design This article is part one of a four-part series exploring the Whole Child Framework, a conceptual framework for school design developed by TruexCullins. Subsequent articles will discuss each element (Wellness, Learning, and Engagement) in further detail. Over the years we have had many great discussions with […]
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