If back-to-school brings visions of the proverbial little red schoolhouse, better think again.

Today’s schools are more a combination of brain research, educational advancements, sustainability and technology, bringing new challenges for school architects and designers.

This amphitheater was built into the design of the Center for Knowledge as another area of learning. (Photo/Courtesty Quackenbush Architects & Planners)
“It’s really like the chicken and the egg,” said architect Doug Quackenbush, as educators and architects collaborate on designing new schools using resources and ideas from both fields. “We give school districts good advice on a fully performing 21st century school while they inform us of new teaching techniques and educational trends.”

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