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Spring 2021 We are pleased to present our spring 2021 issue of evolution, a seasonal journal. This issue explores how Hybrid Learning can help higher education facilities continue to serve their students, followed by POSTINGS: a clipboard of recent engagements of our office. CAN HYBRID LEARNING SAVE HIGHER EDUCATION?Colleges and universities have been hard hit by the pandemic, with massive losses in revenues and student counts. A great disruption that was already underway-- questions about the value and cost of four-year higher education, the high stress of student debt, increased use of distance learning-- has accelerated during COVID 19 and created a generation of students looking for something new, yet still hungry for the collegial experience of in-person interaction and community. How can their needs be addressed, and help schools survive, by hybrid learning approaches that are fast accelerating in the wake of the pandemic? As we find ourselves washed ashore after the global COVID shipwreck, the first step is to acknowledge and understand this moment of crisis and opportunity. Hybrid or blended ed spaces used to mean the “flipped” curriculum in which class lectures are viewed online, and classrooms are used for active, hands-on, lab type activities. While that may still apply, a more broadly implemented hybrid learning approach now offers a path to reaching more of the under-served, expanding the student population, bolstering college revenues, and making far more effective use of in-place learning environments. It’s not simply a matter of using more on-line curricula, but a comprehensive blooming of creative learning options that is far more responsive to the diversity of student needs and means. Putting Student Needs First What We Have Learned: COVID “Keepers"
Evolving Hybrid Learning Spaces We have found that hybrid learning is fostered by a wide array of spaces that have three common attributes:
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THE NEXT PHASE OF ACTIVE LEARNING Progressive education takes a major step forward for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. This third phase of the Santa Monica High School (Samohi) Modernization Master Plan includes the new Gold Gym, with three multi-function courts, dance studio, and fitness facilities, and the Exploration Building, a adaptable high-tech loft for career-focused education. Students will engage regional business and industry in the Exploration Building’s classroom-labs and its dynamic central forum, the “Pitch Space.” | |||
MIT SLOAN LANDS IN ASIA Students and faculty have just arrived at MIT Sloan’s newest center of international business education: the Asia School of Business (ASB) in Kuala Lumpur. With a dramatic site and a full set of campus facilities including housing, ASB is both home base and mother ship for business students who will spend an important segment of their graduate studies working directly on location with firms around the world. Four stories of flexible learning spaces, interactive suites, and innovation labs are layered around a grand central space that is sure to bring students and business together to shape the future. Design Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell |
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A CAMPUS TRANSFORMATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Community College Education has a key part to play in moving the nation toward a renewed, green economy, and the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is gearing up its 9 campuses to meet the challenge. At West Los Angeles College (WLAC) Moore Ruble Yudell’s Project Program Criteria (PPC) for the new Heldman Center (a combined library and learning center) plus campus improvements are out to bid for Design-Build. Programming and master planning integrate student services to meet a wide range of student needs. Moore Ruble Yudell will kick off the 6-year, $150M project by remodeling key academic, administrative, and student service facilities to pave the way for this major campus transformation. |
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RENOVATING BRUTALISM ON A FAST TRACK
With an accelerated schedule, the HSS project takes advantage of Integrated Project Delivery with the Design and Construction Teams engaged from Day One. Project scope includes full façade replacement and added fire safety systems. Off-site fabrication and the use of larger modules of panelized construction are two means of achieving reduced cost and faster delivery. | View live webcam of the construction. Executive Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell |
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INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR ENGAGING CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES IN COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE: SCUP National Conference Institutions need innovative student engagement strategies that cultivate collaborative governance in order to reflect changing learning paradigms and evolving societal needs, including recent pandemic-fueled inequities. This session will share diverse planner, leadership, faculty, and student perspectives on engagement and collaboration at North Orange County Community College. Join our panel to discuss how traditionally under-served students are reshaping higher education and gain tools and solutions that you can apply to engagement efforts on your campus. SCUP 2021 Annual Conference Session Listing - SCUP | |||
INCLUSIVITY & INNOVATION:
Teams that are diverse bring together their varied experiences and unique perspectives to create more relevant and impactful designs. An important strategy to effect change is to lead a design process that is inclusive and empathetic. Hear case studies from our new student community centers at UC Berkeley and the University of Denver and learn about inclusive design tools used during our master planning work with the North Orange County Community College District. Speakers: | |||
STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 Building Design & Construction Magazine's"Student Housing Development in the time of COVID-19" features the Dimond Family Residential Village at the University of Denver. Led by Anderson Mason Dale Architects with Moore Ruble Yudell as collaborating architect the 132,000sf first-year residence hall opened in fall of 2020 with beds for 500 students. The outdoor gathering space was sized to hold an entire first year class of 1500 students. | Read the article here. Design Lead: Anderson Mason Dale |
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A SCAFFOLD FOR INNOVATION:
The newly released Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Rethinking Campus Spaces” features Moore Ruble Yudell’s design for the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship and its “open, reconfigurable spaces that support classes, workshops, and events as well to incubate new ventures.” | Read the article here. Design & Architect of Record: Moore Ruble Yudell |
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EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE IN KANSAS CITY:
As part of a recent piece, “Prairie New School: Kansas City’s New Architectural Renaissance,” ArchDaily featured our Henry W. Bloch Executive Hall for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at University of Missouri-Kansas City. The project was designed in collaboration with BNIM. | Read the article here. Co-Design Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell |
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EQUITABLE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PLANNING FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: MRY at SCUP Pacific Regional
A session about “Equitable Cross-Disciplinary Planning for Under-served Populations” at the SCUP Regional Pacific Virtual Conference was led by Moore Ruble Yudell’s Carissa Shrock Oyedele, Associate Principal, in April. This interactive session modeled inclusive processes to dive into the topics of who, where, and how.
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THE THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CELEBRATES FOUNDER'S DAY AND LOOKS TO THE FURTURE WITH A NEW HOME Buzz Yudell, FAIA, Amy Hellmund, AIA, spoke at a virtual event in April, celebrating the Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU on their Founder’s Day.
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HOW TO CELEBRATE A BELOVED PLACE OF CULTURE, LEARNING, AND SERVICE?
The Magic Bubble coloring book celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Santa Monica Main Library opening, and the Library’s remarkable service to its devoted users. The images and the story- a young girl’s discovery of a fantastical world inside the Bubble- incorporate the Library’s central garden, grand stairway, and public art structure. Story and art were created by partner John Ruble, FAIA, who led Moore Ruble Yudell’s design of the building. To commemorate the Anniversary, John Ruble, FAIA, reflected on the aesthetics, functionality & timelessness of the Library: Watch the video here. |
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ORGANIZING ACTION:
Moore Ruble Yudell was pleased to be a sponsor for the AIA|LA Committee on the Environment’s fourth annual 1.5°C symposium. The conference focuses on the most impactful conversations today around climate action and climate justice in a two-day virtual symposium. Our Blake Patten, AIA, LEED AP, was part of the event’s Climate Solutions subcommittee.
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NATURAL ORDER:
"What are the characteristics of a true sense of comfort? Consider the Rustic Canyon home of architect Buzz Yudell and artist and designer Tina Beebe. Call it a comfort case study.”
The home, designed by Buzz Yudell, FAIA, Tina Beebe, leveraged HenryBuilt solutions to create a nurturing living environment. At the house’s core is its fundamental connection to nature, the surrounding landscape, and the neighborhood. Learn more here. |
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DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN DYNAMIC TIMES:
Engaging educational environments are vital to help learners reach their full potential. These facilities also play a critical role in serving as anchors for our larger communities. The design of educational facilities can and should foster equitable communities acting as a catalyst for change. Buzz Yudell, FAIA & Carissa Oyedele, AIA LEED BD+C participated in a panel with Dr. Robert Dillon, Sustainable Education Solutions on Creating Equitable, Adaptable and Resilient Educational Environments for the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education. | See Q&A for a continuation of the dialogue. |
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STUDENTS WEIGH IN:
DU’s new Community Commons welcomes a diverse student community by bringing a critical mass of students and resources to the center of campus. This project offers students a variety of spaces for dining, socializing, studying, and making use of supportive services. The Community Commons conveys openness through transparency that broadcasts what is happening inside and invites participation. These are spaces where students can “see yourself and be yourself.” | Watch the video here. Design Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell |
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ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN POWER-UP THE CENTER OF A DYNAMIC INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS
Kean University’s new campus exemplifies the successful collaboration of an American university with its partner institution in Asia. The new College takes front and center position as the gateway to WKU’s fast-growing campus, with a grand scale that addresses the major quad on one side, and a central campus lake on the other. A series of flexible loft spaces for labs, maker spaces, offices, and library form a 2-story podium for a pair of multi-level studio wings that hover above, all framing an 800-seat assembly space that serves the campus as a whole. In April, Wenzhou Kean University’s Ge Hekai Hall atrium was able to celebrate its first large gathering in The Forum (pictured here). Design Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell |
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CONTINUING EDUCATION GETS A NEW START:
Moore Ruble Yudell has been selected to create the new Facilities Master Plan for SDCCE for their seven campuses. This is occurring at a pivotal time for the College when they are re-imagining their academic and facilities experiences post-pandemic. |
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LEVERAGING OUTDOORS FOR STUDENT COMMUNITY:
Moore Ruble Yudell is thrilled to continue working with Cypress College to provide feasibility and concept design for exterior Student Engagement Hubs, and renovations for their Library Learning Resource Center (LLRC). The study will bring to life several of our Facilities Master Plan projects, and will create much needed spaces for students to study, gathering and socialize.
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HIGH TECH TOOLS REINFORCE HISTORY:
UCLA’s historic Powell Library gains new life through ingenuity, cutting-edge analysis, and modern imaging technology. We are humbled to continue work on Powell almost thirty years after our original renovation. Our team’s seismic improvements will enable this beloved structure to remain a part of UCLA’s storied history and stand for future generations. Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell
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