early childhood

Early Childhood Education: How To Design With Nature in Mind

If you’ve ever seen a child playing in and exploring the great outdoors, it won’t surprise you to…

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Powerful Tools for the Design of Sustainable Early Childhood Centers

At Patriquin Architects, the sustainability of the buildings we design is a top priority. Working within budgetary constraints,…

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How We Create Great Designs for Early Childhood Education

Designing facilities that meet the unique needs of young children and the educators responsible for their care and…

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How to Create Successful Master Plans for Early Childhood Facilities

Master planning in any environment has its challenges. When it’s done within the broader context of an academic…

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How to Incorporate Sustainability into Your Early Childhood Center

What is sustainability in construction? Most people are familiar with the term sustainability, but what does it mean…

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Case Study: Early Childhood Center – Sustainable Construction

How do we incorporate sustainability into an early childhood center building?   Completed in 2013, this early childhood…

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Case Study: Early Childhood Conversion

OVERVIEW Located in an existing building attached to a Lutheran Church, this early childhood head start facility will serve…

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Checklist for Early Childhood Conversion Projects

Converting any existing building to a different use can be challenging, but especially so for an early childcare…

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Site Analysis and Feasibility Case Study – Early Childhood Center

GOALS OF THE STUDY Our client group envisioned an early childhood education center in a new building to…

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From The Architecture of Early Childhood

An article in The Architecture of Early Childhood, January 28, 2014. A new facility in New Haven embodies…

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Recognition

Awards 2026 BuildGreenCT | Historic Retrofit – Honor AwardKing’s Block 2025 AIA Connecticut | Sustainable Architecture Award of…

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Friends Center for Children Flint Street

When Friends Center for Children purchased the abandoned Cine 4 property at 25 Flint Street in New Haven,…

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