The Best School Designs Connect Kids with Nature
“Outside is for play; inside is for learning.” Thankfully, that outdated approach to education has gone by the…
Greenwich Academy: A Case Study in Interactive Design
One of the best things about being an architecture firm that has had success in a wide range…
How to Work with Architectural Review Boards
Founded in 1827, Greenwich Academy provides college preparatory education for girls at a day school on a 39-acre…
Sustainable design for a new elementary school
One of our current projects, which we couldn’t be more excited about, is designing a nature-based independent school,…
Designing a nature-based school
Recently, we have been asking ourselves how to design to support the educational philosophy of curiosity and nature-based…
Case Study: Early Childhood Center – Sustainable Construction
How do we incorporate sustainability into an early childhood center building? Completed in 2013, this early childhood…
Case Study: Early Childhood Conversion
OVERVIEW Located in an existing building attached to a Lutheran Church, this early childhood head start facility will serve…
Checklist for Early Childhood Conversion Projects
Converting any existing building to a different use can be challenging, but especially so for an early childcare…
Musings On Good Classroom Design
In our time as architects (and parents), we’ve had experience with classrooms across the spectrum- from early childhood…
Friends Center for Children tour with Solar Youth
We hosted Solar Youth to explore the sustainable design features at the Friends Center for Children today. We…
Property of the Month: Patriquin Architects designs new 9,200 s/f Friends Center for Children in New Haven
NEWSFLASH: We were featured in the New England Real Estate Journal in March! Read the article below: New…
A New Facility in New Haven Embodies the Principle of the Environment as a Teaching Tool
The Architecture of Early Childhood, Jan 29, 2014 To view download the article below: [wpdm_package id=’11218′] To read…