Thomas W. Gilbert, AIA, REFP, President of Gilbert Architects presented at the Off-Site Construction Expo in September at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Tom presented both the Millmont Elementary & 6th Grade Magnet School and the West Reading Elementary Center as Case Studies. What is Off-Site Construction? Primarily you are shifting […]
Modular Building Institute 2015 World of Modular Las Vegas, NV
We enjoyed presenting “Project Stakeholder Integration in Off-Site Construction:Â Challenges, Opportunities & Needs”. We’d like you to take this opportunity to download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation. Thank you for attending the session and we hope you have an enjoyable time in Las Vegas!
Modern School Design Supports Student Learning
Gone are the days when a teacher stands at the front of the classroom instructing students, all facing forward. Gone are the days of chalkboards and textbooks as a sole means of instruction, and gone are the days where computers are confined to the library for research. This is the 21st century, and school designs […]
The Future of School Design
Learning is now fundamentally a social process. School design is more about creating a community rather than a structure to house students. Active, versus passive, learning is enhanced through communicating, listening, collaborating and producing to create meaning with identity. By embracing this concept, and through the versatility of technology, the future of school design is […]