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The #SDState School of Design teamed up with the Brookings School District to create nature-inspired playgrounds for Medary and Hillcrest Elementary Schools! 🌟 Two landscape architecture students and their instructor, helped design outdoor learning spaces and play areas that foster creativity, learning and growth. 🛝 https://bit.ly/4gO1UPh 🔗

Rectory Way Open Space is the latest play area in the borough that will see upgrades and improvements. Using Section 106 (S106) funding the new design has been guided by the natural landscape, adopting a fresh approach to enhance the space. It has been reimagined to create a more inviting environment, ensuring clear sightlines throughout the space with pathways no longer dividing the area and improving play facilities. We are also undertaking repairs across three other play areas to maintain high-quality play facilities in the brough. This follows our regeneration of Noakes Meadow Play Area earlier this year, which saw the redesign of the Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA). Applying new research the MUGA has smaller fences compared to traditional ones, making the space more welcoming for all to foster safer and more inclusive communities. ℹ️ You can find out more on our website: https://lnkd.in/dtUy485W

SCAC helps grantee remove barriers Read all about it on The Hub | 🔗 bit.ly/40wcxks Guests of the Arts Center of Kershaw County will soon benefit from renovations it its main building’s restrooms to meet ADA compliance standards. “These renovations mark an important step toward ensuring that everyone in our community can fully participate in the Arts Center’s vibrant programming,” Patton said. “Accessibility is not just about compliance; it’s about creating opportunities for all individuals to experience the transformative power of the arts.” The center will be host of a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. in the Bassett Building (810 Lyttleton St.) to celebrate this significant milestone toward creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment for all visitors. --- A $50,000 Arts for All grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission helped the Arts Center address accessibility limitations. Almost $478,000 Arts for All grants were distributed in FY24. Organizations who receive operating support from the SCAC are invited to apply for Arts for All grants that support projects like this one. --- [Image description: Three images of the bathroom before the renovation and three images of the bathroom during the renovation. The before photos show a person in a wheelchair who is unable to easily navigate the bathroom due to its layout. The during photos show construction and a look at the new stalls and sinks. The text says, “ARTS FOR ALL | GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT. A $50,000 Arts for All grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission helped the Arts Center of Kershaw County address accessibility limitations.”] #Arts4SC #ArtsProfessionals #ArtsWorkers #ArtsAdministrators #Networking #ArtsOrgs #ArtsIndustry #SCACPrograms #AbleSC #Accessibility

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Late last month, the Morristown Zoning Board unanimously approved a back-of-house expansion to the 87-year-old Mayo Performing Arts Center in the Town of Morristown. 🎭 The plan calls for a 31,000 SF five-story addition and a bi-level parking garage. While the historic façade along South Street will be unchanged, #MPAC will now extend from South Street to King Place. We also want to note that most of the back-of-house addition will be dedicated to their #artseducation program, currently located in the buildings being replaced by the expansion. So not only will this expansion add to #Morristown’s historic charm and contribute to its economic vitality, but will also inspire local artists of the future. 🎨👨🎨 Cultural institutions like #MayoPAC are a vital economic engine for downtowns across the State, and particularly in Morristown, not only driving foot traffic to surrounding businesses, but driving the community's economic health. 🛍 In their most recent annual report, the Center stated that the nonprofit arts center generated more than $15 million in revenue for local businesses in the 2022/23 season. 💰 That's no chump change. Read more and view more renderings here: https://lnkd.in/etH5ndPy 📷 Rendering courtesy of FJ Rawding Architects #MorristownNJ #localarts #njarts #njperformingarts #adaptiveruse #njdevelopment #njplanners #njplanningfirm

City of Long Beach, New Philly AME Church, and LOGOS Development Work Toward Transforming Former Building into Affordable Housing https://lnkd.in/geyhb_s5 The City of Long Beach, New Philly AME Church, and LOGOS Development are working together to address local affordable housing needs by looking into transforming a long-unused building at 6380 Orange Avenue. Through an Agreement [...]

Every project we undertake is an opportunity to put people and the community at the core of it, prioritising their comfort, sense of place, health and wellbeing in the total design. For us, people are at the heart of our vision. Libraries are unique in their extraordinary ability to touch every facet of daily life. From beautiful collections of books and resources, to learning, employment and loneliness, to connectivity even bridging nature, heritage and culture. Creating spaces that meet the diverse needs of everyone is a challenge that our design teams understand. The teams we collaborate with in libraries understand just how challenging it is to create places where the needs of people from all walks of life are met. They see the need for kindness and bonds - not just to individuals but to the whole community and the planet, and most importantly to community cohesion. Together, when we get it right, the library becomes a powerful catalyst for community growth, learning, opportunity, a shared sense of place and regeneration. Let’s start a conversation! Andy Parker #librarydesign #regeneration #libraries #libraryinteriors #designinglibraries https://lnkd.in/eF8CG-gT

Another school project case study to start the week. This one was led by Maria Dolores R.. ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL We were commissioned by Baxall Construction to provide acoustic design advice for a new single-storey building at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Deal.  The development includes general classrooms (reception, infant, and junior), practical rooms (food/science/DT room), a library, SEN resource space, office accommodation, and an assembly hall. The results of the recent pre-completion acoustic testing confirmed that our design and proposed plant mitigation measures meet the agreed target acoustic performance standards. Read the full case study here:-https://lnkd.in/e8vGyGMd #CaseStudy #EducationEstates #PrimarySchool #AcousticDesign #NoiseImpactAssessment #ReverberationControl #SoundInsulation #MUGA #AcousticConsultancy #ForABetterSoundingFuture

We are specialists in acoustic design for all types of educational settings. We are also leading research in to the inclusive design of schools for children with special educational needs. A case study this week on one such project. This one was led by Caroline McKinlay. MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL Anderson Acoustics was commissioned by SUNNINGHILL CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED to provide acoustic design advice for the refurbishment of Maidenbower Infant School in Crawley. The refurbishment creates a Special Support Centre for children with special educational needs within this mainstream setting, including new classrooms, group areas, a sensory room, a calming room, offices, and hygiene areas. By identifying risks and opportunities, and implementing effective mitigation measures, we provided a comprehensive acoustic strategy that meets the needs of the school, the staff and children within the constraints of the budget. 'This was a complicated, but small-scale refurbishment with very limited plant space but we worked closely together with Anderson Acoustics to achieve a greatly improved facility for the children.' Colin Coulthard, Design Director. Read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/eB-paNy9 #CaseStudy #Refurbishment #EducationEstates #Schools #SEND #SpecialEducationalNeeds #MainstreamEducation #AcousticDesign