Designing Education: New Schools Emphasize Community

When you think of a traditional school, you may imagine long corridors lined with lockers and doorways leading to box-like classrooms. The classrooms often have small windows or no windows as all and are lit by fluorescent lighting. The desks are arranged to face the teacher's desk and a wide blackboard. Now imagine a different school.

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Benedict Court: An Assisted Living Success Story

Benedict Court is a 28-unit assisted living facility for seniors located on the St. Benedict's Center campus in St. Cloud, MN.

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Shaping the Future of Senior Care

To fulfill her vision of the future, Sister Rita Budig hired Gary Grooters, Grooters Leapaldt Tideman Architects (GLTA) founder, and Daniel Tideman, GLTA principal, to design Benedict Village, a senior apartment community. Over the course of the next decade, Sister Rita directed GLTA in the creation of Benedict Court (an assisted living community), Benedict Homes (Alzheimer's and Dementia care), Daybreak Homes (adult day care), and Benet Place.

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Sauk Rapids-Rice High School - Involving Consultants Ensures Project Harmony

There were no fewer than eight consultants involved in the design of the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, including a theatre consultant, pool consultant and communications consultant.

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Building and Image - Hunstiger Building, St. Cloud

Sam Dalluge is a new kind of commercial investor who is facilitating downtown revitalization. With a personal passion for historic restoration, Dalluge now co-owns two buildings in downtown St. Cloud, and acknowledges that this type of investment must take a longer view. However, the returns are just as valuable...

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A Better Way for Seniors to Live

By the year 2000, 35 million Americans will be over the age of 65.  By 2010, 40 million will call themselves "seniors." And, according to the census bureau, those over 85 are the fastest growing segment of our population. Where will all these seniors live?

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Intuitive Updates - Easy Access for Students

The best renovations should give the impression that they were always there. Users should know immediately where to enter and exit, and like services should be grouped together for maximum productivity.  Overall, the floor plan should feel natural, even intuitive.  Achieving this could mean a complete reconfiguration of the existing floor plan leading into an addition. Or it might simply require a unique architectural detail such as a gabled roof. ...

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