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5 Cutting-Edge Amenities in Community Recreation Design
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Categories: Resources
Community recreation centers are a key component in a set of balanced services municipalities can offer their constituents. In its 2020 Engagement with Parks Report, the National Recreation and Park Association provided some statistics that speak to the necessity of quality community recreation spaces...
New Health and Wellness Facilities Help Colleges Tackle COVID-19
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Categories: Resources
Over the past year, it is no question that health and wellness have been in the forefront of our everyday lives. While COVID-19 has caused a clear threat to physical health, other aspects of wellness like mental health have been severely affected, too...
Hastings+Chivetta Ranks Highly in BD+C Giants 400
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Categories: In the News
In the newly released Building Design+Construction Magazine 2020 Giants 400 Report, Hastings+Chivetta ranked well on six of the top lists, demonstrating expertise across the firm's varied markets...
Is Your Enrollment Increasing?
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Categories: Resources
As statistics regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education become more readily available over time, a decline in overall postsecondary enrollment nationwide has become overwhelmingly apparent...
3 Reasons Why Collaborative Learning Spaces Are Essential
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Categories: Resources
As a variety of factors such as rapidly-evolving technology, the cost of education, and student diversity continually mold the landscape of modern education, student expectations of what the K-12 or college experience looks and feels like gradually change...
Architecture Transforms Learning Communities Into More Than a Catchphrase
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Categories: Resources
Over the past decade or so, “learning community” and “high impact experience” have become staples in the vocabulary of many higher education leaders as more and more institutions strive to integrate these practices into their student experience...
Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University) Human Performance Center Gains National Recognition
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Categories: In the News
Since its completion in November 2019, the Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University) Human Performance Center has garnered significant recognition within the architectural and design community...
Inspiring a Spirit of Inclusivity in Design
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Categories: Resources
Today, abiding by ADA guidelines is thankfully a given as architects thoughtfully consider accommodations for those with differing abilities from the beginning of the design process. But as an industry, we have a responsibility to continually expand our horizons further into the realm of total inclusivity...
3 Considerations for the Forward-Thinking Recreation Center
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Categories: Resources
As campus recreation experts, our team is constantly examining up-and-coming trends in recreation center design and implementing them in strategic, forward-thinking ways for our clients...
What’s Next in the World of Planning and Design?
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Categories: Resources
Like the rest of the world, architects and planners are facing significant uncertainty of how to best move forward given the current public health situation. Just as colleges and universities face new realities concerning the recruitment and retention of their students and communities reimagine what togetherness means, so are architects reimagining how well-designed built environments will impact their users...