Civic & Higher Education

Interested in learning more about our Civic & Higher Education expertise?

Our Civic & Higher Education practice creates mission-driven environments that foster community engagement and enrich learning experiences. Whether designing civic and cultural landmarks—such as courthouses, public safety facilities, libraries, and community centers—or developing student-life spaces, cutting-edge teaching environments, research laboratories, and advanced technology centers, our creative approach addresses common challenges of identity, functionality, safety, and adaptability. Rooted in a deep understanding of context and user needs, our high-performance designs balance efficiency and resilience with people-first solutions, supporting our clients’ immediate priorities while anticipating future growth and change.

Administrative and Academic

Administrative and Academic

children’s books section with young children and parents browsing the books and reading at children’s tables

Community Services

Facility Master Plans and Feasibility Studies

Facility Master Plans and Feasibility Studies

courtroom

Justice/Public Safety

Research and Laboratories

Research and Laboratories

University of South Florida Health Taneja College of Pharmacy, classrooms, meeting spaces

Student Success and Innovation

Experiential Design and Wayfinding

Experiential Design and Wayfinding

Services

• Architecture
• Engineering
• Experiential Design & Wayfinding
• Interior Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Master Planning
• Workplace Design & Strategy

Civic & Higher Education Leadership

Jeff Kuhnhenn, AIA, LEED AP

Executive Vice President, Life and Work Places

Adrienne Ciuba, AIA

Market Vice President, Life and Work Places

Alyson Mandeville, WELL AP

Practice Leader – Education and Research

Jen Murphy, LEED AP, NCIDQ

Practice Leader – Civic

Projects

All Types

Goodwill Opportunity Campus

Goodwill Opportunity Campus

exterior entrance of the library with school children in uniforms walking in

Columbus Metropolitan Library – Hilltop Branch Renovation & Addition

Do Greater Charlotte Sparktown

Do Greater Charlotte Sparktown

Rutherford County Judicial Center

Rutherford County Judicial Center

senior center, interior rendering

Tribal Senior Center

University of South Florida Health Taneja College of Pharmacy, classrooms, meeting rooms

University of South Florida Health Taneja College of Pharmacy

University of Miami Medical Education & Research Building Design Concept

University of Miami Medical Education & Research Building Design Concept

Dominion Energy High-Voltage Lab and Technical Lab

Dominion Energy High-Voltage Lab and Technical Lab

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