JH’s Matt Nichols Attends Higher Education Conference

  |  July 22, 2019

JH Expert

Matt Nichols, Associate Principal at Jaffe Holden, attended the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) conference in Seattle, Washington, to participate in sessions with a focus on improving building design to facilitate learning and improve the student experience. The conference was well-attended by college and university faculty, architects and consultants – a community coming... Read More

How Orange Spaces Create Community

  |  July 7, 2019

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A cool new buzz word among designers and programmers of centers of learning and related venues is Orange Space. The term is commonly used to designate an area on early blueprints or floor plans that lack a designated application; in other words, they have not been programmed as formal collaboration/learning spaces. But as universities, colleges... Read More

Acoustics for Found Spaces Part II

  |  June 22, 2019

Berkeley Museum

Quite often during the programming of a new performance space or production area, the inclusion of acoustic design can mean that the intended space will offer additional flexibility. And while the amount of reverberation and sound isolation within a classroom, assembly hall or black-box theater will determine its target application, there is no denying that... Read More