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QuickShip

Short Lead Times. Long-Term Impact.

With VS America’s QuickShip, products ship within 10 business days and arrive fully assembled, helping projects move from plan to installation with minimal disruption – while delivering ergonomic, durable furniture designed for learning.

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David Reid

David Reid, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, ALEP, ECLPS

David Reid is a leader in education design and principal at Multistudio with nearly 40 years of experience. Advancing Universal Design for Learning, he creates inclusive, performance-driven environments and innovative tools that empower diverse learners, redefining architecture as a “third teacher” that enhances educational outcomes and equity.

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Robin Randall, FAIA

Robin Randall, FAIA, ALEP, LEED AP BD+C

Robin Randall is Director of Learning at Legat Architects and a nationally recognized leader in research-driven educational
design. With nearly four decades of experience, she advances environments that support social-emotional learning, community engagement, and measurable student success through innovative planning, mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Sean O Donnell

Sean O’Donnell, FAIA, LEED AP

Sean O’Donnell is a global leader in educational design and K–12 Practice Leader at Perkins Eastman. His work advances high-performance, equitable, and community-centered schools through research, sustainability, and innovation, redefining learning environments worldwide while influencing policy, practice, and the next generation of architects and educators.

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Armstrong Flooring Safety Zone 51802_SilverGreen-52513SZ_51910SZ-ROOM-1

Slip Resistance Steps into the Spotlight

Armstrong Flooring® Safety Zone™ Tile features an embossed surface with proprietary traction particles for enhanced slip resistance. Made in the USA and color-matched to Standard Excelon® Imperial® Texture VCT, it brings durable, low-maintenance performance to design-forward spaces beyond back-of-house applications. Explore More

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Irene Nigaglioni, FAIA

Irene Nigaglioni, FAIA, ALEP, LEED AP, LE Fellow

Irene Nigaglioni is an internationally respected education planner and design leader. As President of IN2 Architecture, she advances evidence-based, learnercentered environments through research, leadership, and mentorship, shaping transformative school facilities while influencing professional practice and developing future generations of educational planners and designers.

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Gary Lynn Armbruster

Gary Armbruster, FAIA, ALEP

Gary Armbruster is a nationally recognized leader in educational design with more than 30 years of experience advancing trauma-informed, safetyfocused learning environments. A principal at MA+ Architecture, he integrates policy, advocacy, and design to improve student outcomes, influence legislation, and create equitable, resilient educational spaces nationwide.

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Front View Quakertown Elementary School

Honoring Legacy & Inspiring Learning

The new Quakertown Elementary School will be built on the site of the existing elementary school, which was formerly Quakertown High School. The building is designed to support the District’s growing population and to provide efficient learning environments. It centers the student in an environment that promotes collaboration and a

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Infant Care Room

Childcare is a Design Win

Building on Northwest Elementary’s modest structure, Reliance Architecture is designing the PfISD Childhood Development Center in underutilized facilities as a forward-thinking intervention against Texas’s 21.4% teacher turnover rate. PACE school is one of 6 test-fits done around the district. This neuroarchitecture-led sanctuary optimizes space while utilizing natural surveillance and access

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Aki Kurose Middle School

Designing for Liberation

The modernization and expansion of Aki Kurose Middle School intentionally disrupts the institutional nature of the existing school, replacing it with an authentic reflection of the students, educators, and families it serves. Grounded in the legacy of the school’s namesake, Akiko Kurose, a beloved educator, activist, and advocate for peace

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