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Green grass, trees and a natural playground area features pathways and a fenced-off parking lot with the entry to the sustainable and award-winning Prairie Trails School in the background.

Prairie Trails School Receives 2025 The Capitol Award, Top AIA Illinois Honors Award

Awards
young students play a drum set, saxophone and keyboard in a tall music room with floor-to-ceiling windows and grey and red accent colors, part of St. Austin Catholic School's renovation.

St. Austin Parish and School Redevelopment Receives Best Project Innovation Award

Awards
A modern classroom features engaged students at flexible desks that have various seating options, with a teacher assisting. Bright colors and unique seating enhance the learning environment.

Designing for the Senses: How Architecture and Education Meet to Create Inclusive Schools

Education, Design
Small tree sits on top of a signed steel beam at the highest point of a building's steel frame, marking the topping out point in construction. Small sapling tree is sandwiched between an American flag and a Texas state flag. Photo courtesy of Rogers-O'Brien Construction.

The Tree on Top: The Lore Behind the Topping Out Ceremony During Construction

Education, News
Interior of urban school at St. Austin Catholic School in Austin, Texas, with children sitting around a gathering area adjacent to a hallway, featuring flexible and varied furniture and finishings that offer movement and comfort.

Texas Design Team Reimagines PK-12 Architecture

Design
FGMA's exterior rendering of Staunton School District's Renovated High School features a large entrance, surrounded by greenery and an American flag, showcasing a sleek architectural design.

Staunton School District Begins Multi-Year Construction Project

Press
A modern classroom features flexible seating with students engaged in various activities, bright natural light, and interactive learning spaces.

How Flexible Learning Spaces Support Every Student

Design, Education
A bright lobby at The Austin Stone South church features a welcoming reception area with a bold red and white "KIDS" wayfinding graphic with sign-in kiosks and seating, designed for family registration.

Wayfinding in Architectural Design

Design
A modern school interior features students in casual seating areas, collaborating in bright colors under a green ceiling, promoting a vibrant learning environment.

Informal Huddle Learning Spaces Increase Peer-to-Peer Learning and Reduce Stress

Design, Education
A modern, colorful building with large windows, a welcoming entrance, and landscaped surroundings, featuring the initials "MH" prominently.

Shelters with Purpose: How Jen Carlson is Shaping Safer, Smarter Schools

Education, Design