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The globally active architecture firm gmp, which has branches worldwide, has announced its selection by jury in an international competition for the construction of a new university campus in Wuxi, China. The new university, which will focus on IT, robotics and engineering, is designed to accommodate about 10,000 students.

In early October, Simpson Strong-Tie hosted nearly 400 high school students during Trades Day events at its facilities in Stockton, California; Riverside, California; and McKinney, Texas.

At this year’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, CISCA announced its newly formed CISCA CARES program. The program began within the last year, and the association presented the Washington Shores Elementary School in Orange County with a $2,000 check to purchase books for a summer reading program for the students.

High school students with a passion for creative problem-solving are invited to apply for the 2024 Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio, a paid summer workshop hosted by Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University.

With the Philadelphia School District eliminating nearly all skilled trades- and construction-related curriculum from their middle schools, the Wagner Middle School will host an important introduction to the trades for 150 students on Saturday, Dec. 16, during a 3-hour workshop from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

When you’re running the fastest-growing county in the nation’s fastest-growing state, you’ve got a lot to keep up with when it comes to ensuring local services can keep up with the expanding population.

It took a combination of Dri-Design aluminum panels — flat, tapered series and stenciled graphic panels — to create the entrance of the Saugus Middle High School in Saugus, Massachusetts. The design goal was to depict the town’s history, which is steeped in iron works, ice and lobstering.

High school construction and renovation projects in rapidly expanding communities often are undertaken with a strong sense of civic pride to emphasize a city’s new importance.

Team members from Galveston Independent School District, Zero/Six Consulting, Gilbane Building Company, J.W. Kelso Construction and PBK Architects gathered to celebrate the ground-breaking of the new Ball High School.