flexiblefullpage
billboard
interstitial1
catfish1
Currently Reading

Teen Center of Excellence under construction in Ferguson, Mo.

Education Facilities

Teen Center of Excellence under construction in Ferguson, Mo.

Arcturis is the Architect for the project.


By David Malone, Associate Editor | September 20, 2018
Boys & Girls Club Center for Teen Excellence

Courtesy KAI Design & Build

A new $12.4 million Boys & Girls Club of Great St. Louis Teen Center of Excellence is currently under construction in Ferguson, Mo. The Center will offer afterschool and summer programs to kids aged 12 to 18 in the North St. Louis County area.

The 26,856-sf, three-story building will include a nutrition education center, gym, teen lounge, outdoor garden, auditorium, music and art studio, office space, intellectual commons, innovation center, and outdoor basketball and activity court. The facility’s programming will include an emphasis on health and wellness, education and workforce development, STEAM, and leadership and civic engagement.

Arcturis designed the building and KAI Design & Build was selected as the general contractor. Initial groundbreaking was held on Sept. 13.

See Also: New library offers a one-stop shop for what society is craving: hands-on learning

Related Stories

Education Facilities | Oct 21, 2019

New Hildreth Elementary School will feature a dedicated STEM center

The project is slated for completion in 2021.

Education Facilities | Sep 24, 2019

A fresh start: upgrades and expansions mark new school year

Projects typically emphasize natural light, collaborative spaces, and resource efficiency.

Giants 400 | Sep 4, 2019

Top 90 K-12 School Sector Construction Firms for 2019

Gilbane, Balfour Beatty, Turner, CORE Construction, and Skanska lead the rankings of the nation's largest K-12 school sector contractors and construction management firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.

Giants 400 | Sep 3, 2019

Top 140 K-12 School Sector Architecture Firms for 2019

DLR Group, PBK, Huckabee, Stantec, and VLK Architects top the rankings of the nation's largest K-12 school sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.

Giants 400 | Aug 30, 2019

2019 K-12 School Giants Report: 360-degree learning among top school design trends for 2019

K-12 school districts are emphasizing practical, hands-on experience and personalized learning.

K-12 Schools | Jul 8, 2019

Collaborative for High Performance Schools releases 2019 Core Criteria Version 3.0 Update

The update adds credits to lower carbon footprints and to promote climate change resiliency.

Architects | Jun 4, 2019

Big design, small budget: These are the best small projects for 2019

Bjarke Ingels Group's prototype mountainside cabin and Fieldwork's forest pedestrian bridges are among 12 projects honored by AIA's Small Project Practitioners group.

Education Facilities | May 20, 2019

College preparatory school opens new student labs made from shipping containers

The three labs will each house a different focus.

Education Facilities | May 9, 2019

Bjarke Ingels Group re-envisions how school buildings should work with Glasir Academic Complex

Modernistic development brings eye-catching architecture to the Faroe Islands.

Education Facilities | Apr 29, 2019

A look ahead to learning in 2050

Fast forward to the year 2050 and beyond, and imagine what education looks like.

boombox1
boombox2
native1

More In Category


Adaptive Reuse

Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, centerpiece of innovation hub, opens

The recently opened Michigan Central Station in Detroit is the centerpiece of a 30-acre technology and cultural hub that will include development of urban transportation solutions. The six-year adaptive reuse project of the 640,000 sf historic station, created by the same architect as New York’s Grand Central Station, is the latest sign of a reinvigorating Detroit.



halfpage1

Most Popular Content

  1. 2021 Giants 400 Report
  2. Top 150 Architecture Firms for 2019
  3. 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
  4. Sagrada Familia completion date pushed back due to coronavirus
  5. Top 160 Architecture Firms 2021