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 | Jan 21, 2019

N.J. middle school puts its small site to use

The school is named in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of the “Beloved Community.”

Education Facilities | Jan 8, 2019

Greenwich Village’s Grace Church School receives rooftop athletic center expansion

Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects designed the addition.

Education Facilities | Oct 31, 2018

BIG and WeWork collaborate on the first WeGrow school in NYC

WeWork is designed to help children learn through introspection, exploration, and discovery.

Education Facilities | Oct 18, 2018

Perkins+Will-designed, STEM-focused elementary school opens in Dallas

The school will accommodate 900 students each year.

University Buildings | Oct 8, 2018

One size doesn't fit all: Student housing is not a pair of socks

While the programming and design for these buildings all kept a holistic living/learning experience at the core, they also had amazingly different outcomes.

Education Facilities | Sep 12, 2018

Security vs. 21st century learning: We shouldn’t have to choose

In order to effectively talk about school design, we need to start by understanding what a school is designed to do. 

Education Facilities | Sep 12, 2018

350,000-sf High Tech High School opens in Secaucus, N.J.

The technical school is on the Frank J. Cargiulo Campus.

Education Facilities | Aug 24, 2018

Encourage student wellness by incorporating active design into college campus architecture

Before you incorporate active design into your college campus, you need to understand exactly what doing so entails.

Education Facilities | Aug 21, 2018

Meet the new vo-techs

Career and technical education is preparing K-12 students earlier than ever for college and the job market.

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