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ThenDesign Architecture celebrated its 35th anniversary in December 2024. The team gathered for a staff meeting to reflect on the year’s hard work and achievements, followed by a holiday party that brought together current and retired staff to share stories, revisit photos, and enjoy activities.
A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is a comprehensive, multi-year “living document” that assists school districts in anticipating significant expenses while highlighting needed enhancements. Developed by a collaborative team of administrators, educational planners, and professional consultants, a CIP ensures that facilities can adapt to unexpected changes.
Rocky River’s transformative renovation of the kitchen, servery, and dining spaces opened for the 2024-2025 school year to provide nutritious hot meals served in a pleasing, technologically advanced environment.
The Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 Campus Construction Tour was hosted by the Cuyahoga Falls City School District. Community members were invited to explore specified paths of the active construction site to give them a sneak peek of the campus that will serve the district for several decades.
In the early autumn, team members from ThenDesign Architecture, the North Ridgeville City School District, and Hammond Construction unveiled the design and construction plans for the district’s new high school and maintenance transportation facility. The new 340,000 SF 9-12 high school is more than double the size of the existing school and signals a bold new chapter for the district’s educational future.
The new school includes a performing arts center, competition gymnasium, natatorium, and flexible, modern educational spaces for students.
ThenDesign Architecture’s Educational Design Lead, Claire Bank, has been selected by Crain’s Cleveland, as a 40 Under 40 honoree. This recognition honors the achievements of professionals and showcases their efforts to improve and shape their communities.
Richmond Heights invites the natural world in by opening a new Innovation Station and renovated courtyard at its elementary school.
A special Back-to-School event hosted by the school district invited community members, students, and parents to experience learning spaces that feature colorful, organic design elements, including stones, trees, and gardens.
In early autumn, ThenDesign Architecture, Brunswick City Schools, and Hammond Construction held a “Design Reveal” Community Meeting to lay out the vision for the district’s new 302,000 SF high school and provide an update on progress for the overall project. With many different components as part of the total project, it was an opportunity to present a holistic view of all the accomplished milestones.
The community in Perry Township and surrounding areas enjoyed a celebratory milestone as the Perry Local School District officially opened its new elementary schools with three ribbon cutting ceremonies and three open houses on the same day.
As attendance continued to increase, Gilmour Academy had to host eight lunch periods in two separate campus areas. The new, approximately 16,000 SF Howley Commons now serves the same student body in three lunch periods and provides an inviting, flexible space for food service and social gatherings.
Southway Elementary is one of three new schools opening this year in the Perry Local School District. Sixth graders Cami and Veda, fifth grader Ryder, and third grader Elley were invited to explore the building and react to discovering the new spaces while having fun along the way.
Lutheran West’s Building Expansion Grand Opening was a celebration of faith filled with hope for a brighter future. Over 500 guests attended the ribbon cutting ceremony and self-guided tours of the new 6-12 grade campus addition. Standing beside the brand-new main entrance, distinguished guests gave opening remarks that welcomed members of the Lutheran West community and revealed the modernized educational spaces that encourage growth and advanced learning opportunities.
3D printing has become an important asset for many challenging visualization problems. Embracing the use of new technology in the design process, TDA explores ways that new tools can be used alongside the traditional methods of sketching and computer-aided design (CAD) in architecture.
TDA’s founding partner, Robert Fiala, has been honored with the 2024 Ohio Public Service Award by the American Institute of Architects Ohio (AIA).
The Executive Grille restaurant is a local favorite and takes center stage for the Cleveland Culinary Arts program that trains students for a successful career in the culinary arts industry.
Uniting families and local community members, the Cuyahoga City School District hosted a beam signing event to commemorate the construction of the new 6-12 campus. Residents from all generations gathered to sign their names on three steel beams that will be installed in the Performing Arts Center.
Surrounded by rolling green hills and beside a cornfield in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, the new $7 million 3,000-seat stadium and 17,000 SF field house host large track meets, cross country invitationals, playoff games, and the middle school track and field Inter-Valley Conference championship.
Lexington Local Schools wanted to consolidate their junior high and high schools into a modern educational facility. Lexington’s new 7-12 facility brings two schools under one roof with two academic wings, a performing arts center, and an athletics complex.
ThenDesign Architecture hosted a Student Shadow Day, inviting high school and college students interested in the design fields to participate in learning sessions and hands-on activities. The group spent the day shadowing TDA teams, engaging with designers who offered insights and career advice.
Interior designer Nicole Monaco of ThenDesign Architecture enjoys the challenge of creative problem-solving. She values the importance of functional, comfortable learning spaces and finds her impact on student well-being very rewarding.
As a beacon of sustainable energy in educational design, Oberlin Elementary School has been honored as the Cleveland 2030 District’s 2023 Healthy Buildings Winner. This recognition emphasizes the unique and innovative sustainable energy practices of the project.
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