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North Ridgeville High School's Furniture Fair
Design Process

North Ridgeville’s New High School Furniture Fair

North Ridgeville’s New High School Furniture Fair helps the design team make informed decisions about the preferences of the staff and students. The selection of functional, comfortable furniture directly ties to the effectiveness of learning in the classroom. Giving teachers and students hands-on experience with various furniture options allows them to imagine what is possible in the new high school building.

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May 2, 2025
Architecture

Brecksville-Broadview Heights CSD Opens New Elementary School

In early August, the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of their new PreK-5 Elementary school for the 2022-2023 academic year. Housing over 1,500 students, the new school employs state-of-the-art technology, collaborative learning spaces and enhanced safety and security measures.

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August 22, 2022
Projects

Kent City Schools – High School Addition and Fieldhouse Update

“In the Spring of 2020, Kent City Schools passed a 25 million “No New Tax” bond to provide improvements to their educational and athletic facilities. Slated to be completed in the fall of 2022, an addition to the high school and a new fieldhouse at Roosevelt stadium will open. Additionally, parking and vehicular circulation will be improved at the high school.”

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July 27, 2022
Architecture

Orange City Schools – High School Renovation

Orange City Schools embarked on an ambitious renovation project to improve the safety, security, and accessibility of their high school, while also dramatically updating their athletic spaces. Construction for the $3.87-million-dollar project began in early 2022, spread across 15,000 sf, it incorporated a new secure vestibule at the school’s entrance and simultaneously redesigning several athletic spaces, some of which were built in the 1950’s, to create a modern athletic environment for students.

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July 1, 2022
Community

Rock Fest at Bolich Middle School – Cuyahoga Falls CSD

On May 24th, during “Rock Fest” at Bolich Middle School, designers met with two groups of 6th graders to explain the importance of geotechnical borings. Project Manager Scott Alleman for the new Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 school commented, “Understanding the soil makeup and how it supports new buildings is an integral part of the design and construction process.”

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June 17, 2022
Architecture

Fairport Harbor EVSD Participates in an Educational Visioning Session

Residents, students, teachers and neighbors from Fairport Harbor gathered on May 26th to commemorate the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the school district’s new 116,000 SF PreK-12 facility. This new school, which is located on the existing Harding High School site, will provide a modern educational environment for future generations of Fairport Harbor students.

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June 6, 2022
Projects

Kent City Schools – Athletic Facilities Tour

Superintendent George Joseph provides a “sneak peek” into the new athletic facilities that are slated to be completed in the fall of 2022. This virtual tour shows the construction of the buildings and outlines the benefits that they will bring to the District.

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May 20, 2022
Projects

Perry Local Schools – Progress Continues on New Elementary Schools

In early 2020, the Perry community approved a bond levy to secure funds to build new elementary schools and perform renovations to the high school. The design and construction process face unprecedented challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic but move forward with providing the best educational environment for Perry Local School students.

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April 29, 2022
Architecture

Lexington 7-12 School -Academic Success Under One Roof

In 2019, Lexington Local Schools embarked on a journey to consolidate and redevelop their educational facilities. After a successful bond issue in 2018, combined with extensive educational planning, the district began designs for the new Lexington 7-12 school. This 200,000sf project hosts grades 7-12, dividing them into two academic wings, 7-8 and 9-12.

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April 15, 2022
Community

Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 Campus – Preliminary Design Unveiled

As design commences for the new Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 Campus, the school district conducted its’ first “in-person” engagement with ThenDesign Architecture, Hammond Construction and members of the community on April 15th. The team met to introduce themselves, describe the scope of the project, answer questions and talk about how this new facility will impact education in the community.

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January 21, 2022
People Spotlight

Internship Experiences: Eleanor Huntley

Committed to educating future architects, ThenDesign Architecture (TDA) accepts architectural interns into our office each year. Eleanor Huntley spent her summer months as an intern at TDA. She is driven to explore educational design and improve each student’s experience while impacting their local community.

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January 17, 2022
Projects

Richmond Heights Upper School – A School in Flight

The Richmond Heights Upper School is an 88,000 sf educational facility located in the city of Richmond Heights, Ohio and serves 420 students in grades 7-12. Designed with the concept of “aviation” in mind, this modern school uses a mixture of curved metal panels and light brick to evoke feelings of lightness, movement, and flight.

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December 18, 2021
People Spotlight

Internship Experiences: Sophia Blatnik

Committed to helping educate architects of the future, ThenDesign Architecture (TDA) accepts interns into our office each year. Sophia Blatnik spent the summer as an architectural intern for TDA. Having a natural desire to get involved in public architecture, she was most interested to see how educational design could positively affect a community.

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November 24, 2021
Architecture

Student-Centered Learning: A Catalyst for Revolutionizing Contemporary Education Design

“Student-Centered Design” is an architectural strategy in K-12 educational facilities that provides students a variety of spaces for individual and group work, flexible furniture, and modern technology. This empowers them to adapt their environment to how they learn best. Districts across the U.S. are incorporating these strategies into both their curriculum and schools while experiencing greater student satisfaction, fewer disciplinary issues and increased academic time.

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November 5, 2021
Design Process

Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 Campus – Summer Design Update

Over the summer, the design team continued to hit milestones in the design of the new Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 Campus. A variety of recent engagements have allowed the team to develop initial “schematic design drawings” that will be further developed in the months ahead.

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September 17, 2021
Architecture

Oberlin City Schools Elementary School Ribbon Cutting

The Oberlin City School District celebrated a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for their new Pre-K through fifth grade elementary school. Attended by the community, district officials and other dignitaries, the new elementary school provides a modern, collaborative learning environment and features environmentally friendly features that make it a model for sustainable school design.

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September 14, 2021
People Spotlight

Meet the Designers: Cynthia Haight

Cynthia Haight works as an interior designer for ThenDesign Architecture (TDA). Driven to provide the best educational environment for students, she integrates, color, texture and detail in all of her projects. Having a background in psychology, Cynthia integrates this understanding into each space she works on to better create comfortable environments that allow users to succeed.

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September 3, 2021
Community

Silver Lake Elementary Playground Engagement

In early May, students at the Silver Lake Elementary School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio gathered with architects, teachers, and district administrators to design a new playground for their school. While it may be easy to overlook such a small project, seeing a playground through a student’s eyes helps designers deliver a project that fits the needs of the district and students.

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August 13, 2021

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