“The best school environments don’t just support learning—they ignite imagination, nurture belonging, and empower every student to thrive.”
Frost Barber of Louisiana
Baton Rouge Center for Visual & Performing Arts
Baton Rouge
Client: East Baton Rouge Parish Schools
Size: 80,000
Completion: 2025
Architect: Tipton Associates, RHH Architects
General Contractor: Ratcliff, VPG Construction
The Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts is a nearly 80,000 sf building with capacity for 600 students across grades Pre-K through 5. BRCVPA is a beloved institution among East Baton Rouge Parish Schools.
The designs transform a dated, sprawling school campus into a vibrant, unified, two-story facility that sets a new standard for educational design in the region.
Conceived to address both growing enrollment and persistent traffic congestion, the project replaces multiple disconnected buildings with a single, highly efficient structure, while integrating a dedicated early childhood education center. This magnet program, part of East Baton Rouge Public Schools, offers an arts-integrated curriculum that places dance, music, visual arts, and performance at the heart of daily learning.
KI
Borrego Springs Unified School District
Borrego Springs, California
Client: Borrego Springs Unified School District
Completion: 2025
Architect: HMC Architects
Borrego Springs Unified School District sits in one of California’s most unique communities—tucked within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and serving just 345 students across three schools. But when the district set out to modernize its high school for the first time in more than 30 years, the goal was anything but small. With the support of an $8.6 million community bond, Borrego Springs partnered with KI to create flexible classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, and a vibrant new library designed to support career-focused learning and prepare students for life after graduation.
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Fullerton School District
Fullerton, CA
Client: Fullerton School District
Size: 855.5 Sq Feet
Completion: 2025
In order to modernize their dual-language classrooms, Fullerton School District needed mobile furniture that allowed teachers to easily transition between different activities and pedagogies throughout the day—on top of having easy-to-clean surfaces and the durability to stand up to years of use. When they saw Lakeshore’s exclusive Modern Edge furniture line, they knew they had their solution. The smooth-rolling, locking casters on the desks gave them the mobility they needed, and with a lifetime warranty, they felt confident that their purchase would last long into the future.
AmTab
Park View Elementary School
Tennessee
Client: Park View Elementary School
Size: 1500 Sq. Feet
Completion: 2024
The modernization of the Park View Elementary library has significantly improved the school's learning environment, creating a welcoming and engaging space specifically tailored to promote creativity, collaboration, and student success. Through this initiative, AmTab sought to elevate the library's overall ambiance, transforming it into a more appealing space for students to gather.
Patent # 29.807,164
Fleetwood
E! Seating
5 Shifts Transforming School Design
School design is evolving quickly, driven by a convergence of technology, flexibility, and human-centered priorities. From AI-powered learning tools and multi-use classrooms to smarter infrastructure, wellness-focused environments, and visible sustainability strategies, today’s schools are being rethought from the ground up. These five innovations highlight how districts, designers, and manufacturers are working together to create spaces that are more adaptable, connected, and responsive to how students and educators actually learn and teach.
