What was once an outdated brick building from the 1960s has been transformed into a stunning, top-notch learning facility. The renovation of Crispin Hall included expanding lab and classroom areas to accommodate computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology courses.
- Collaboration Spaces
- Virtual Reality Simulation Lab
- Biopac Labs
How do we transform a very utilitarian, architectural eyesore into a vibrant part of campus that attracts students and faculty?
By re-envisioning the exterior facade of this facility with an architectural style that complements the rest of campus and creating student-centered learning environments, collaboration areas and staff-focused office suites.
“The renovation of Crispin Hall inspires achievement and empowers students to make a difference in the world daily. The design supports collaborative, flexible, technology-rich classroom learning that seamlessly flows into labs for hands-on applications.”
Utilizing input from students, faculty and the community, the new Carroll Center for Innovative learning was developed as a 21st century learning environment. The re-invented area includes formal and informal educational spaces that were right sized to support varied class sizes.
Several of Richland Community College’s high-performing programs were in need of renovated spaces to refocus the emphasis of learning to a student-centered model.
The first floor of Hovey Hall, an existing administrative building on the campus of Illinois State University, was remodeled to serve as the new home of the Financial Aid Department.