We empower communities and stakeholders to take ownership in the design, engaging them early on in the process. Simply put, more heads are better than one.
We work with a research-based mindset to know more about how the brain develops and operates and how learners respond to the space.
Now two decades after its founding, we asked a key leaders from University Academy what lessons have been learned in the last 20 years and where the school is headed in the years to come.
As you embark on the search for your charter’s future site – own or lease, build or renovate – learn what to look for, the pitfalls to avoid, and how to build a strong partner team who can help you along the way.
With an increased emphasis on facilities and amenities and the value your institution can offer, the time may be right for a facilities assessment to create a complete picture of your facility usage so you can plan for the future.
The economic impact of successful bond issues cannot be understated. It is important to have the right team in place to reap the benefits.
Our seven emerging professionals have gone above and beyond this summer. We have been thrilled to help them learn and grow with the Hollis + Miller family these past few months. We asked them to share their experiences with us.
Robyn's experience with furniture integration creates the ultimate flexible and comfortable spaces for teaching and learning.
As an education-focused firm, we’re always looking to design the future. So, we asked our partners for a little insight from 2020 as we take on 2021.
Adding esports as an additional extracurricular provides another option for students to learn teamwork and communication, and can provide a valuable revenue boost to school districts.
Learn more about our Athletics Facility Analysis, offered to colleges and universities around the country to help them prepare for fans to return in a safe and efficient manner.
Constantly evolving, charter schools will never replace traditional public schools, but they’re often a welcome addition for families looking for other options.
Hollis + Miller is proud to announce Walden Middle School has been honored with the A4LE John Shaw Award 2021.
Our 2021 Learnscape recipient is...the Park Hill School District!
Marking Hollis + Miller’s second partnership with student athletic conference organizations, the new agreement comes on the heels of announcing a local sponsorship with the Kansas City-based Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
Last year, the firm's Colorado office added seven new team members (growing from 10 to 17) and worked on 108 projects (as compared with 38 in 2019, an increase of 184%).
Last year, the firm's Colorado office added seven new team members (growing from 10 to 17) and worked on 108 projects (as compared with 38 in 2019, an increase of 184%).
Colorado Skies Academy is honored with the President's Award from the A4le Rocky Mountain Chapter.
Hollis + Miller Architects is proud to announce its Learnscape outdoor learning environment at Sunflower Elementary was selected for the 2020 National AIA Emerging Professionals Exhibit.
Hollis + Miller is proud to announce it has been named one of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) West North Central region’s 2020 Community Leadership Award recipients for its work on the new Lenexa City Center Library, which received the USGBC Award of Merit in the Innovative Design, New [...]
For the new Morris Family Multicultural Student Center for Kansas State University, the firm gathered a team of architects and designers not only composed of several women, but of diverse professionals who bring a unique perspective of their own.
We’re pleased to announce Hollis + Miller Partner Michelle Chavey has been selected for Kansas City Business Journal’s 2020 class of NextGen Leaders.
The Herndon Institute of Culinary Arts needed a new facility, but faced budget and site restraints of the existing building’s footprint. Hollis + Miller designed a new center twice the size of the existing one, including a commercial kitchen outfitted with new technology and a dining area.
Now a decade after the deadly Joplin tornado, one elementary school looks back at what they did right when building anew.
The new Carl B. Bruce Middle School worked with Hollis + Miller Architects to incorporate graphics to brand the facility in powerful ways.
Hollis + Miller designs used an aviation setting to create a perfect balance between open-air learning, providing a secure environment and encouraging imaginative thinking.
Hollis + Miller worked with Grain Valley Schools to develop the long-range master plan that would serve as the road map moving forward.
As a partner of the Shawnee Mission School District, Hollis + Miller donated the design and construction of its signature outdoor learning classroom, known as Learnscape.
SITUATION With more than 14,000 students, the Blue Springs School District is one of the largest districts in the Kansas City area. Yet, for more than two decades, all ninth-graders at Blue Springs South High School attended a separate Freshman Center. After a bond issue was approved by area voters [...]
SITUATION As the most diverse location of Kansas City’s Metropolitan Community College, the Penn Valley campus welcomes nearly 6,000 students each fall. However, the school recognized the need to upgrade its Student Success Center to more effectively serve the student population and provide a better [...]
Jeffco Public Schools in Denver area needed more space to accommodate the additional 400 children coming the following year, and also wanted to incorporate collaborative learning in a way that could benefit every Summit Ridge student.
