Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP (PRA) is happy to announce that Samantha Johnson has recently joined the firm’s Sarasota office as a Project Specialist.
Read MoreCategory: News
PRA frequently generates news items we believe may be of interest to the industries and people we serve. This category is to share formal news about major project, staff, or company updates by Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP
Project Review: Forest Park Middle School
Where School Design Meets Curriculum
Traditional school design lacks the flexibility needed for today’s curriculum and often limits student exposure to opportunities outside of core subjects. In the past two decades, our perspective on school design has evolved to be more student-centered and promote collaboration and more personalized learning opportunities. School buildings are no longer simple places we send our children to receive direct instruction for nine months of the year. Instead, they are tools used to enhance learning and provide access to discovery.
Read MorePRA Welcomes Project Specialist Duette Hart to Sarasota
Raysich Architects, LLP (PRA) is happy to announce that Mrs. Duette Hart has recently joined the firm’s Sarasota office as a Project Specialist.
Read MorePRA Partner Jason Puestow Receives Patriot Award
We are proud to announce that Plunkett Raysich Architect’s (PRA) Partner Jason Puestow, AIA, CSI, CCCA, received the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Jason was nominated by Adam Herrera, a Construction Administrator with PRA and member of the United States Army Reserve.
The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide range of measures,
Read MorePRA Expands to Austin, Texas
PRA opened a new office in Austin, Texas and will initially be so-located in Practice Design Group’s existing office.
Read MoreSenior Living Design Trends: Confirmation by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed some facilities to make changes quickly. The industry’s underlying concern should maintain focus on design trends with positive outcomes and avoid returning to less useful design ideas. The recent work done by a variety of these facilities has helped to validate some of these design trends as especially useful.
Read MoreRethinking Our Educational Environments
Designing Modern Learning Spaces
In rapidly changing world, educators often face with the task of preparing students for careers in industries that do not yet exist. Globalization and increased mobility add to the need to think differently about how and what our students learn and the physical spaces in which learning occurs. The outdated industrialization model of education no longer serves the needs of today’s learners. There is an increasing demand for personalized and individualized approaches in the educational landscape.
Read MorePRA Presents at the 2020 Digital EdSpaces Convention
This year we are excited to have two teams sharing stories at the 2020 Digital EdSpaces Convention. Linda Moses and Steve Kieckhafer are hosting a session about harnessing community engagement to help inform interior design and showcase the cultural diversity within a community. The team of Deborah Kerr, Past Immediate Superintendent of the School District of Brown Deer, and Nicholas Kent will explore how transforming a learning community can take years but ultimately leads to positive educational outcomes.
Read MoreA Modern Transitional Care Center
A turnkey modular transitional care unit provides flexible step-down care through a new partnership of Plunkett Raysich Architects and MDN Development
Read More