January 2015 – Schmidt Associates

Elevate the Expectations

January 30, 2015/in Design, Community, Sustainability/by Wayne Schmidt

The following editorial was featured in the October 17, 2014, issue of the Indianapolis Business Journal. Each month, a post will be made further describing each of my 10 ideas for elevating the expectations for downtown. Check back for more information and share your thoughts with me. Elevate the Expectations By Wayne Schmidt It’s easy […]

How to Pick a Site

January 28, 2015/in Construction, Design, K-12/by Anna Marie Burrell

The design of a school campus is crucial to the safety and efficiency of any program. When given the opportunity to choose between different locations, here are some thoughts on what elements create a successful K-12 exterior environment. Space to establish clear visibility and organization –When on a school campus, clear site lines help create […]

Leadership Moment from January

January 21, 2015/in Leadership/by Wayne Schmidt

The sparkle in his eyes bears testimony. This young man will not be forestalled in his mission. We share his story of youth leadership to honor many. Derrin Slack struggled with stuttering and its stigma while growing up. Unable to afford a college mission trip to Botswana with his peers, an anonymous benefactor intervened. Derrin […]

Sustainability: Michael A. Evans Center for Health Sciences at Marian University

January 16, 2015/in Sustainability, Project Highlights, Engineering, Healthcare, Higher Ed/by Steve Schaecher

This landmark facility has been in operation for a while now. It is Indiana’s first new medical school in the last 110 years and it is the nation’s first osteopathic medical school at a Catholic university. The facility was honored at the 2014 Indianapolis Monumental Awards for Merit in Architecture. In March of 2015, the […]

Putting the “Active” in Learning

January 14, 2015/in Higher Ed, Project Highlights, Design/by Schmidt Associates

Many studies have been done that explore the benefits of movement and activity in learning environments. In higher education classrooms, “active learning” is becoming more and more the norm. As students morph into new learning experiences in the collegiate setting, they are greatly impacted by educational approaches and their architectural surroundings, eliciting positive psychological responses. […]

50 Letters From Architects: Our Contribution

January 7, 2015/in Community/by Schmidt Associates

This is part of a series of blog postings of Schmidt Associates architects’ responses to the American Institute of Architects (AIA)-Indianapolis invitation to write letters to Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard. Architects submitted big or small ideas to improve the urban built environment for Indianapolis and were on display at The Hall during June and July […]