New Hubs and Renovations Link Schools to Community Spaces

Recent education-facility projects are adapting or replacing aging buildings to better serve students and their surrounding communities. In North Lanarkshire, a new £17.3 million St Kevin’s Community Hub combines an eight-class primary school with flexible learning, recreation and family spaces that residents can use outside school hours. At Penn State Harrisburg, a planned renovation of the Swatara Building aims to clarify the entrance to the student-services center and extend the life of a structurally sound but outdated building. Rhode Island College’s Clarke Science Center renovation and addition reconfigured labs and circulation to support modern research, teaching and collaboration. At SMU, an accessible addition connects two 1940s residence halls, while Drexel’s Kelly Hall project turns underused lower floors into study, support and gathering spaces, linking residential life more closely with campus activity.