Environments to inspire and stimulate students and faculty at every level, from classrooms and libraries to residence halls and campus dining centers.
Like many professions rooted in creativity, good architecture isn’t a formula or a skill you learn once and can apply everywhere. It is a passion that requires an innate curiosity, a drive to innovate, and a lifelong love of learning. We have it – and that’s why, for us, designing for educational clients is a natural fit.
Spillman Farmer’s team has designed nearly every building type that exists on a school or university campus – including admissions centers, classrooms and laboratories,…
Like many professions rooted in creativity, good architecture isn’t a formula or a skill you learn once and can apply everywhere. It is a passion that requires an innate curiosity, a drive to innovate, and a lifelong love of learning. We have it – and that’s why, for us, designing for educational clients is a natural fit.
Spillman Farmer’s team has designed nearly every building type that exists on a school or university campus – including admissions centers, classrooms and laboratories, athletic facilities and fields, student and dining centers, libraries and residence halls, and physical plants. We attribute this success across program type to our approach: our educational projects – public or private, K-12 or higher education – are learner-focused and informed by the unique vision, mission, and pedagogies of each institution. Our team is passionate about taking every opportunity to both facilitate education and instruct building users through architectural design. We believe that every building should reveal its working and show clear evidence of how and why it was made. Every component should be on display, imparting wisdom and becoming a learning experience for building users.
We understand the value of successful, dynamic spaces in the educational life of students and we believe in the potential of every project to profoundly influence its environment and students by creating a healthy environment where communication and curiosity are paramount. The lessons taught within the walls of Spillman Farmer’s educational projects are a true testament to the success of our work. Our track record of repeat educational clients can be attributed, in part, to our unyielding dedication to education through a collaborative process, expressive materials, revealed methods, and careful construction.
Name Christopher M. Clark, Ph.D.
Title President – Bryn Athyn College
The buildings you built are so solid, so stately. The landscaping so welcoming – it seems as if they date from when the College was founded, in 1877. The beauty of the buildings and the sense of timelessness of the campus environment testify to the untold thousands of hours of labor that you gave in making it so. We can never thank you enough. Your efforts, your sweat, your presence on the job day after day made all the difference. Our new image was fashioned by each of you. Your good work has enhanced our work.
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