Project Category: College + University
Sargent College
The Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences project encompasses a comprehensive renovation of the first floor and a portion of the second floor of the college’s building. Inside the renewed vestibule, an expanded lobby gives direct access to the Academic Student Services suite, newly accessible restrooms, and four new classrooms. Two of these are […]
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Harold C. Smith Learning Commons
Transforming the existing library, a 1971 Brutalist-style concrete and brick building totaling 57,000 SF, into a modern Learning Commons meant virtually turning the building inside out. Creating a vibrant place for students required overcoming the problems of a rigid structure with a deep building footprint, little daylight and numerous building systems challenges. Dark glass and […]
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Main Street Theater Restoration
Reviving a Historic Landmark Located in downtown Fitchburg, the Theater Block includes a two-story commercial building and a historic 1,751-seat theater. Originally opened on February 7, 1929, the theater served as a movie house and live performance venue—often hosting Vaudeville acts—and featured a Wurlitzer Style 190 pipe organ. It closed in the early 1980s and […]
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Game Studio + Idea Lab
FSU’s Game Design major is the first of its kind in a public institution in the Northeast. The Game Design Studio & Idea Lab are part of a multiphase redevelopment of the historic Main Street Theater block. Located in downtown Fitchburg, the theater block includes a two-story commercial building and a 1,200-seat performing arts venue. […]
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