K-12 Construction

The Pacific Trails Middle School received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  As a new and growing community, the Pacific Highlands Ranch neighborhood in northern San Diego, was ready for a …

Saint Albert the Great School’s addition received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  Saint Albert the Great School was in desperate need of a secure and pronounced entry.  The existing school …

The  Junior/Senior High Calistoga School received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  At Calistoga Junior/Senior High School a new gymnasium, along with a modern and flexible Multi-Purpose Building for dining, performance …

Eliza Pierce Elementary School received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  Meeting Community Needs Inside and Out Located in the mining community of Battle Mountain, Nevada, a small rural town in …

In June, the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC) announced their 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards. NCMA will be honoring these winners in a continuing series. This week’s honoree is Eagle Valley Middle School. Carson City School District requested a …

Sage Creek High School received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  The Campus is organized into four terraces with compact two- and three-story footprints that front a central circulation spine, the …

“We never want to use the center as a FEMA structure. However, if we do have winds up to 250 mph, this is where I would want to be,” said Kim Johnson, principal, Truman Learning Center. “One of the most important factors when we were making plans for the new …

In rural Eureka, NV, the terrain is rough and mountainous. So rough, there were few options in
 this mining town for locating a new gymnasium
 near the local high school. The site available was a neglected, nearly unbuildable piece of land between the existing high school and the community swimming …

Concrete Masonry Enhances Modern School Design Superior Fire, Seismic, Wind and Blast Protection Combine with Flexibility, Value Buildings serving school systems are required to have long lifespans — 50 years or more in many states — and they need to withstand heavy use. With their resistance to fire, wind, seismic events, explosions …

The music department at Mesa Community College has a long and established tradition of preparing outstanding musicians and producing celebrated musical performances. Their collective dream was to create a nurturing, educational, and comfortable environment for students that fostered creativity and collaboration and they wanted to do it in a derelict, five-theater movie house adjacent to campus.