CROW ISLAND SCHOOL CITATION | CAREER CENTERS
KRESA CAREER CONNECT CAMPUS Kalamazoo, Michigan DLR Group
Associated firms: Wightman; CSM Group Client Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency Area 160,000 sq. ft. Cost $87,000,000 Cost/square foot $544 Completion September 2025 Images Michael Robinson and DLR Group These transparent environments open onto the “Discovery Trail,” a central circulation spine where students and visitors observe active learning across programs. This approach reinforces the idea that the building functions as a teaching tool. A hybrid structural system combining he KRESA Career Connect Campus Students play a central role in shaping steel and mass timber incorporates 115,000 creates an uplifting, healthy learning the interiors, especially their desire for a square feet of cross-laminated timber. Exenvironment that supports career and nature-inspired atmosphere. Biophilic deposed mechanical systems intentionally technical education for students across sign strategies use natural materials, interior serve as educational elements, and healthy the region. The two story facility brings to- greenery, generous daylight, and views that materials, including Red-List-free products, gether programs in Advanced Manufacturing, reflect the Midwestern landscape—elements wood finishes and living moss walls, support Information Technology, Agriculture, Animal that help students feel calm, welcome, and environmental responsibility and wellness. Sciences, Health Sciences, Culinary Sciences motivated. Classrooms connect directly to and Supply Chain Management in a space adjacent labs, which enables instruction designed to spark curiosity and connection. to flow seamlessly into hands-on learning.
T
14 AMERICAN SCHOOL & UNIVERSITY • SCHOOLDESIGNS.COM • AUGUST 2026
2608ASU_014-15_Crowisland Citation_P3.indd 14
7/28/26 8:15 AM