Educational Projects Tim's educational experience extends back to the addition to Meister Elementary School in Hobart, Indiana, done at DAH Architects.  Most of his experience was garnered through his 8.5 years at Faning/Howey Associates, Inc., where he designed and managed projects in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Virginia.   He was also planner for Fremont Schools Projects in Mundelein, Illinois while at PSA/Dewberry.  Lowell High Schools; Tri-Creek Community School Corporation; Lowell, Indiana Firm: Fanning/Howey Associates; Michigan City, Indiana This challenging $37.6 million addition and renovation project involves the renovation of a radically-designed open concept school completed in 1969 by the Shaver Partnership, a proponent of this school type.  Many Shaver employees went on to create the Michigan City office of Fanning/Howey.  While the facility did not work with modern security requirements, it did have unique design features we endeavored to maintain or enhance in the renovation.  The renderings below are mass models to assist in understanding the building components.  Some staff reported it to be like trying to teach in an airport.  Tri-Creek Community Schools and their staff were exceptional to work with. Lowell High School has won a 2006 Impact on Learning Award from School Planing and Management for its creative reuse, overhaul, and transformation of this once outdated facility. Existing Building Mass Model Looking SW Mass Model Looking SE View Looking NE Additions/Renovations to Avon Lake High School; Avon Lake, Ohio Firm: Fanning/Howey Associates; Celina, Ohio Located 20 minutes west of Cleveland, Avon Lake High School is serious about its academics, athletics, and its arts and music programs.  In their ambitious "Children First" campaign, Avon Lake City Schools renovated or added onto all seven of its schools.  The high school project was the most ambitious, renovating over 180,000 square feet of existing building, and adding on another 100,000 square feet. The project had many challenges including a new commons that connected the high school to a freestanding gym building, and demolishing an obsolete fieldhouse and replacing it with a new 1,000 seat auditorium while maintaining existing construction on three sides. Also see images on Fanning Howey's web site. Main Level Plan Upper Level Plan Building Directory Additions and Renovations to Elkhart Central High School; Elkhart, Indiana Firm: Fanning/Howey Associates; Michigan City, Indiana The original intent was to add on 15 classrooms including science labs, and add music and drama labs to the southwest.  Seeing that new science labs would be separated from the existing ones by the library, we proposed to renovate the old library into science labs and create an exciting new media center.  A dynamic canopy defines the main entrance and shelters students as they make their way to the bus.   The curvelinear forms were generated to maximize the available site.  The curves make for efficient site flow in the academic wing, while matching the curve of Blazer Boulevard on the Southwest Addition.  Click on the images below for detailed views and descriptions. Image:  Various Projects for Fremont School District #79; Mundelein, Illinois Firm: PSA/Dewberry; Naperville, Illinois Project involved a new 3-5 Grade Elementary School, Additions to a Kindergarten wing of an Existing Elementary Wing, Renovations to a Middle School, and a new Bus Maintenance Facility.  Images below are for the New 3-5 Grade Building.  Tim was instrumental in the building space planning and the conceptual site planning.   Additions and Renovations to Goshen High School; Goshen, Indiana I consider this one of the most challenging addition renovation designs ever tackled by Fanning/Howey, even more so than Avon Lake.  We had to deal with a 1922 building with five additions, none matching the other architecturally.  Even the first level had 13 different floor levels!  The owner also insisted on turning an old gym into a 1.5-court fieldhouse, even though this meant teearing down portions of three-story building on each end to achieve this and satisfy the local politics. The project was riddled with problems from the start, including their over ambitious Superintendent insisting on not making any cuts despite being $5 million over budget from day one.  Sure enough, buds came in $5 million over, and we had to do some redesign during construction to save costs.  Adding to complications was a windstorm that blew over the auditorium wall onto music rooms, creating $1 million in damage and six months of delay. Despite the setbacks, we created exciting educational and community spaces, and we reduced the first floor to three levels, and made all public spaces and classrooms ADA compliant. Click on the images below for detailed views and descriptions. Existing Plan First Floor Plan Second Level Plan Third Level Plan Interface with Existing New Additions