Collaborative learning, according to

experts, unleashes a unique intellectual

and social energy. We can attest to that

phenomenon. This book is the result of a

learning experience that began when three

design firms joined forces on an

unprecedented project.

OWP/P | Cannon Design
OWP/P | Cannon Design provides integrated architecture, interior design, consulting, MEP engineering, structural engineering, and design/build services to clients worldwide. Since our first elementary school project in 1958 our firm has designed educational spaces. Today, more than half a century later, OWP/P | Cannon Design is proud of the national and international reputation it has built by working with hundreds of school clients to support their educational vision. The evolution of our K-12 studio has followed an upward trajectory as it continues to ambitiously pursue quality in design, environments that promote learning excellence, and outstanding service to clients.

VS America
VS is a 110-year-old manufacturer of educational furnishings and is considered an industry leader. Focused on best practice for educational facilities worldwide, VS develops sustainable furniture and equipment of the highest quality, design, and ergonomics for learning environments, schools, and offices. VS provides system solutions from a single source to not only schools, but also large industrial concerns, banks, municipalities, and ministries. In 2005, VS, a third-generation family business, received the MX Award for Manufacturing Excellence. The company’s head office, sole production site, and school museum are in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany. The museum features a permanent exhibition on the history and development of school furniture.

Bruce Mau Design
BMD is a business and cultural design studio of experts from diverse practices in communications, science, philosophy, psychology, economics, architecture, business, marketing, and the arts. BMD designs action and creates positive change by any means necessary to flourish, succeed, and prosper in the 21st century and beyond. Using unconventional creative, visual, and analytical tools to fuel imagination and build understanding, BMD works with clients to design, at the highest level, vision, strategy, process, communications, experiences, and products. BMD’s work has resulted in books, as well as exhibits, websites, brands, businesses, campaigns, identities, videos, stadiums, stores, museums, magazines, parks, and products.

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