A nature preschool building was designed, featuring two classrooms, a parent-child reception area, and administrative offices. The existing 1960’s visitor center was upgraded with renovated classrooms and wildlife viewing areas. A new hands-on kids’ play area allows visitors to interact with natural science displays. The existing auditorium was reconfigured from fixed seating to a more […]
Category Archives: Enviromental Centers
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Preschool
The SANC Nature Preschool has a strong commitment to both environmental education and active learning. Based upon seasonal changes, the broad-based curriculum includes art, music, perceptual and cognitive skill development, large and small motor skill development, natural science exploration, and, most importantly, daily outdoor discovery of the Center’s prairie, forests, ponds and marshes. The natural […]
Cincinnati Nature Center
The Cincinnati Nature Center is a leader in the national “No Child Left Inside” campaign, which is designed to reconnect children with nature. The master planning process at CNC relied extensively on the conclusions reached by the author of Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv, and others, in the development of site and facility […]
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
The building employs a stable, well-insulated, massive, and self-shading shell. This long-lasting and energy-efficient building design helps create an ‘energy flywheel’ to keep the building cool in summer and warm in winter. Supplemental heating and cooling is provided by a geothermal heat pump, and stormwater is collected in an outdoor rain garden. A roof-mounted 10kw […]