DesignWell Features K12 Studio Leader Rob Winstead
01.06.22A feature article on Rob Winstead's commitment to addressing the interconnectedness of community and sustainability.
Crozet Elementary School Receives the 2020 AIA Test of Time Award
09.21.20VMDO's Crozet Elementary School is the recipient of the 2020 Test of Time Award from AIA Virginia – an honor that recognizes this humble and transformational public elementary school for its “architectural design of enduring significance” thirty years after its completion.
Strategies for Reducing Risk of COVID-19 in Schools
06.17.20School districts across the country are facing the difficult task of determining if and when K-12 schools will reopen. In an effort to support the health, safety, and well-being of students, the AIA has released 3D models designed by VMDO as well as evidence-based strategies that can assist schools with re-opening.
Discovery Elementary School Named A World Changing Idea by Fast Company
04.28.20A teaching tool for the climate action generation, Discovery Elementary School was selected from more than 3,000 entries as an honorable mention in both the Education and Spaces, Places, and Cities categories in Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas program.
Discovery Elementary School Becomes First School and Third Project to Receive LEED Zero Energy Certification
07.18.19Discovery Elementary School is the first school and third project ever to receive the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Zero Energy certification. Discovery is also the first recipient of the USGBC National Capital Region’s (NCR) Net Zero Award and is the only building in the NCR to date to demonstrate a net-positive energy balance