Southwest Region 2015 Conference School Site Tours

School Site Tours

May 13-15, 2015
Connecting the Spectrum: education | funding | facilities
Embassy Suites Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

7:30 am

Bus Departs Embassy Suites

8:00 am

CNMCC Learning Resource Center (Westside 1) | Central New Mexico Community College

Architect	Design Plus & Gould Evans Phoenix
Contractor	Jaynes Corporation
Size	70,000 sf

The CNMCC Resource Learning Center was designed by Design Plus, in partnership with Gould Evans Phoenix. The new 70,000 sq. ft. building on CNM’s Westside campus was envisioned as the ‘hub’ of campus and student activities and the building program includes:

An innovative student-centric library
Group, common & private study 'breakout' rooms
Integrated tutoring spaces
Technology labs
Café
Four 50-student classrooms
Three 25-student classrooms
One 100-student lecture hall

10:00 – 11:30 am

V. Sue Cleveland High School | Rio Rancho Public Schools

Architect	Van H Gilbert PC & Fanning Howey
Contractor	Jaynes Corporation
Size	410,000 sf

As the initial building constructed in the City of Rio Rancho’s, “Paseo Gateway,” Sue Cleveland High School is especially suitable as it sets a high standard for the envisioned civic and commercial development planned for the area.

Lunch on site

1:00 pm

Desert Willow Family School – Phase I I Albuquerque Public Schools

Architect	Design Group
Contractor	TA Cole & Sons
Size	34,000 sf

Working closely with the Principal Gael Keyes and the school’s building committee, the Hartman + Majewski Design Group planned and designed Desert Willow Family School based on the school’s philosophy of inspiring a “community of learners,” an established and successful learning program.

2:00 pm

nex+Gen Academy | Albuquerque Public Schools

Architect	Dekker / Perich / Sabatini
Contractor	AIC General Contractor
Size	46,900 sf

nex+Gen Academy is a standalone magnet high school for 400 students that incorporates technology-rich curriculum with small school principles and collaborative project-based learning exercises that use technology as a tool for learning.

3:45 pm

Collaborative Teaching and Learning Building (CTLB) | University of New Mexico

Architect	Dekker / Perich / Sabatini
Contractor	McCarthy Construction
Size	25,000 sf

Serving multiple departments at the University of New Mexico, the Collaborative Teaching and Learning Building provides flexible, computer-based classrooms designed to provide flexibility of curriculum.

5:15 pm

Walk to reception

5:30 – 7:30 pm

UNM School of Architecture – Reception

7:30 pm

Bus departs back to Embassy Suites