Michael Tyre Discusses Neuro-inclusive Design on The Second Studio Podcast
Amenta Emma President-Elect and Director of Design, Michael Tyre, was recently invited onto The Second Studio podcast to discuss the impact that architecture and design can have on neuro-diverse populations. During the in-depth conversation with hosts David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, Michael drew on his experience designing the Young Classroom at Smith College to explain […]
Michael Tyre Presents at SCUP 2024 Annual Conference
Michael Tyre, AIA, along with Scott Montemerlo of Officeworks Inc., and Allison Page, Campus Planner at Smith College, will be presenting their session, “How to Design Neuro-inclusive Learning Environments” on Monday, July 22 at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) 2024 Annual Conference in Philadelphia. An estimated fifteen-to-twenty percent of the world’s population exhibits some form of neurodivergence. […]
Michael Tyre Presents at SCUP North Atlantic Regional Conference
Michael Tyre, AIA, and Allison Page, Campus Planner at Smith College, will be presenting their session, “How to Design Neuro-inclusive Learning Environments” on Monday, March 25 at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) North Atlantic Regional Conference in Boston. An estimated fifteen-to-twenty percent of the world’s population exhibits some form of neurodivergence. Awareness of the sensory and environmental issues […]
Orange Pop! Galactic Inspiration
Read our latest edition of Orange Pop! featuring the renovation of Quinnipiac University’s Admissions Center.
Amenta Emma Sponsors SCUPNA23
Amenta Emma is pleased to be a Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) North Atlantic 2023 Regional Conference event sponsor! In celebration of the State University of New York (SUNY) System’s successes in higher education planning, the SUNY System Administration and the State of New York Construction Fund are playing host to this year’s conference at […]
Orange Pop! Innovation Central
Amenta Emma completes the new engineering building at Central Connecticut State University – Applied Innovation Hub.
Michael Tyre to Juror BSA/SCUP Higher Education Facilities Design Awards
Michael Tyre to Juror BSA/SCUP Higher Education Facilities Design Awards
INSIDE HIGHER ED PUBLISHES ARTICLE BY AMENTA EMMA PRINCIPAL MICHAEL TYRE REIMAGINING CAMPUS OFFICES
COVID-19 and the work-from-home era will have lasting effects on innumerable aspects of our daily lives. Amenta Emma principal Michael Tyre wrote a piece for Inside Higher Ed about how colleges and universities can not only adapt but advance their institutions by reimagining certain spaces on campus. Rear-facing admin, for instance marketing and finance people, […]
Michael Tyre to Moderate BSA/SCUP Panel Discussion
Amenta Emma principal Michael Tyre will be moderating a Boston Society for Architecture and Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) roundtable discussion on April 9. Bringing together voices from commercial real estate, workplace design, and campus planning, this discussion will offer insight into how organizations are reacting to post-covid changes and what lessons colleges […]
UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PUBLISHES ARTICLE BY AMENTA EMMA PRINCIPAL MICHAEL TYRE ON SUSTAINABILITY AND INFECTION CONTROL
Amenta Emma principal Michael Tyre and BVH Integrated Services VP Richard Loveland co-authored an article for University Business on campuses striking a balance between commitments to sustainability and infection control measures implemented in response to COVID-19. A prime example is HVAC systems. While fresh, circulated air is crucial to coping with airborne diseases, the energy […]
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION PUBLISHES ARTICLE BY MICHAEL TYRE
The New England Journal of Higher Education, the publication of the New England Board of Higher Education, published a detailed article by Amenta Emma Principal Michael Tyre about how colleges and universities can express and build their brand through campus design. Michael offers a framework for thinking about long-term campus planning, as well as questions […]
TOPPING OFF CEREMONY MARKS PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION OF CCSU ENGINEERING BUILDING
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, construction of the new engineering building at Central Connecticut State University has continued on schedule toward a spring 2021 completion. KBE Building Corporation recently completed the steel framework for the project, which was designed by Amenta Emma Architects, and celebrated with a topping off ceremony. Photos by Fly on the Wall […]
Building the Brand: Creating Identity and Shaping Experience
Michael Tyre, Principal at Amenta Emma Architects, will be presenting with Liz Bender, Assistant Director, Capital Planning & Design at Quinnipiac University, at the 2020 SCUP North Atlantic Regional Conference in New Haven. In this session, they will demonstrate how Quinnipiac University communicated its updated brand identity through physical campus renovations. Attendees will learn how […]
Second Chances
Suburban office parks – once the buzzing hive of commercial workplaces in post-war America – sit vacant as tenants progressively flock to newer, urban offerings with amenities and alternate leasing models. As consumer buying habits shift, abandoned retail spaces in shopping malls and strip centers dot our communities. Warehouses that formerly housed vivacious manufacturing facilities, […]