Planning for the Safe Reopening of Schools
Figuring Out the Puzzle • Confirm Social Distancing Requirements • Analyze the Existing Facilities • Determine the Right Strategy • Develop a Plan for Implementation Each school is...
Social Distancing in the classroom
What will schools look like when students finally return to campus? This is a question both parents and educators are asking. 6’ separation...
proceeding with caution, diligence, & optimism
Governor Charlie Baker Orders All Non-Essential Businesses To Cease In-Person Operation, Directs the Department of Public Health to Issue a Stay at Home Advisory For...
Proceeding with caution, diligence, & optimism
As we navigate these uncertain and unprecedented times in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are reminded of the value of community. All...
Meet John Harden, our newest principal
OL+ welcomes John Harden as their newest principal! John Harden AIA LEED AP John is a licensed architect with over 18 years of project experience, including...
Creating an Environment for Curiosity
TAKING A DEEP DIVE into what makes a school tick Before Architects and planners put pen to paper, they need to understand the community...
Lab Trends 2020
Lab Trends 2020...
Outdoor Classrooms
THOREAU AND THE WOODS Probably one of the earliest and most thoughtful explorations of learning outdoors came from Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau combines the...
Outdoor Learning Pavilion at Jackson School
A COLLABORATIVE CLASS PROJECT The sixth-grade students at Jackson Grammar School (JGS) in Jackson, New Hamshire, were tasked with a legacy project, giving them...
Meet Michele Brooks, our new Principal
John Olson, Art Dioli & Chris Doktor Welcome Michele Brooks as their newest Principal in the 38-year-old firm OLSON LEWIS + Architects Michele focuses on the...
Gingerbread Hotel by the Sea
OL+ accepted the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) Annual Gingerbread Design Competition challenge >> And here's what we learned: IT'S MUCH HARDER THAN IT LOOKS! This year’s theme;...
Housing & Residential Development
HOUSING THEORY The evolution of housing (or residential) development and architecture is often the result of physical, social, cultural and ideological influences. Physical structure...