NEXT University is a cutting-edge learning institution located in Norfolk, Virginia.  The primary goal of the university is to develop students that will be future leaders and innovators.  Small in scale, NEXT is a private, liberal arts institution with less than 2,000 students.  The faculty at NEXT have exceptional professional backgrounds but are most known for their dedication to their students in helping them develop their best work.  The founders of NEXT University believed in changing paradigm of student learning.  As a result, they want to utilize new approaches and push the boundaries with the design of their new academic building to allow learning to happen anywhere.  Additionally, a key goal for the project is to increase student engagement and learning retention as a result of the new environment.

 

Programming Information

The project area within the university's new academic building is a total of 10,685 usuable SF.  The program needs for this space are as follows:

 

Large Classroom (1)

Active Learning Classroom (2)
Active Distance Learning Classroom (1)

Faculty Connection Hub

Student Work Cafe

In Between Learning Spaces

 

 

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