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SCB is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm with a thoughtfuldesign vision and a dynamic national imprint. Since 1931, SCB has made alasting visual impact on skylines, campuses, and neighborhoods nationwide.From offices in Chicago and San Francisco, we offer our expertise to universityclients across the country, helping them achieve their goals, serve theirstudents, and create unique campus environments. Our approach is to askquestions, listen, and apply our industry-leading standards to determinethe best design solution for each individual project. For us, context is key,innovation is clear, and user comfort is king.

Our diverse practice includes architectural design, campus planning,programming, and interior design for projects that include academic buildings,student unions, teaching and research laboratories, student residence halls,dining halls, athletic facilities, and offices for faculty and administrative staff.Our team is nimble, creative, and dedicated to creating environments thatpromote student success and contribute to a greater campus and communitycontext. Our designs are responsive, responsible, and distinctive. We’refuture-oriented, continually challenging ourselves to design to a higherstandard, innovate at every level, and give our university clients more as weachieve design excellence.


academicsSCB approaches each design for academic buildings with an understanding of how students learn and how teaching pedagogies shape architecture. The quality of the student experience is the ultimate measure of our success; from the first time a student enters a state-of-the-art teaching laboratory to their translation of academic ideas to post-graduate applications. SCB creates versatile facilities that address the teaching needs of today with an

student lifeSCB believes that great campuses promote academic achievement, personal growth, and life-long connections between students and their college or university. SCB is a leader in designing student life facilities including over 33,000 beds of student housing, recreation and athletic centers, and student dining facilities. Our portfolio reflects the variety and uniqueness of the institutions we serve and addresses a broad range of needs and building types. From freshman versus graduate residences, high-rise and low-rise campus scales, urban and suburban contexts, new facilities and renovated vintage structures - our work offers creative solutions that are tailored

science + technologySCB’s portfolio of highly technical teaching, research and clinical environments enable institutions to learn, share knowledge and collaborate in new ways. In response to shifts in pedagogical and scientific methods, SCB has responded with unprecedented new building models that respond to the specific needs of its users while balancing environmental responsiveness, ease of operations, safety and


campus planningSCB’s approach to campus planning is a collaborative process that incorporates an institution’s strategic vision, key stakeholders and students, and a comprehensive understanding of critical issues and ultimate goals. SCB believes that leveraging inherent synergies between the surrounding community and the institution can ensure a positive student experience and ongoing cooperative planning environment. Through environmentally responsible planning strategies, we seek to create collegiate environments that are

sustainabilityA commitment to sustainability is imbued into every aspect of SCB’s practice and is a fundamental component of our planning and design efforts, from the inception of a project through final occupancy and beyond. We approach each project with thoughtful consideration on how nature, physics and design can be cohesively balanced, allowing us to build more value with fewer resources. With a team of 90 LEED accredited professionals on staff, and a current portfolio of 53 LEED certified or in-certification projects, SCB is a leader in incorporating sustainable design

sports + recreationSports and recreation design is a core practice area at SCB. Sports facility design is a highly technical task, requiring a thoughtful and experienced design response. Whether offered as the social center for a university campus or a signature amenity in a student residence hall, our approach to sports facility design allows clients to differentiate themselves from other institutions while promoting school spirit,



San Jose State UniversityCampus Village

Ball State UniversityPark Hall

Arizona State UniversityManzanita Hall


Arizona State UniversityManzanita Hall

North Carolina State UniversityUniversity Towers

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Northwestern UniversityElder Hall

California State UniversitySacramento State

Drexel UniversityMixed-Use Undergraduate Residential CommunityCase Western UniversityResidence Hall


DeVry University ChicagoStudent Center

Loyola University Chicagode Nobili Residence Hall

Case Western Reserve University Residence Hall

Loyola University ChicagoBaumhart Hall & Terry Student Center


Butler UniversityStudent Residence

Loyola University ChicagoDamen Student Center


University of California, RiversideGlen Mor Student Apartments Phase ll


Walgreen Co. Corporate CampusCenter for Technology and Innovation

University of California, MercedNew Classroom and Academic Office Building

Loyola University ChicagoCuneo Hall

Loyola University ChicagoCuneo Hall


Loyola University ChicagoRichard J. Klarchek Information Commons


DeVry University ChicagoAcademic Building

DeVry University ChicagoAcademic Building

Loyola University ChicagoRichard J. Klarchek Information Commons


Loyola University ChicagoMarcella Niehoff School of Nursing + Center for Collaborative Learning




Loyola University ChicagoInstitute for Environmental Sustainability


University of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Medicine + Research Building

University of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Medicine + Research BuildingAnn + Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago


Loyola University ChicagoCenter for Translational Research + Education

University of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Dentistry, NIH Lab

Loyola University ChicagoCenter for Translational Research + Education


Lake Forest CollegeSports + Recreation Center




Roosevelt UniversityLillian + Larry Goodman Center


The University of Notre DameGuglielmino Athletics Complex

Loyola University ChicagoJoseph J. Gentile Arena

The University of Notre DameGuglielmino Athletics Complex


Loyola University ChicagoHalas Hall

Loyola University ChicagoNorville Center

Loyola University ChicagoHalas Hall


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