For over 35 years, Gilbert Architects has been a full-service architectural firm devoted exclusively to planning and designing educational facilities for clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Wyncote, PA
Cedarbrook Middle School was plagued with problems since its construction in 1970. As part of the district-wide facility study, Gilbert Architects identified design flaws in the original construction and the issues with the building systems that had resulted in environmental concerns, resulting in the closure of the school and forcing the relocation of 700 students […]
Phoenixville, PA
Faced with an aging facility that required substantial renovations, both systemically and programmatically, the school board opted to build a new middle school and district administration building on the same campus currently shared with the high school. This option eliminated the need for a city of modular classrooms since the new building could be constructed […]
Jessup, MD
Patuxent Valley Middle School opened in 1989 based upon a standard program and prototype design of that era. With no major renovations, the existing design was not responsive to 21st century instruction and programs that are a part of current school design. The existing first-floor general classrooms or grade-level “pods” had four classrooms grouped together […]
Elizabeth, NJ
The new 116,000 s.f. Pre-K to 8 school for 750 students was constructed on a 2.4-acre urban site for the School District of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Sub-grade parking for 80 parking spaces was planned under the building for staff and visitors. This 3-story structure was designed to separate the age groups by providing Pre-K and […]
Middletown, DE
The new middle school houses 1,000 students in grades 6–8, each with their own classroom wing. Students and teachers utilize centralized learning commons in each wing allowing for team teaching, presentations, or group projects. Flexible design was incorporated in the building to allow for project spaces, break-out rooms, and miscellaneous office and task spaces. A […]
Stevensville, MD
This new middle school is located on Kent Island on the western end of Queen Anne’s County, which serves as the gateway to Maryland’s scenic Eastern Shore. The school, based on a nautical design of a ship’s hull, was sited on a portion of land that currently serves the recently constructed Matapeake Elementary School. Utility […]
Swiftwater, PA
The Pocono Mountain School district has been experiencing substantial growth over the past decade requiring a second campus on the western side of the district to address the fastest growing area. The 9–12 West High School was the first building constructed on this 485-acre campus and was over capacity before construction was completed. Faced with […]