Join American School & University, Architectural Products, Building Design+Construction, BUILDINGS, and interiors+sources for a cross-brand editorial webinar exploring the key trends and innovations shaping the U.S. education market across Higher Ed and K–12 facilities.

A panel of education architecture and design experts shares valuable market insights, including construction spending, project financing, and key forecast indicators, along with emerging design trends. The discussion highlights real-world examples from a range of project types, including science and technology buildings, sports and recreation facilities, on-campus student housing, classroom buildings, lab and research spaces, and student services centers.

Learning Objectives:

• Summarize the current U.S. Education market outlook for Higher Ed and K-12, including key construction spending signals and the factors influencing demand by facility type.
• Identify the most common project funding and financing pathways shaping Education-sector capital programs (e.g., bonds, public funding, philanthropy, P3s) and explain how they affect project scope, schedules, and procurement.
• Compare near-term planning, design, and construction trends across priority building types (Higher Ed: science/tech, student housing, classroom and student services; K-12: elementary, high school, CTE/STEM) and illustrate how these trends are showing up in real projects.
• Recognize emerging delivery, technology, and sustainability performance expectations influencing education projects—such as prefabrication/industrialized construction, product/specification shifts, decarbonization goals, and operational performance targets—and interpret what they mean for owners and project teams over the next 12–24 months.

Meet the Experts

Ralph Shinogle, AIA, is an Associate at RKTB Architects with extensive experience leading projects for major New York City agencies including the School Construction Authority, Housing Authority (NYCHA), Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and Department of Design and Construction, as well as for high-profile real estate firms and private developers. His portfolio includes project work across New York’s five boroughs and in New Jersey. Shinogle joined RKTB in 2024 as coordinator of its K-12 studio, focusing on capital improvement, enhancement and capacity projects ranging from creating a modest culinary arts classroom to extensive work on existing buildings and ground-up construction for a major school addition. He earned his Masters of Architecture from Kansas State University in 2010, then started his career in private practice before spending two years in the Peace Corps working for an urban planning office in Albania, and later moving to New York City in 2016. Shinogle was promoted to Associate in June of 2025.

Alexandra Koretski, IIDA, NCIDQ, is a Senior Associate at architecture and design firm Spacesmith. She is drawn to architecture and design in part because it grants her the opportunity to explore the various interior environments Spacesmith’s clients inhabit: science labs, universities, libraries, embassies, and more. As a vital team member on many of Spacesmith’s government projects, Alex has mastered the delicate art of balance. Her global portfolio includes in-the-works United States Consulates in Lagos, Nigeria, and Chiang Mai, Thailand, as well as the US Embassy in Mexico City, all of which are targeting LEED certification. With an acquired understanding of the functional, sustainable, and aesthetic standards these spaces must satisfy, she takes care to deliver security without sacrificing comfort and consistency while honoring local culture.  Alex earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in interior design from the School of Visual Arts.

Bradley Sherburne is an architect and urban designer from New York City, where he is a Senior Associate for CetraRuddy Architects. He earned a B.Arch and a Master of Urban Design from Carnegie Mellon, where his work focused on the intersection of human-scaled cities within a sustainability context.

After receiving his license to practice as an architect in the state of New York, Sherburne turned his focus to creating architectural designs that fostered inclusion and visibility. One such project was for the Africana Studies Department at Brown University, where he was able to effectively meet the client’s needs for a department that reflected the ideals held by the academics utilizing the space.

Sherburne’s primary works are with public and private K-12 schools, museums, colleges, and universities. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and an active advocate for the transgender community, Sherburne’s understanding of the gender spectrum offers an unparalleled advantage to the clients he serves.

Sherburne lives in Gramercy Park with his dog and husband, in that order. He is currently the Chair of Manhattan Community Board 5, which he has served on for four years, including previously as Chair of the Landmarks Committee.

With more than 27 years of experience in architecture, Jennifer Cordes, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, serves as the Studio Leader for the firm’s higher education practice. She also provides planning and design leadership for the firm’s most complex campus projects, specifically for the design of science and laboratory spaces. She is a strong advocate for a collaborative and interactive design process that focuses on high-performing designs that capture the culture of an institution and support active learning and research. Her dedication to building consensus amongst administration, faculty, staff, and researchers has helped to produce creative design solutions for their programs whether constructing an all-new structure or weaving complex additions and renovation work. Jennifer’s organized approach and communicative process encourages stakeholder engagement while streamlining her projects for maximum efficiency.

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Robert Nieminen is the Market Content Director of Architectural Products, BUILDINGS, and interiors+sources magazines and Smart Buildings Technology Report e-newsletter for Endeavor Business Media. Previously, he was the Editor-in-Chief of interiors+sources, and the Editor-at-Large for retrofit, Retail Environments, The Architect’s Newspaper, and i+D, the official publication of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). His work has been recognized with multiple Azbee Award Gold distinctions from the Association for Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and Folio magazine’s Eddie & Ozzie Awards.

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