Collin College Technical Campus, Winner of the Caudill Award

Feb. 23, 2023 Collin College Technical Campus was recently announced as the winner of the Caudill Award, one of the highest honors in the annual Exhibit of School Architecture, according to the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). The winners were recognized Jan. 29-Feb. 1 at the 2023 TASA Midwinter Conference in Austin.

The Technical Campus, located in the Allen Independent School District at 2550 Bending Branch Way, was chosen along with three other independent school districts for exemplifying excellence in planning and design of the learning environment.

We are honored to have our campus selected for the Caudill Award, said Dr. Brenden Mesch, provost of the Technical Campus. It is fitting that our visionary comprehensive campus pushes the envelope of modern engineering and design.

Education is about changing perspectives and stretching boundaries. This is something that our campus community sees in the design and utilization of the spaces that provide so many teachable moments for students regardless of their future goals.

The 340,000 square-foot campus includes state-of-the-art labs, classrooms, student success spaces, dining, conference center. One floor of the campus is dedicated to Allen ISD high school students, while other areas are used as collaboration zones to attract industry partners in hopes of train tomorrows workforce with the latest industry standards. The project was designed and completed in 2020 by Perkins & Will.

We are excited about this recognition, said Vandana Nayak, principal and regional practice leader of Perkins & Will. We worked closely with the college to develop an educational village that weaves together academic and workforce spaces with pedestrian and landscape paths in a layered network.

The campus offers multiple pathways to success in high-demand, high-wage career fields including health care, information technology, drone technology, construction, automotive, manufacturing, and biomedical fields.

 

The daylight-filled campus brings high energy, and with exposed building systems, the facility itself becomes a learning tool, Senior Project Manager Barbara Rystrom of Perkins & Will said.

For more information, visit the campus webpage: Collin College Technical Campus Collin College.

Collin College serves more than 57,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.