Design For Every Space Students Learn and Live
The AE Works team brings more than 40 years of experience working on higher education projects spanning over 185 college and university campuses.
The buildings we design are more than bricks and mortar, they’re places of community, life experiences, and personal engagement that celebrate the human spirit. We provide human-centric solutions with a focus on the student experience.
Association of College Unions International 19 Facility Design Excellence Awards - More than any other architecture firm
Building Design + Construction 2024 Top Architecture Firm for University Building Design
Architectural Record 2020-2025 Top 300 Architecture Firms
Engineering News Record 2017-2025 Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms
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Building Design Services
We are passionate about creating memorable, life-enhancing spaces that are highly functional. Our full design services include architecture, engineering, and interior design as well as building analysis and assessments, test fits, feasibility studies, and master planning.
With an integrated team, AE Works creates innovative and functional solutions to complex building problems. Our approach ensures results that make building projects a better value.
Creatively envisioning your project from concept through construction documentation, we design spaces with purpose to enable your purpose.
Services:
Building Design and Documentation
3D modeling/ visualization
Code Review and Survey
Construction Documents and specifications
Facility condition assessments
Sustainable Design
Master-planning
Programming
Regulatory Compliance and Management
Space Planning
Team Qualifications:
Registered Architects
Certified Planner Credentials
LEED Accredited Professionals
Merging function with beauty, our interior designers elevate experiences and enrich lives through health and safety, functionality and form.
Services:
3D Modeling
Accessibility Implementation
Code Review
Furniture Research & Selection
LEED Design
Master planning
Materials Research & Selection
Space Planning
Qualifications:
NICIDQ Certified Interior Designers
LEED Accredited Professionals
Our engineers can solve your buildings systems challenges and design for comfort and reliability while maximizing performance.
Services:
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Telecommunications Engineering
Campus and Site Infrastructure
Infrastructure Optimization
Energy Management
Team Qualifications:
Registered Professional Engineers
Registered Communications Distribution Designers
LEED Accredited Professionals
Case Study
Saint Joseph's University, Campion Center Dining
Overview: With an anticipated influx of 350-400 additional students the need to reconfigure and modernize the SJU dining facilities become imperative. This project focused on revitalizing the dining hall and convenience store to meet the evolving needs of the university community. We updated finishes and furniture, enhanced the connectivity, and modernized retail dining experiences with the latest technology.
Impact: The refreshed dining hall now offers a more inviting and comfortable atmosphere, fostering community interaction. The allergen-free station has made dining safer and more inclusive, while the reworked retail dining area has enhanced convenience, reducing wait times and improving service efficiency. The transformation of the convenience store into a fully automated space has set a new standard for campus retail, aligning with the university’s commitment to innovation and student satisfaction.
“From the initiation of the process through the completion of the facility, WTW Architects [an AE Works company] proved to be an invaluable partner. They worked diligently with our students and administrators in developing a design that not only met the programmatic and aesthetic goals for the facility, but were also helpful in ensuring that we staying within the available budget for the project.”
- Karl Brockenbrough, Vice President for Administration and Finance, Bowie State University
Project Examples
University of North Dakota, Memorial Union
SUNY Binghamton, Lecture Hall
University of Vermont, Central Campus Residence Hall
Towson University, University Union
Penn State University, Findlay Commons
Clarion University, Suites on Main