CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF LICKING COUNTY

Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County faced a challenge: their dated campus exterior failed to reflect the innovative programs within or signal to Newark community their commitment to excellence in career-focused education. 

  • The design reimagines the 250,000-square-foot campus façade through a comprehensive approach balancing bold identity with nuanced architectural interventions. Strategic material replacements and thoughtful color transitions create visual rhythm across expansive facades, transforming utilitarian structures into dynamic architectural statements. 

    Redesigned entry canopies serve as welcoming thresholds guiding visitors while providing sheltered gathering spaces for students. New exterior lighting enhances both safety and visual impact, extending buildings' presence into evening hours. 

    Environmental graphics function crucially through subtle tone-on-tone applications of C-TEC logos and mascots instilling school pride. These graphic elements work with architectural interventions to create layered experience feeling simultaneously professional and energetic. 

    The transformed campus exterior fundamentally changed how C-TEC is perceived by students, staff, and the broader Newark community. What was once austere, industrial complex is now a proud educational landmark visually communicating the institution's commitment to innovative, career-focused learning. 

  • Newark, OH

  • 2023

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