College enrollment is down 1.1% this fall, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, but you’d never know it from the frenzy of student housing construction, both on and near campus. Production continued apace this year and last, as colleges and universities, for-profit developers, and their AEC teams scrambled to get college residences open before the start of classes.
The following unscientific sampling provides a glimpse into student housing activity from coast to coast in the last 12 to 18 months.
1. Inspire Atlanta | Atlanta, Ga.
Niles Bolton Associates (architect, interior designer) took the helm for Capstone Communities’ 239-unit Inspire Atlanta. The structure cascades from 12 stories down to seven to reveal 360-degree…
