From the 2025 Educational Interiors Showcase: Business, Law, and Computer Information Systems Building

The project was recognized as an outstanding design in the Interior Renovation category.
Jan. 15, 2026

Highlights

  • A seismic retrofit and interior demolition have modernized the historic buildings.
  • A new addition connects existing structure and creates a unified main entry and lobby area.

What was the Physical & Life Science Buildings, constructed in the mid-60s at Riverside City College in Riverside, California, has undergone a complete renovation. The upgrades include a seismic retrofit and demolition of the interior; the spaces were rebuilt into a new Computer Information Systems and Business and Law instructional facility that includes classrooms, faculty offices, meeting rooms, computer labs, a multipurpose room, a testing center and support spaces. The existing four-story clock tower also was renovated. A new addition was positioned to connect the two existing buildings at the existing upper-level quad, creating a lobby and combined main entry.

Read more about the Business, Law and Computer Information Systems Building and view a photo gallery at SchoolDesigns.com.

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