Junior Achievement of South Florida has proudly announced the groundbreaking of JA World Huizenga Center! The ceremony will take place on June 23, 2008 at the BCC North Campus. JA World will transform how students understand the relevance of education to the world of work and the free enterprise system. The Huizenga Center is designed as the largest educational facility of its kind in the US. Junior Achievement of South Florida has partnered with the Broward County School Board to provide specialized experiential entrepreneurial training for all 5th and 8th graders. The 59,000 SF facility on the BCC north campus includes space for two 10,000 SF identical areas for the “Biztown” programs and one 20,000 SF space for the 8th grade Finance Park program and is expected to serve more than 50,000 students per year. Hirsch Architects, Inc. provided traditional architectural services and is responsible for coordinating the consulting team through the construction phase.

Imagine Design Studio

Amy Balasco, principal of Imagine Design Studio, is a designer of interior and exterior spaces in South Florida. Her dream is to have a facility that includes all of the company’s services under one roof. She retained Hirsch Architects, Inc. to put her vision into a graphic image that would allow her to assemble the land, financing and design service resources. Working closely under Amy’s direction, the site plan and rendering were accomplished in a short period of time. This is a great example of a picture being worth a thousand words.