Resource Lists
CASE STUDIES--SCHOOL BUILDINGS K-12
Descriptions, photographs, and floor plans of specific school buildings, including elementary, middle, and high school projects, compiled by the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. References to Books and Other Media
Student Spaces. Sims, Joel K. (School Designer, Dec 2011)
Explores K-12 schools from all over the world that incorporate areas that students find both beneficial and enjoyable. Provides comments from students who have utilized the spaces and enjoyed the benefits first-hand. 118p
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Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011 (OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments , Sep 2011)
Showcases over 60 exemplary recently built or refurbished schools and universities from 28 countries and includes examples of early childhood, primary, secondary, vocational and higher education facilities spanning countries in six continents, from India, Uruguay and Portugal, to Australia, United States and Burkina Faso. Collectively, these projects demonstrate state-of-the-art design in this field and each one is lavishly illustrated with colour photos, plans and descriptions.
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Database of Best Practices in Educational Facilities Investment (OECD/CELE and the European Investment Bank , 2011)
The purpose of the database is to inform the planning, design, construction, management and evaluation of educational spaces by providing an international resource of exemplary school and university facilities, combined with a bibliographical reference tool for strategic investment in educational infrastructure. This database draws on two sources of information: Information collected in the framework of the joint CELE/European Investment Bank project on “Strategic Investment Planning for Educational Infrastructure”. The 60 exemplary schools and universities featured in CELE’s publication Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011. The database provides detailed information on each project, in addition to high-quality photos and plans and contact information for schools and architects. The database classifies each design project by category: flexible learning settings, school regeneration, access, new technologies, outdoor spaces, furniture, safety, comfort, community use and involvement, integrated services, special needs provision, multi-sensory environment, cultural and historical value; environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, cost efficiency, library/resource centre, music facilities, fine art facilities, science laboratories, vocational facilities, sporting facilities, etc). In due course, details of all the 166 submissions received during the publication’s preparatory phase will be uploaded on the database.
Where Will I Do My Pineapples? The Little Book of Building a Whole New School. Kelly, Gill (Crown House Publishing [United Kingdom], 2011)
This is the story of a community placed in an enviable position of receiving funding to build a new campus and the technology to transform learning. What is discovered very early on, is that no one had considered the human impact of such a project. This book seeks to do exactly that. The process of community engagement is addressed as well as the psychology of human behaviors that emerge in such a context. Written through the perspective of a senior leader, with many amusing and bizarre stories, the book describes how the struggle and effort required to keep sound educational principles at the heart of a project is worth it. What came out of the process was a building that had a variety of learning spaces, fully trained staff, modern ICT and a transition curriculum. It was the only school building in the country to be delivered on time, within budget, with a ground breaking CPD program. 216p
John-Paul II Education Center, St. Mark's Catholic Church.
Design Cost Data; v53 n3 , p26,27 ; May 2009
Profiles this new private school building on a church campus that anchors a pedestrian-friendly formerly occupied by parking, which was moved to the perimeter. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Druk White Lotus School,
(DesignShare, Minneapolis, MN , 2009)
Profiles the award-winning Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh, India. The primary and secondary school is a model for green design, using local materials assembled by local craftsmen, and taking advantage of natural ventilation and abundant solar radiation. 3p.
Public Art for Public Schools.
Cohen, Michele (Random Hous/Monacelli Press, New York, NY , 2009)
Reviews the collection of more than 1,500 artworks has been assembled over nearly 150 years by the New York City Public School . The diverse collection ranges from stained glass by Tiffany Studios to mural cycles commissioned by the WPA to modern and contemporary works by Hans Hofmann, Ben Shahn, Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, and Vito Acconci. School construction and public art have expanded dramatically under current leadership, with new school buildings and art commissioned from noted architects artists. The book provides an account of the history and future of this program, illustrated with archival images and new photographs specially commissioned for this publication. 240p.
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Bulding Green - The Willow School. (New Jersey Public Broadcasting, Trenton, May 2008)
Documents LEED-certified construction of the Willow School in the Delaware Valley of New Jersey. A barn scheduled to be demolished was moved to the school construction site with near 100% re-use of materials. Planning included positioning and design of building for maximum use of natural light. Attention was given to construction waste management for complete success in recycling of materials. Other green considerations included use of wood from sustainably managed forests. The narrator describes net money savings of green construction reducing heating and air conditioning expenses.
Druk White Lotus School. Nov 29, 2007
Profiles the award-winning Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh, India. The primary and secondary school is a model for green design, using local materials assembled by local craftsmen, and taking advantage of natural ventilation and abundant solar radiation.
Winter 2007 School Design Institute: A Report of Findings.
 (American Architectural Foundation, Washington, DC , Feb 2007)
Presents the comments and recommendations of specific projects presented by the superintendents of six school districts, working with a team of five experts specializing in the field of K 12 design and education. This process involved the school officials in discussion about the benefits of good design and planning so that they could lead their districts in supporting innovative solutions. A section of the report is devoted to a summary of each school district and its demographics, a project description, and a discussion of recommendations. Embedded in the comments and design recommendations are best practices regarding a range of issues, such as school size, technology, trends in learning, siting and location, the public process, and community school collaboration. 46p.
Kindergartens, Schools and Playgrounds.
Canizares, Ana; Fajardo, Julio, eds. (Loft Publications, Barcelona, Spain , 2007)
Presents an international collection of recently built school facilities selected for their successful learning environments, promotion of togetherness and the exchange of ideas, and community use. The buildings all attempt to maximize energy savings, natural light, and ventilation. Each example is richly illustrated with plans and photographs. 255p.
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Schools and Kindergartens: A Design Manual.
Dudek, Mark (Birkhaeuser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland , 2007)
Illustrates the specialized field of school design with over 70 case studies from Europe, North America and the Pacific Region. The design of schools according to varying educational theories is explained in the context of varying national and regional approaches. Among the key themes analyzed are aspects such as the impact of modern communication technology, urban integration or internal circulation. Various authors contribute chapters on spatial configurations, acoustics, lighting, sustainability, outdoor spaces, nursery design, and facilities under reconstruction. 255p.
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Designing the Sustainable School.
Ford, Alan (Images Publishing Group, Melbourne, Australia , 2007)
Profiles 45 K-12 Schools from around the world that combine good aesthetics, sustainability, and high performance design. The projects represent a wide range of design solutions, location, and scale, ranging from a three-room schoolhouse in Burkina Faso to a 2500-student high school in California. Plans and photographs accompany each example. 256p.
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Educational Environments No. 3.
Yee, Roger, ed. (Visual Reference Publications, New York, NY , 2007)
Presents examples of innovative new educational facilities, organized by the architectural firms that designed them. The examples are largely higher education projects in the United States, with a few K-12 projects included. A short description of each project is accompanied by photographs. 240p.
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Learning by Design 2006.
(Stratton Publishing & Marketing in cooperation with National School Boards Association and American School Board Journal, Apr 2006)
Presents award-winning school designs with design descriptions, data, and photos provided along with information about the architectural design firm, and costs per square foot and per student. Includes early childhood and elementary schools, middle/intermediate schools, high schools, combined level schools, post-secondary schools, and specialized educational facilities. Additional resource sections include a resource directory, index to architects, index to projects by school type, and index to projects by region. 176p.
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Building Culture, Druk White Lotus School: A Sustainable Model for Education and Design.
Carter, Brian (State University of New York, University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning , 2006)
Profiles this school in the remote Himalayan village of Shey, the product of an international consortium of planners and designers. Careful consideration was given to sustainability and accommodation of an educational program that incorporates necessary modern literacy and skills with traditional Tibetan Buddhist principles. 72p.
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CEFPI 2005 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture
(Council of Educational Facility Planners International, Scottsdale, AZ, 2005)
Project entries to the 2005 CEFPI Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture. Each entry includes the name and location of the school, award type, architect, color photographs, and supporting files with a program narrative, exhibition narrative, project data, and floor plans.
Kinder Bauen Ihre Schule. (Children Make Their School.)
Huebner, Peter (Edition Axel Menges, Stuttgart, Germany , 2005)
Profiles this German school, produced by a commission focusing on three points: the school should be a meeting-place, allowing young people coming from various nations and different religions to live together peacefully; the school should enable young people to look after the environment; and the school should be open to the district. The architects conceived the school as a little town, with the aims of achieving diversity, sophistication, and responsibility taken on by the users themselves. Students were active participants in the design. Each school "house" has its own entrance, cloakroom, toilets, a large gallery, a terrace, and a garden. The book describes the entire process from developing the educational program, planning and realization of the building, and the everyday running of the school. Abundant plans, photographs, and drawings accompany the text. 179p.
Joined Up Design for Schools
Sorrell, John; Sorrell, Frances (Merrell Publishers, New York, NY , Jan 2005)
Profiles over sixty projects in which school children thoughout Britain have commissioned pioneering concepts from an array of notable international designers and architects. The client teams of children engaged designers to respond to their everyday needs and concerns, and this volume describes and illustrates an range of projects that deal with the built environment, communications, storage, color, clothing and identity in schools. 192p.
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Educational Environments No. 2.
Yee, Roger (Visual Reference Publications, New York, NY , 2005)
Presents examples of innovative educational facilities, organized by the architectural firms that designed them. The examples are largely higher education projects in the United States, with a few foreign and K-12 projects included. A short description of each project is accompanied by photographs. 211p.
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Schools for the Future. Exemplar Designs. Concepts and Ideas.
(Dept. for Education and Skills, London, England , Feb 2004)
Exemplar designs aim to improve the design quality of school buildings in England. The designs — five primary schools, five secondary schools and one 'all-through' school — have been created by eleven leading British architectural practices and are based on close work with administrators, teachers, and students. The designs are intended to to provide inspiration for LEAs and schools developing their educational vision and requirements for new schools, in order to drive up the standard of school building across the country. The designs aim to help
develop a shared vision of what are 'Schools for the Future'; create benchmarks for well designed schools; push forward the boundaries of innovation and inspiration; support the delivery of the Building Schools for the Future program; and encourage industry to develop new ways of delivering school buildings. Many of the designs include 'extended schools' facilities for use by the wider community and all have been developed to respond to the demands of current teaching styles while looking to the possibilities of the future. Includes plans, drawings, and color photographs.
121p.
CEFPI 2004 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture
(Council of Educational Facility Planners International, Scottsdale, AZ, 2004)
Project entries to the 2004 CEFPI Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture. Each entry includes the name and location of the school, award type, architect, color photographs and supporting files with a program narrative, exhibition narrative, project data, and floor plans.
Schools as Centers of Community: A Citizens' Guide For Planning and Design. Second edition.
Bingler, Steven; Quinn, Linda; Sullivan, Kevin (National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Council of Educational Facility Planners, Building Educational Success Together, Coalition for Community Schools , Dec 2003)
This publication outlines a process for planning schools that more adequately addresses the needs of the whole learning community. It explores six design principles for creating effective learning environments, provides 13 case studies that illustrate various aspects of the six design principles, and examines the facilities master planning process for getting started and organized, including developing and implementing a master plan. It provides references, sources for additional information, photographs and plans. 76p.
Creating Schools and Strengthening Communities through Adaptive Reuse.
Spector, Stephen (National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, Washington, D.C. , Aug 2003)
This publication focuses on four school adaptive reuse projects--in Phoenix, Arizona; Wake County, North Carolina; Pomona, California; and Trenton, New Jersey. Together, the projects illustrate the many benefits of adaptive reuse and show that mainstream school districts can meet the regulatory and political challenges necessary to make such projects succeed, providing new schools when and where they are needed and transforming unused buildings into spaces that serve the diverse needs of students, parents, educators, and communities. While geographically and demographically distinct, the four projects share certain similarities: an immediate need to provide more school space existed; long construction lead times and state-mandated minimum site sizes were not available; non-educational buildings existed within the school district that could be transformed affordably; and the school district and the community possessed people who could recognize adaptive reuse opportunities and follow through with a project that called for innovation, good management, and political savvy. 12p.
School Builders.
Curtis, Eleanor (John Wiley & Sons, New York, May 2003)
This book introduces 29 elementary through high school projects in various countries, the majority of which are from the UK, the US, and Germany as well as featured buildings from India, Japan, Singapore, Norway, and Canada. Through these case studies, the book presents educational philosophies and needs, as well as cultural and climatic considerations across the world. A wide range of issues are reflected in these projects, including the technology-led classroom, sustainable green schools, flexible spaces, tight urban sites, optimum school size, community involvement, and safety and security concerns. Contains plans, illustrations, drawings, and many full color photographs. 224p.
Best Practices Report: A Sampling of Best Practices and Resources of School Facility Construction.
(California Office of Public School Construction, Sacramento , Mar 2003)
Reviews useful documents from the California Office of Public School Construction and several "feature projects" that illustrate recent school facility planning ideas and design solutions approved by the Division of the State Architect and the California Department of Education. Examples of prototype school plans, developer-built schools, and design-built schools are highlighted. 59p.
CEFPI 2003 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture
(Council of Educational Facility Planners International, Scottsdale, AZ, 2003)
Project entries to the 2005 CEFPI Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture. Each entry includes the name and location of the school, award type, architect, color photographs, and supporting files with a program narrative, exhibition narrative, project data, and floor plans.
Schools for Cities: Urban Strategies.
Haar, Sharon; Robbins, Mark (National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Series on Design, Washington, DC. , 2003)
This monograph presents papers from the 2000 Mayors' Institute on City Design and the public forum that followed it. Essays include: "Schools for Cities: Urban Strategies" (Sharon Haar); "Reenvisioning Schools; The Mayors' Questions" (Leah Ray); "Why Johnny Can't Walk to School" (Constance E. Beaumont); "Lessons from the Chicago Public Schools Design Competition" (Cindy S. Moelis and Beth Valukas); "Something from `Nothing': Information Infrastructure in School Design" (Sheila Kennedy); "An Architect's Primer for Community Interaction" (Julie Eizenberg); "The City of Learning: Schools as Agents for Urban Revitalization" (Roy Strickland); and "Education and the Urban Landscape: Illinois Institute of Technology" (Peter Lindsay Schaudt). Case Studies include: "Prototypes and Paratypes: Future Studies" (Sharon Haar); "Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco" (Pfau Architecture Ltd.); "Architecture of Adjustment, New York City' (kOnyk Architecture); "Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas" (Allied Works Architecture Inc.); "Camino Nuevo Middle School, Los Angeles" (Daley, Genik Architects); "Elementary School Prototypes, Chicago Public Schools" (OWP/P Architects). 103p.
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Innovative Pedagogy and School Facilities.
Washor, Elliot (DesignShare, Minneapolis, MN. Publication based on doctoral dissertation, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, entitled Translating Innovative Pedagogical Designs Into School Facilities. , 2003)
This research examines the translation of innovative and complex school reform models, based upon nontraditional pedagogy, into school facilities design. Factors facilitating and impeding the process are identified, as are the relationships between the numerous constituencies. The study analyzes the three major forces determined to be at work in the process, which were: 1) political, 2) social, and 3) economic. The school examined is the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (MET) in Providence, Rhode Island. 93p.
H.D. Cooke Modernization: Questions, Concerns and Recommendations.
(21st Century School Fund, Washington, DC. , Sep 17, 2002)
In a series of questions and answers, this paper looks at the biggest problems with the current proposed design of Henry D. Cooke Elementary School in the District of Columbia, making recommendations on how to improve the plans and best use the space. With an in-depth analysis of the schematic plans and education specifications, the paper examines issues such as student enrollment projections, parking, and environmental concerns. It is designed serve as a model for other communities in evaluating designs being prepared for their local schools and as a blueprint for action for the H. D. Cooke community. (Appendices contain the site analysis and modified building plans.) 21p.
Schools Designed with Community Participation.
Sanoff, Henry (National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, Washington, DC , Jul 2002)
This publication presents case studies of school buildings to demonstrate the application of a post occupancy evaluation (POE) during various stages of the design and planning process. It explains that because POE is a process for gathering information about a building in use, it can be applied effectively both to renovation and expansion projects and to new construction. The case studies were selected because each addresses community and user participation as an integral part of the school planning process. In Jamestown, North Carolina, a POE incorporating a school building assessment survey was used for the Millis Road Elementary School addition to help architects learn about existing conditions and improvements expected in the new classroom addition. The Davidson Elementary School project in Davidson, North Carolina, linked all stages of the school building process, from user participation in the development of the program to the evolving design solution, and a building evaluation after completion. The Centennial Campus Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina, began with a vision shared by university educators and county school officials about the creation of schools within a school. The Rosa Parks Elementary School in Berkeley, California, (formerly the Columbus School) demonstrated a participatory process that included parents, teachers, children, and community members who initiated and passed a bond measure to rebuild the earthquake-damaged school. The case studies include building plans and photographs. Appendices contain a six-factor school building checklist, a school building rating scale, an inclusive school building assessment checklist, and a classroom arrangement rating scale. 67p.
Class Architecture.
Crosbie, Michael J. (Images Publishing Group, Victoria, Australia , Feb 2002)
This compendium contains more than 40 schools that show new directions in design and the changing demands on this building type. It discusses the design challenges in new schools and how each one of the projects meets the demands of an architecture for learning. An introduction by architect Raymond Bordwell explains many of the trends in new school design which are illustrated in the book's collection. The facility descriptions contain numerous photographs and well as building plans. 144p.
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CEFPI 2002 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture
(Council of Educational Facility Planners International, Scottsdale, AZ, 2002)
Project entries to the 2005 CEFPI Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture. Each entry includes the name and location of the school, award type, architect, color photographs, and supporting files with a program narrative, exhibition narrative, project data, and floor plans.
Educational Facilities.
(Images Publishing Group, Mulgrave, Australia; American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC , 2002)
This book is a compilation of nearly 100 projects and trends in school design. The projects were submitted for a 1999-2000 competition and focus on a variety of school facilities. These facilities range from early childhood to community colleges, including public, private, and alternative facilities. A jury of architects and educational administrators reviewed each of the submissions to select a diverse range of projects to illustrate the future of design in educational facilities. Each entry contains photographs, floor plans, an architect's statement, and building details.
232p.
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Historic Neighborhood Schools: Success Stories. Issues and Initiatives.
(National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC. , 2002)
This document offers 19 case studies that show how people across the United States have kept historic schools as vital parts of their communities. The case studies offer concise summaries of information that architects, contractors, and school administrators have shared with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. They describe projects that illustrate reasonable solutions to: building code compliance, structural problems, deferred maintenance, mechanical-HVAC upgrades, safety issues, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, integration of 21st-century technology, adaptation to modern educational programmatic needs, and sympathetic additions to historic structures. Contact information provided in each "success story" gives school facility decision makers and neighborhood preservationists the opportunity to talk directly with experts who have overcome vexing problems in school rehabilitation. The schools profiled are: (1) St. Helena Elementary School, St. Helena, California; (2) Portland Middle School, Portland, Connecticut; (3) The Thomas A. Edison Charter School, Wilmington, Delaware; (4) William McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii; (5) Boise High School, Boise, Idaho; (6) Evergreen Academy, Chicago, Illinois; (7) William H. Ray Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois; (8) Carl Schurz High School, Chicago, Illinois; (9) The Shakespeare School, Chicago, Illinois; (10) East Boston High School, Boston, Massachusetts; (11) Fairhaven High School, Fairhaven, Massachusetts; (12) Sidney Pratt School and Community Education Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; (13) Edward Lee McClain High School, Greenfield, Ohio; (14) Logan Elementary School, Columbia, South Carolina; (15) St. Louis School, Castroville, Texas; (16) Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, Texas; (17) Appomattox Regional Governor's School, Petersburg, Virginia; (18) St. Andrew's School, Richmond, Virginia; and (19) Latona Elementary School, Seattle, Washington. 61p.
New Schools for Older Neighborhoods: Strategies for Building Our Communities' Most Important Assets.
Kauth, Ann (National Association of Realtors, Washington, DC , Jan 2002)
The case studies in this booklet highlight how five communities, in big cities and small towns, overcame the obstacles inherent in creating good new schools in existing neighborhoods. There is mounting evidence that small schools provide a better quality education than large ones. Among the obstacles faced in establishing new schools in old areas are: (1) school building standards, codes, and regulations; (2) difficulty in acquiring land; (3) districts have lost the skill to build schools; and (4) building “greenfield” schools is more familiar. The Oyster School in Washington, D.C., is an example of a school modernized through parent efforts when the school system was not able to find the funds for improvement of the facility. Sharing the existing space with an apartment building, at the cost of some space, resulted in a renovated school. In Pomona, California, a school was built at the site of a mall and vacant supermarket. A magnet-type school was built in Dallas, Texas, on the last piece of undeveloped land near a multifamily apartment complex. Two public academies were established in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, to attract children whose parents work in town and ensure that both the academies were filled to capacity. Rebuilding on the site of an old school was the solution for Manitowoc, Wisconsin, as it worked to meet the needs of a neighborhood. Some other examples of noteworthy approaches to new schools for old communities are briefly outlined. 20p.
Educational Facilities.
Mostaedi, Arian (Carles Broto i Comerma, Barcelona, Spain , 2002)
Renowned architects exhibit their most innovative and creative designs for educational and cultural buildings including schools, institutes, universities and educational centers. It offers a selection of 19 designs in this field of architecture, illustrated with numerous photographs, plans, and construction details that help to illustrate some of the essential aspects of educational architecture. 179p.
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Reconstructing School Renovation: A Study of the Renovation of Johnson-Williams Middle School, Berryville, Virginia. Building Blocks to Better Learning Series, Volume Six.
Tuttle, James B., II (University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson Center for Educational Design, Richmond , 2002)
This document provides a case study of the renovation of Johnson-Williams Middle School in Clarke County, Virginia. Chapter 1, "Planning and Designing a School Renovation," describes considerations for measuring the quality of a school renovation project, including its value to users and its imapct on learning. It presents the condition of the school prior to renovation, and articulates the planning phases of the construction processes. It concludes by delineating the projected outcomes and expected benefits of the renovation project to its stakeholders. Chapter 2, "Undertaking the Construction Process," discusses the guiding principles of the project and the punch-list phase of construction. Chapter 3, "Outcomes of Renovation," discusses the results of the renovation in terms of industry standards of renovation quality, user perceptions of facility quality, changes in social interactions and school relationships, and student achievement outcomes. The concluding chapter provides thoughts on educational facilities research and implementing school renovation. (Appendices contain a list of the primary sources and the plans of Johnson-Williams Middle School.) 42p.
Educational Environments.
Yee, Roger (Visual Reference Publications, Inc., New York, NY. , 2002)
This book presents examples of the United States' most innovative new educational facilities for decision makers developing educational facilities of the future. The projects in this book are visual evidence of how a number of the United States' top architecture and design firms are meeting the challenge of constructing learning spaces with creativity and vision. The architecture and interior design featured in the book illustrate how educational facilities create a value for their owners, making long-term investments in building products, interior furnishings, and technological infrastructure to establish enduring physical assets that optimize life cycle costs. The book concludes with "Can Johnny Compute?" (Roger Yee), which discusses the need for a massive and very expensive overhaul needed to make U.S. schools competitive in the new millennium. 283p.
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Classrooms of the Future: Thinking Out of the Box.
Lackney, Jeffery A. Sep 04, 2001)
This presentation on educational facilities design emphasizes the overarching strategy of observing the activities of learning that take place in and out of the classroom setting, and the importance of taking a fresh look at what children do in school so that new ways can be found of approaching school design. The presentation addresses these questions: (1) Where is educational practice headed? In other words, what is or are the emergent paradigms of education that should be designed for? (2) How has the classroom changed over time to accommodate educational change? (3) What strategies can be used to start anticipating educational change? and (4) What are the big trends in school planning that designers should be aware of? The presentation also contains 14 school design case studies illustrating examples of "out-of-the-box" responses to 21st-century educational change. 18p.
Designs for Learning: 55 Exemplary Educational Facilities.
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,Programme on Educational Building, Paris, France , 2001)
This document examines 55 educational facilities throughout the world whose quality designs were deemed instrumental in providing an environment for a quality educational process to emerge. Each entry provides facility statistics such as number of students, the facility's age and type, and name of the architectural firm responsible for its design. Included are several photos, floor plans (where available), and a brief description of the school. The book is divided into designs for improving existing facilities, schools of the future, tertiary facilities, and designs whose innovative approaches can aid facility management. 143p.
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Florida Educational Facilities, 2000.
(Florida State Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Facilities,Tallahassee. , 2001)
This publication describes Florida school and community college facilities completed in 2000, including photographs and floor plans. The facilities profiled are:
J. R. Arnold High School (Bay County); Falcon Cove Middle School (Broward); Floranada Elementary School (Broward); Lyons Creek Middle School (Broward); Parkside Elementary School (Broward); Plantation Elementary School (Broward); Forest Ridge Elementary School (Citrus); Corkscrew Middle School (Collier); Doral Middle School (Miami-Dade); Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School (Miami-Dade); Felix Varela Senior High School (Miami-Dade); La Villa School of the Arts (Duval); Peter B. Davidsen Middle School (Hillsborough); Lawton Chiles High School (Leon); Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School (Manatee); William Monroe Rowlett Magnet Elementary School (Manatee); Madison Street School of Basics Plus (Marion); South Elementary School (Okeechobee); Endeavor Elementary School (Orange); Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School (Palm Beach); Coral Reef Elementary School (Palm Beach); Heritage Elementary School (Palm Beach); Lake Shore Middle School (Palm Beach); Village Academy Elementary School (Palm Beach); Chasco Elementary and Middle School
(Pasco); J. W. Mitchell High School (Pasco); Sunray Elementary School (Pasco); Perkins Elementary School (Pinellas); Woodlawn Beach Middle School (Santa Rosa); Brookside Middle School (Sarasota); Lawton Chiles Middle School (Seminole); John Evans Elementary School (Seminole); Millennium Middle School (Seminole); Bartram Trail High School (Saint Johns); Pedro Menendez High School (Saint Johns); Branford Elementary School (Suwannee); Freedom Elementary School
(Volusia); Riversprings Middle School
(Wakulla); Washington County Middle/High School (Washington); William Schildecker Science Building (Daytona Beach Community College); Kenneth P. Walker Health Science Hall (Edison Community College, Lee County Campus); Betty P. Cook/Nassau Center (Florida Community College); Student Service Building (Polk Community College); Oviedo Campus (Seminole Community College); Public Service Academy (South Florida Community College); and a new classroom building (Valencia Community College, Osceola Campus). 97p.
Florida Elementary and Middle Schools Share
More Than Academic Excellence
(America's Schoolhouse Council, Poughkeepsie, NY , 2001)
Case study of Corkscrew Elementary School and Corkscrew Middle School in Naples, Florida, which are separate but connected on a single parcel of land. The schools share the kitchen, the mechanical plant, and some exterior athletic facilities, providing considerable cost savings compared to the construction of two separate schools. The schools were designed end to end and joined in the center by the shared kitchen. The recreational fields offer functionality and use for both the middle school students, the elementary students and the community, which can use them after school.
High Performance Sustainable School Design: Roy Lee Walker Elementary, McKinney, Texas.
(SHW Group Inc., Dallas, TX , 2001)
This document describes the sustainable features of the Roy Lee Walker Elementary School (Texas), a prototype "Eco Education" school that blends the physical environment with the student learning process while protecting the site. The document also presents the process of integrating sustainability criteria in all phases of the school's life cycle. The sustainable design features highlighted include the use of wind and solar energy to reduce climate control costs, a rainwater harvesting design to reduce water costs, a natural daylighting design that reduces the need for flourescent light during the day, and classroom corridor technology that utilizes thousands of square feet of hallway space for learning activities. A floor plan and project timeline are included along with a paper that documents the school's sustainable features, which was presented on May 16, 2000, at the Twelfth Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates. 27p.
Kindergarten Architecture.
(Gingko Press, Inc., Corte Madera, CA , 2001)
This book presents 22 preschool buildings from all over the world, selected on the basis of how well they approximate an ideal preschool where children and educators live harmoniously in exceptional settings. The projects also include technological innovations (experimental materials, specific construction details) and visible ecological installations, such as energy savings through the use of solar panels, tanks for rainwater collection, or recycling of materials. Each building description contains several color photographs. (An appendix discusses children's playgrounds.) 192p.
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Morphosis: Diamond Ranch High School. Source Books in Architecture No. 1.
(Monacelli Press, Inc., New York, NY , 2001)
This book represents the first installment in a series based on the Herbert Baumer seminars hosted at the Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University. These publications will focus on a single work by a particular architect and on special topics in contemporary architecture. The book opens with an interview with Thom Mayne, principal of the California architecture firm Morphosis. The interview outlines Mayne's working methods and chronicles his development as an architect from his years as a student through the realization of such influential projects as the Crawford House. This is followed by a detailed presentation of a single project, Diamond Ranch High School, outside of Los Angeles. Every crucial architectural decision is illustrated with conceptual sketches, models, renderings, working drawings, and photographs of the project under construction and after completion. 204p.
The IAQ Tools for Schools Walkthrough Video: Four Schools Making a Difference. (U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC , 2001)
This video illustrates one of the key components of the Environmental Protection Agency's "Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools" (IAQ TfS) process--the school walkthrough. Videotaped at a North Carolina school built in 1999, hosts Keith Flippen and Debra Terry describe what schools in Nebraska, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa found during their walkthroughs and how they were able to use that information. The video also illustrates some of the most common IAQ problems found in schools, and is particularly intended for schools that are beginning to implement IAQ TfS.
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The Ideal Learning Environment: Case Studies of Design Solutions for Schools.
(The Carpet and Rug Institute, Dalton, GA , 2001)
This booklet offers four two-page case studies of schools demonstrating exemplary facilities design. The institutions profiled are: Beverly Elementary School in Allen, Texas; Charles Young Elementary School in Washington, DC; Robert L. Mueller Charter Elementary School in Chula Vista, California; and Ridgeland High School in Northwest, Georgia. 11p.
Innovative Alternatives in Learning Environments: CAE Fall Conference Proceedings.
Malone, Sara; And Others (American Institute of Architects, Committee on Architecture for Education, Washington, DC , 2001)
This paper summarizes the ideas that were exchanged between Americans and Europeans during a conference held in Amsterdam November 7-10, 2000, by the Committee on Architecture for Education. The subject was the future of school design, including the shape of the school and the way changing educational methods are affecting school buildings. Case studies presented during the conference were: "Open and Flexible Spaces;" "Designing a Place for Problem Solving: The Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration;" Designing for the Unknown;" "School Size and Quality: What Does This Mean for the Future;" "Creating a Building Design for an Integrated Approach to Teaching and Learning;" "The School as a Building for Lifelong Learning;" "Concept Development as the Key to Innovative Accommodation;" and "Mapping Physical and Virtual Learning Environments." The highlighted workshops explored six themes in school design: location, space, time, scale, cost, and context. Participants were challenged to consider the effects of these specific elements within the design process. 10p.
Roy Lee Walker Elementary: A High Performance Sustainable School Prototype. [Videotape]. (SHW Group Inc., Dallas, TX , Nov 07, 2000)
This 7.5-minute videotape describes the architectural design and structure of the Roy Lee Walker Elementary School, illustrating why the school is considered the most energy efficient and environmentally sound school ever built. The videotape highlights the sustainable, award-winning design features such as the innovative use of daylight to improve the classroom environment and enhance learning, and the development of solar and rainwater harvesting techniques that cut energy and water costs. The video further explains how the building itself can be used to teach students about the environment and help them learn how to be environmentally responsible.
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Florida Educational Facilities, 1999.
(Florida State Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Facilities, Tallahassee. , 2000)
This publication describes Florida school and community college facilities completed in 1999, including photographs and floor plans. The facilities profiled are: Buchholz High School (Alachua County); Gator Run Elementary School (Broward); Corkscrew Elementary School (Collier); The 500 Role Models Academy of Excellence (Miami-Dade); Caribbean Elementary School (Miami-Dade); Jose De Diego Middle School (Miami-Dade); Primary Learning Center X (Miami-Dade); New Old Town Elementary School (Dixie); Bell Elementary School (Gilchrist); Chocachatti Elementary School (Hernando); Anthony Pizzo Elementary School (Hillsborough); Chain of Lakes Middle School (Orange); Lawton Chiles Elementary School (Orange); NorthLake Park Community School (Orange); Oakshire Elementary School (Orange); Wesley Chapel High School (Pasco); Avalon Middle School (Santa Rosa); West Navarre Elementary School (Santa Rosa); Tuttle Elementary School (Sarasota); Vernon Middle School (Washington); Dale Mabry Campus new laboratory/classroom buildings (Hillsborough Community College); Public Service Technology Building (Hillsborough Community College); Seminole Campus-Technology Learning Center Building (St. Petersburg Junior College); and Science Laboratory Building (Seminole Community College). Also included are tables of new facilities contracted in 1999 and the cost of construction for Florida education facilities. 56p.
Impact of New Designs for the Comprehensive High School: Evidence from Two Early Adaptors.
Copa, George (Oregon State University, New Designs for Learning, Corvallis , Jan 2000)
Provides initial evidence about impact on student learning for two schools that were early adaptors of recommendations developed by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education in 1991, and have been in operation long enough to have evidence on learning achievement: The School of Environmental Studies (SES) at the Minnesota Zoological Gardens and the St. Louis Career Academy (SLCA) in Missouri. The first section of the report describes the context and planning efforts employed in developing each of the two selected schools. The second major part focuses on a description of both schools using the design framework of NDCHS. The last section addresses impact on learning and implications for practice, policy, and further research for those interested in or already guiding whole school reform. A bibliography of 93 articles on the School of Environmental Studies included. 88p.
Architecture of Schools: The New Learning Environments.
Dudek, Mark (Architectural Press, Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, Massachusetts , 2000)
This guide focuses on the architecture of primary and pre- school sector in the United Kingdom and broadly considers the subtle spatial and psychological requirements of growing children up to, and beyond, the age of sixteen. Chapter 1 examines the history, origins, and significant historical developments of school architecture along with an overview illustrating the link between progressive educational ideas and experimental architecture. Chapter 2 explores the classroom environment and its importance to child development and learning, including the interweaving of the esoteric factors such as the effects on behavior of color, light, and texture with the practical aspects of designing for comfort, health, and education. Chapter 3 analyzes and discusses the best new examples of school design within the wider architectural and political context. Chapter 4 examines the issues outside the classroom such as environmental factors defining healthy, comfortable buildings for education and the structure of school funding within the United Kingdom. The book also analyzes 20 school or educational buildings in diagrammatic and visual terms revealing how wit and imagination applied in a discerning manner can be as inspiring as cutting-edge technologies adapted in previous eras. 238p.
When the School Is the Community: A Case Study of Fourche Valley School, Briggsville, Arkansas
Hadden, Patricia Demler (AEL, Inc., Charleston, WV , 2000)
Fourche Valley School District in central Arkansas has a single K-12 school serving 157 students. The school is thriving in the face of adversity and serves as the center of the community in the absence of any local governing bodies or civic organizations. Interviews and focus groups revealed various signs of school success and progress: a positive school climate characterized by friendliness and caring; a beautifully maintained school facility; access to technology and distance education partnerships with other small districts; recent improvements in curriculum and instruction and an
emphasis on relevance in curriculum; uncommon professional development strategies; extensive engagement of community adults in school activities; strong leadership by the superintendent, principal, and school board president; a long-term partnership with
Arkansas Tech University; and addition of new talented teachers following state-mandated pay raises. 26p.
Case Study in Sustainable Design: Shivers Junior/Senior High School. Aberdeen School District in Mississippi.
Zimmerman, David, AIA (Mississippi State University, Educational Design Institute , 2000)
Design information, floor plan, photos, and energy use data are presented for a combined 45,000 square foot junior/senior high school in Mississippi's Aberdeen School District, built in 1956 and retrofitted over time to improve its usability. Exterior and interior photos show classrooms, the cafeteria, and gymnasium. Data are presented on the school's current energy use and every area where improvements are required. Lighting retrofit information and cost/savings data on a geothermal heat pump retrofit conclude the document. 49p.
New Designs for Learning: The School of Environmental Studies.
Copa, George (Oregon State University, New Designs for Learning, Corvallis , Dec 15, 1999)
Profiles the School of Environmental Studies, a partnership of Minnesota's Independent School District 196, the Minnesota Zoological Gardens, and the City of Apple Valley. The report covers the design and design process of the school, its impact on learning, the background for its creation, recognition by others, lessons learned, and future directions for the school. 14p.
Century High School: Better Than Accessible. [Videotape] (Century High School, Rochester, MN , 1999)
This 6-minute videotape shows ways that one newly built high school (Century High School, Rochester, MN) accommodates the needs of people with disabilities. Various building and room designs are detailed showing both poor and good design provisions. Rooms and amenities detailed include accessibility and usefulness of the auditorium control room, emergency exits, elevators, science labs, and toilets.
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Heritage Oak School: From Obscurity to International Recognition--A Historical Case Study in Participatory School Facility Planning.
Lee, Kelvin K. (Ed.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Utah. , 1999)
This case study describes the planning and design process for the Heritage Oak Elementary School in Dry Creek Joint School District. It discusses the
rapid residential growth that initiated the school planning process to reconfigure the K-8
self-contained classrooms into elementary schools that contained kindergarten through fifth-grade
and middle schools for the remaining sixth- through eighth-grade students. Also described is the
reconfiguration of the traditional 9-month calender to a multi-track year-round calendar, and the
joint planning of school sites with the park systems in the school district. Major elements of the
planning process discussed are the Board of Trustees' commitment to build community-based
schools, community participation in the instructional program design, a comprehensive district
facilities master plan, educational specifications designed to the district curriculum, and a
participatory design process. The case study demonstrates that the process used to plan and
design the school was effective in providing a school facility that met the school district's program
needs, school staff, and school community. 308p.
Educational Spaces. A Pictorial Review of Significant Spaces. Volume 1.
(Images Publishing Group, Mulgrave, Australia , 1998)
A pictorial review presents educational facility designs from around the world as examples of contemporary and inspirational trends in school architecture. Photos showcase exterior and interior design features from primary and secondary, and adult educational facilities. Biographies of some of the architectural firms involved are provided. 224p.
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Spotlight on New Learning Environments, 1997-98. Issues 1 and 2.
Gerges, Gassia; Appert, Christine; Thomas, Tim; Epps, Beverly; Bourdeaux, Jerry; Ashburn, Donald L., Jr. (University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson Center for Educational Design, Charlottesville, VA , 1998)
A two-issue volume presents articles describing innovative schools, classrooms, and alternative learning arrangements found in some of today's schools. Issue One contains three articles offering glimpses of an elementary school committed to the Core Knowledge curriculum of E. D. Hirsch, a renovated school devoted to early childhood learning programs, and a middle school experiential learning program. The three articles contained in the second issue highlight the Minnie Howard School in Alexandria, Virginia, a learning environment exclusively for ninth graders; The Center for Communications, a high-tech learning environment in Henrico County; and a case study of Gildersleeve Middle School in Newport News that follows the school's creation from initial conception to final construction. 64p.
Lessons Learned From Recently Opened High Schools: A Study of Process and Outcomes.
Withycombe, Richard (Council of Educational Facilities Planners, International, Scottsdale, AZ , May 1997)
This case study of six newly-opened high schools explored: (1) What steps were taken to involve district staff members and community representatives in educational-specifications and design-development work? How effective did these steps prove to be? What impact did this involvement appear to have on the emergent and completed high school project? (2) What goals were established for the project? What specific school features and building elements were created in response to project goals? How were these decisions made? By whom? (3) How did value-engineering activities influence the eventual design of the project? Were design modifications made? What impacts were observed? (4) During construction, how did school district personnel align themselves with the project? Was a planning principal selected? Was a project-management service employed? How were facility-related concerns addressed over the duration of the project? How were educationally related concerns addressed over the same time frame? (5) Prior to the actual opening of school, what steps were taken to ensure the school's successful opening? What impact did these steps appear to have? How were responsibilities assigned and coordinated? (5) In the first six months after the school's opening, what did staff members and students "discover" about the new school? How were these discoveries made? and (6) During the new high school's first and second years of operation, how did staff members respond to the features of the school? To what degree were design visions and corresponding project goals realized in final construction? What lessons did staff members learn as they sought to effectively utilize the school's physical potential? What unanticipated consequences, if any, emerged from these efforts? The six schools studied were: Colville High School in Colville School District, Washington; Kamiak High School in Mukilteo School District, Washington; River Ridge/New Century High School in North Thurston School District, Washington; Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School in Surrey School District, British Columbia; Westview High School in Beaverton School District, Oregon; and Walnut Grove Secondary School in Langley School District, British Columbia. 115p
Florida Educational Facilities. 1997.
(Florida State Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Facilities, Tallahassee. , 1997)
This document contains information, photographs, and floor plans of many of Florida's new elementary through high school facilities occupied in 1997. Each entry lists the facility's type, building size, student capacity, and general structural information. Also provided is information on the facility's total construction cost; the architects and construction company used; special features of the facility; site development; and the interior components, including roofing, walls, floor finishes, electrical, heating and air conditioning, and plumbing. 87p.
Quality In School Environments: A Multiple Case Study of the Diagnosis, Design and Management of Environment Quality in Five Elementary Schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools from an Action Research Perspective.
Lackney, Jeffery A. (Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , 1996)
Environmental factors are being increasingly recognized as playing a role in school effectiveness and educational
outcomes. Volume 1 examines what is known concerning the diagnosis, design, and management of environmental quality in
schools, and the perceived relationship between environmental quality and educational outcomes, as revealed in an investigation
of five elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public School System. The following issues are addressed: (1) the perception
of the nature of environmental quality within the context of schools; (2) the attributes of environmental quality perceived to have
an impact on educational outcomes; (3) the impact of facility management, if any, on the perception of environmental quality in
schools; (4) whether environmental quality can be assessed in local school contexts; (5) whether environmental-behavior
research contributes to the improvement of environmental quality in schools; and (6) the effectiveness of action research in
defining problems, providing solutions, and increasing knowledge and awareness of environmental quality in schools. Volume 2
provides a summary of the project objectives, problem and approach, and process and procedures of the Baltimore
Environmental Quality Assessment Project. It provides the case reports of each school in the study, documenting specific
aspects of environmental quality of concern. Each case study provides a brief analysis of the relationship between the attributes
of environmental quality concerns and their potential educational impact. Areas addressed include the school's physical comfort
and health; classroom adaptability; safety and security; building functionality; aesthetics and appearance; privacy; places for
social interaction; and overcrowding. 521p.
Educational Facilities: 1995-96 Review.
(American Institute of Architects, Washington DC; Rockport Publishers, Inc. , 1996)
A jury of educators and architects examined building projects to determine the best state-of-the-practice designs for educational facilities. This book presents the forty top designs covering facilities from childhood development to universities. Also included are four special facility projects involving school libraries, a center for developmentally disabled adults, and a fire and rescue training facility. Projects are selected based on their architectural response to the owner's program and budget, site and climatic conditions, functional relationships and circulation, safety and security, quality of environment, accessibility, integration of technology, and learning environment. Seven of the listed projects are citation winners for the way they responded to the site, accommodated new educational approaches, or welcomed use by the surrounding community. Numerous photographs, plans, and drawings are provided as are architect's statements that briefly explain the main features of each design. A jury statement accompanies each citation project highlighting the noteworthy features of these award-winning designs. 184p.
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Schools for Today and Tomorrow: An International Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities.
(Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Programme on Educational Building, Paris,France , 1996)
Offers descriptions of buildings from OECD member countries that illustrate good architectural design and management in schools. The schools were selected on behalf of the PEB by an international jury. The innovative facilities were nominated for their: (1) special contribution to teaching and learning; (2) special awareness of the architectural heritage or their surrounding environment; (3)particular contribution to urban renewal or to the resolution of urban problems; (4) particular contribution to education and community life in rural areas; or (5) imaginative use of buildings and grounds. 146p.
School Design Notebook: Case Study Analysis of Exemplary Schools.
Stuebing, Susan; Martin, Elisabeth; Wolfshorndl, Anton; Cousineau, Leslie (New Jersey Institute of Technology, School of Architecture , Oct 1992)
This book reviews Seattle public school design from organizational and aesthetic perspectives that can give facility designers references of schools that are innovative and environmentally appropriate for learning. The book's sections examine elementary, middle, high schools, and special schools. Each section begins with a summary of the key concepts of the schools examined, followed by a six-page case study for each facility. Each case study offers an overview of the school and discusses specifics of the school design relating to teaching and learning methods. A glossary and 37- item bibliography conclude the book. 200p.
References to Journal Articles
Building Types Study: K-12 Schools Architectural Record; Jan 2012
In-depth analyses of fifteen K-12 school buildings, with photos, drawings, specifications, descriptions and design solutions. Includes Evelyn Grace Academy, Zaha Hadid Architects
London, United Kingdom; Gloria Marshall Elementary School, SHW Group, Spring, Texas; Leutschenbach School, Christian Kerez, Zurich, German; Machias Elementary School
NAC Architecture, Snohomish, Washington; Marysville Getchell High School Campus, DLR Group,Marysville, Washington; Nathan Hale High School, Mahlum, Seattle, Washington; Pritzker Science Center, William Rawn Associates, Architects, Milton, Massachusetts; Samuel Brighouse Elementary School, Perkins+Will, British Columbia, Richmond, Canada; South Shore International College Prep High School, John Ronan Architects, Chicago, Illinois; Stoddert Elementary School & Community Center, EE&K a Perkins Eastman company,
Washington D.C.; Summit Elementary School, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership, Casper, Wyoming; W. F. Kaynor Technical High School, The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Waterbury, Connecticut; Cedar Ridge High School, Perkins+Will, Round Rock, Texas; Charles W. Morey Elementary School, Flansburgh Architects, Lowell, Massachusetts; Gary Comer College Prep, John Ronan Architects, Chicago, Illinois.
Orchard School Library Addition
Architizer; Dec 01, 2011
Describes a library addition to the Orchard School in San Jose, California that connects the elementary and middle school areas. The library's sustainable design includes a high-performance exterior building envelope, interior day lighting, natural ventilation, photovoltaic panels, upgraded mechanical systems, green-certified interior furnishings and finishes, water-saving plumbing fixtures, and careful siting and orientation to reduce solar heat gain.
Celebration School and Design Trends: 15 Years into the Future.
Kollie, Ellen School Planning and Management; v49 n12 , p35-39 ; Dec 2010
Reflects on the 1997 "school of the future," Orlando's Celebration School, sponsored by Disney Development Corp. It was considered cutting-edge thinking at the time to coordinate new construction with new educational methodology. The school's planner describes the "school of the future" as it would be conceived today.
Combined-Level School.
Learning By Design; n19 , p49-53 ; Fall 2010
Profiles three K-12 facilities cited in the Fall 2010 Learning by Design competition. For each project, a description, list of project participants, costs, and photographs are included.
Imperial Valley Center for Exceptional Children.
CASH Register; v31 n9 , p14,15 ; Sep 2010
Profiles this California school serving exceptional students from birth through 22 years of age. Particular features for addressing sensory, behavioral, and safety issues are described.
Marin Country Day School.
Hanley, William Green Source; v5 n5 , p56-61 ; Sep-Oct 2010
Profiles this private school's transformation toward net zero energy use with LEED-certified additions, photovoltaic arrays, and rainwater harvesting. Plans, photographs, and project statistics accompany the text.
Knoxville Christian High School.
Design Cost Data; v54 n4 , p36,37 ; Jul-Aug 2010
Profiles the redesign of this Tennessee campus to accommodate growth from a K-8 to a K-12 school. Accommodation of traffic, addition of athletic facilities, and daylighting are described. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
11th Annual Showcase of Outstanding Design and Architecture in Education.
School Planning and Management; v49 n6 , pE1-E36 ; Jun 2010
Recognizes 32 outstanding new and renovated K-12 and higher education facilities. Each entry contains photographs, a text description, and summarized project data. Architect and manufacturer indices complete the supplement.
Combined-Level Schools.
100-108 Learning By Design; n19 ; Spring 2010
Profiles five combined-level school facilities cited in the 2010 Learning by Design competition. For each project, a description, list of project participants, costs, and photographs are included.
Dream to Reality, School for the Arts: How Cincinnati Made it to Reality.
Moody, Curtis Educational Facility Planner; v44 n2/3 , p5-9 ; 2010
Profiles the Erich Kunzel Center for Arts and Education, citing the vision and fundraising that went into its creation, as well as details of the site, facility, constraints, and amenities.
Main Winners.
American School and University; v82 n3 , p14-22 ; Nov 2009
Profiles the five main winners in this competition, chosen for their adherence to the stated goal of the facility, their ability to enhance learning, functionality, and sustainability. Project information and photographs are included. (The URL for this citation links to the searchable database of American School and University Magazine s school design awards.)
Out of This World Learning.
Walker, Alissa Edutopia; , p48-51 ; Oct-Nov 2009
Profiles California's Lewis Center for Educational Research Academy for Academic Excellence. The K-12 charter school features a radio telescope, greenhouses, fish ponds, and a "mission control" room modeled after NASA.
2009 Impact on Learning Awards.
School Planning and Management; v48 n8 ; Aug 2009
Profiles eight schools cited in this annual awards program. The schools were selected according to their reflection of the challenge presented, functionality, flexibility and convertability, innovation, and enhancement of learning.
Building Blueprints: Auditoriums/Performing Arts Venues.
Moody, Curt School Planning and Management; v48 n8 , p34,35 ; Aug 2009
Profiles Cincinnati's new School for Creative and Performing Arts. The 250,000 square foot K- 12 features custom practice rooms and studios, sound stages, three performing venues, and LEED Silver certification.
Oslo International School.
MacKeith, Peter Architectural Record; v197 n7 , p96-98 ; Jul 2009
Profiles this private K-12 school's renovation, involving new mechanical systems on the roof and the application of bold colors in corridors, classrooms, and service spaces. Project information, plans, and photographs are included.
Tenth Annual Showcase of Outstanding Design and Architecture in Education.
School Planning and Management; v48 n6 , pE1-E56 ; Jun 2009
Recognizes 44 outstanding new and renovated K-12 and higher education facilities. Each entry contains photographs, a text description, and summarized project data. Architect and manufacturer indices complete the supplement.
Coral Park Education Center.
Design Cost Data; v53 n3 , p30-34 ; May 2009
Profiles this multi-building campus funded by a lease-back arrangement between the developer and the local school district. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Similar Differences.
Perry, Amy School Construction News; v12 n4 , p14-17 ; May 2009
Profiles the Newton, Pennsylvania, Episcopal Academy that was designed to appear to be a collection of buildings built over time, even though it was built in one campaign. The collaboration of several architecture firms and a project manager is described, as are features of the resulting buildings.
Open-Ended Learning.
Makovsky, Paul; Pederson, Martin; Cameron, Kristi; Greenberg, Randi Metropolis; , p71-82 ; Feb 2009
Profiles eight K-12 school projects submitted by design firms as demonstrating an innovative approach, application, or idea. These facilities include wind turbines, green roofs, and buildings that serve as teaching tools.
Citations of Excellence Awards 2009: Creative Buildings Contribute to the Learning Experience.
Learning By Design; n18 , p6-10 ; 2009
Briefly profiles 14 school facilities and their respective design firms, cited in the 2009 Learning by Design competition as being thoughtful, compact, and regionally inspired.
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Combined-Level Schools.
Learning By Design; n18 , p134-144 ; 2009
Profiles nine combined-level schools cited in the 2009 Learning by Design competition. For each project, a description, list of project participants, costs, and photographs are included.
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Honorable Mention Awards 2009: Excellence through Adaptation.
Learning By Design; n18 , p11-13 ; 2009
Briefly profiles six school facilities and their respective design firms, cited in the 2009 Learning by Design competition as being flexible and student oriented, as well as containing significant sustainability features.
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Portfolio: 2008 TASA/TASB Awards.
Texas Architect; v59 n1 , p69,71,72 ; Jan 2009
Presents the three winners of the Texas Association of School Administrators/Texas Association of School Boards (TASA/TASB) school architecture competition. Photographs, plans, and a list of project participants are included.
Making Connections.
Murdock, James Architectural Record; Supplement , p44-47 ; Jan 2009
Profiles an addition to Shanghai's Concordia International School, noting the necessity of building vertically and using rooftops due to unavailability of surrounding land for expansion. Plans, photographs, building statistics, and a list of project participants are included.
New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired-NMSBVI.
Walleisa, Julie Educational Facility Planner; v44 n1 , p5-13 ; 2009
Profiles this special education school, its funding, the collaborative process through which it was designed, the organization of the school, the design, the site and exterior challenges, and the positive reception it received.
On the Boards.
Kollie, Ellen Schooldesigner Newsletter; n22 ; Jul 2008
Profiles five recently built "green" schools that are also sensitive to neighborhood aesthetics.
2008 Education Design Showcase Annual Awards.
School Planning and Management; v47 n6 , pE1-E92 ; Jun 2008
Recognizes 66 outstanding new and renovated K-12 and higher education facilities. Each entry contains photographs, a text description, and summarized project data. Architect and manufacturer indices complete the supplement.
Building Green for Education.
LaCorte, Patrick School Planning and Management; v47 n4 , p64,66,68 ; Apr 2008
Profiles New Jersey's Carlstadt Public School, a LEED-certified K-8 facility made possible only after a fourth bond referendum by close cooperation between the architects, board of education, New Jersey Department of Education, New Jersey School Boards Association, and the community.
The School as a Unique Habitat.
Miller, Kevin Educational Facility Planner; v43 n1 , p32-35 ; 2008
Profiles Australia's Burgmann Anglican School, emphasizing it's planning around environmental education, the townlike arrangement of its buildings, and sustainability features.
Ambassador Hotel Site to Become K-12 School Campus
AIArchitect; Dec 14, 2007
Reviews how the site of Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel will be transformed into a campus hosting a K-3, middle, and high school. Highlights of site planning and building design are included.
Honoring Ancestry, Landscape.
Gould, Whitney Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel; Sep 02, 2007
Profiles this inter-tribal pre-K through 8th grade school and community center, located outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Visits to the site and various tribal lands informed an understanding of the physical and mythical place the building would occupy. The building form was carefully woven along a high ridge on the site in order to avoid removing ancient trees. The school was also recognized by the Paralyzed Veterans of America for its barrier-free design.
2007 Impact on Learning Awards.
School Planning and Management; v46 n8 , IOL1-IOL14 passim ; Aug 2007
Presents the eight winners of this competition, featuring K-12 schools that have developed specific solutions to real-world problems through design, engineering, and technology solutions. Building statistics, photographs, and a list of project participants are included.
Vail Mountain School, Vail, Colorado.
Architectural Record; Jul 2007
Profiles this facility that embraces materials associated with "mountain architecture," such as rough-sawn cedar board and Colorado moss stone with timber and copper accents. Expansive windows and extended overhangs in the dining hall capture the view of the dramatic Booth Falls to the south and the extended valley views to the west. Building statistics, a list of project participants, and photographs are included.
2007 Annual Education Design Showcase Awards.
School Planning and Management; v46 n6 , pE1-E83 ; Jun 2007
Recognizes 70 outstanding new and renovated K-12 and higher education facilities. Each entry contains photographs, a text description, and summarized project data. Most also include floor plans. Architect and manufacturer indices complete the supplement.
You Can Always Hear the Music.
Wray, Jeff School Planning and Management; v46 n6 , p68-73 ; Jun 2007
Profiles the renovated and expanded Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, Ohio. The historic 1908 structure was preserved and reused to "wonderful advantage," and at a cost lower than demolition and construction of a new facility. Partial demolition made way for new spaces that accommodate contemporary music education, and administrative and common areas were relocated to more accessible parts of the building.
Urban Design.
Wilson, Kyla New York Construction; Apr 2007
Profiles New York City's new P.S./I.S. 260 in Queens, built five stories high on an extremely tight site. A list of project participants is included.
Two into One Will Go.
SchoolsforLife; n4 , p46-49 ; Mar 2007
Profiles a proposed British school designed to accommodate both primary and secondary levels. The school fits on a tight urban site and its design, operational efficiencies, benefits, and costs are described.
Combined-Level Schools.
Learning By Design; n16 , p141-150 ; 2007
Describes the award-winning designs of nine combined-level schools, including the educational context and design goals. Lists of project participants, costs, specifications, and photographs are included.
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Druk White Lotus School. Ladakh, Northern India
(ARUP, 2007)
Located high in the Himalayan mountains, this describes a set of eco-friendly, non-denominational school buildings, combining modern education with local Buddhist culture, being constructed over a phased, ten-year seasonal program by ARUP. The project
aims to eventually provide education facilities for up to 800 pupils, aged 3 to 18, from poor and remote areas. On completion, facilities will include a health clinic, library, open-air temple, computer and science lab, vocational workshops, dining hall and residential accommodation for pupils and staff.
Lehigh Acres Staging School.
Design Cost Data; v51 n1 , p20,21 ; Jan-Feb 2007
Profiles this temporary Florida school building created within an abandoned K-Mart, which can be converted to house students at any grade level. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, floor plans, and photographs are included.
New Dallas Schools.
Winters, Willis Texas Architect; v57 n1 , p24,25 ; Jan-Feb 2007
Reviews the ambitious building campaign in the Dallas Independent School District, whose enrollment grew by 30 percent between 1989 and 2001. The respective educational programs for elementary and middle schools are described, as is the emphasis on neighborhood schools designed for joint use. Signature schools completed so far are profiled as well.
2006 Impact on Learning Awards.
School Planning and Management; v45 n8 , IOL1-IOL-23 passim ; Aug 2006
Presents the eight winners of this competition, featuring K-12 schools that have developed specific solutions to real-world problems through design, engineering, and technology solutions. Building statistics, photographs, and a list of project participants are included.
Education Design Showcase: 2006 Annual Awards.
School Planning and Management; v45 n6 , pE1-E75 ; Jun 2006
Recognizes 59 outstanding K-12 and higher education facilities. Each entry contains photographs, a text description, and summarized project data. Most also include floor plans. Architect and manufacturer indices complete the supplement.
Future of Learning and Learning Centers.
School Planning and Management; v45 n6 , p51,52 ; Jun 2006
Describes the design and assembly of the photovoltaic wall at the Tiger Woods Learning Center, which will generate 3800 kilowatts of electricity per year. A brief description of the building's educational and extracurricular program is included.
2006 Notable Projects: Schools.
Architype Review; v1 n1 ; 2006
Case studies, including project description, project team, and photographs, of the following schools: Perspectives Charter School, Chicago, IL,
Perkins+Will; Perth Amboy High School, Perth Amboy, NJ, John Ronan Architect;
Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View, CA, Mark Cavagnero Associates;
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Kirkland, WA, Mahlum Architects; Lick Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA,Pfau Architecture, Ltd; Clifton Middle School, Monrovia, CA
Osborn; Building 9, Wildwood Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA, Cigolle X Coleman; Architects; and Bronx Charter School for the Arts, Bronx, N.Y.,Weisz + Yoes Architecture;
Combined-Level Schools.
Learning By Design; n15 , p140-143 ; 2006
Describes the award-winning designs of four schools for various grade combinations, including the educational context and design goals. Lists of project participants, costs, specifications, and photographs are included.
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Teton Science Schools Jackson Campus.
Architectural Record; Dec 2005
Describes this environmentally thoughtful Wyoming campus that concentrates nine new buildings on 16.5 of the 880 acres of its wilderness site. The orientation of the buildings maximizes exposure to wildlife, natural ventilation, daylighting, and photovoltaic cladding. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, plans, and photographs are included.
Chartered Territory.
Lamprecht, Barbara Architecture; v94 n9 , p50-57 ; Sep 2005
Describes The Accelerated School in Los Angeles, a charter facility in a distressed urban setting that features high security without looking like a fortress. The educational program was successfully compressed into a small site, a nearby park is used for athletic activities, and daylighting is featured throughout the building. Photographs, plans, and a list of project participants are included.
Chapels/Worship Centers.
American School and University; v77 n13 , p77,78 ; Aug 2005
Presents two school chapels selected for the American School & University 2005 Educational Interiors Showcase. The prejects were selected for their functionality, sustainability, craftsmanship, cost-effectiveness, and community connection. Building statistics, designer information, and photographs are included.
Waverly City Schools PreK-12 Campus.
Design Cost Data; v49 n3 , p31-35 ; May-Jun 2005
Describes this single four-school campus that replaced this Ohio district's four existing schools. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
K-12 School Projects.
Learning By Design; n14 , p125-131 ; 2005
Describes the award-winning designs of four K-12 facilities, including the educational context and design goals. These facilities include a school for behaviorally challenged students, an earth science specialty school, and two private schools. Lists of project participants, costs, specifications, plans, and photographs are included
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Design as Catalyst: Fostering Student Life and Learning.
Ross, Jonathan Learning By Design; n14 , p164,165 ; 2005
Describes the new campus for the upper and lower schools of Atlanta's Lovett School. The upper school organizes academic disciplines into distinct zones, organized vertically. The lower school horizontally organizes age-specific learning zones.
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What A School Can Be.
Urban Land; v63 n10 , p47-51 ; Oct 2004
The Los Angeles Unified School District has initiated rigourous discussion on the current state of school design and the role of schools in the successful redevelopment of mixed-use communities. This article includes two case studies: Central High School No. 10 in Los Angeles that has a town square that serves as a portal to the surrounding neighborhood, and East Valley Middle School in North Hollywood that provides community access to primary social spaces within the school.
Educational Villages.
Mears, Dwayne Urban Land; v63 n10 , p100-101 ; Oct 2004
Case study of The Village at Indian Hill in Pomona, California, a converted regional shopping center that contains new schools, adult education and training programs, a child development center, a conference center, community services, and retailers.
Pandora-Gilboa PreK-12 School.
Design Cost Data; v48 n5 , p36,37 ; Sep-Oct 2004
Describes this school that replaced all the existing school buildings in the district. The middle school classrooms are located on the second floor, with high school and elementary classrooms sharing opposite sides of the first. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Cleaning Industry Steps up, Revives Ailing School.
Robinson, Bob CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management; v40 , p32 ; Jun 2004
Describes the assistance in time, money, products, and training made by several manufacturers and cleaning companies to Chicago's Songhai Learning Center, in an effort to improve conditions in this underperforming facility.
Straight A's: Horace Mann Elementary School by Moore Ruble Yudell. [San Jose, California]
ArchNewsNow; , 2p. ; Apr 13, 2004
Located on three acres at the eastern edge of historic downtown San Jose, California, the new $21.5 million Horace Mann Elementary School, designed by Santa Monica-based Moore Ruble Yudell, is a cohesive campus of forms and courtyards that respond to the urban context. The new buildings step from one to three stories, and a variety of courtyards, turf play areas, terraces, and gathering spaces provide a link between the school and the larger community.
Durham Academy Lower School.
Architectural Record; Mar 2004
Describes an extensive building and renovation project in all levels of this North Carolina pre-K-12 school, according to a comprehensive 1998 master plan. Building statistics and architect information are included.
WMEP Interdistrict Downtown School.
Mar 2004
Built atop a downtown underground parking ramp, this Minneapolis K-12 school emphasizes environmental education through its design, construction, use, and curriculum. Building statistics and architect information are included.
Museum, School District Collaborate To Build An Unusual Hybrid.
Gonchar, Joann ENR: Engineering News-Record; Feb 02, 2004
In South Central Los Angeles, a partnership between the district and a state-owned science museum will result in a neighborhood elementary school with a math- and science-focused curriculum and as a resource center for educators and the local community. The Science Center School project combines an early 20th-century armory with a two-story addition. The $48-million project draws on FEMA funds, several state financing sources, and QZABs (qualified zone academy bonds), a U.S. Dept. of Education program that allows disadvantaged school districts to issue interest-free bonds. The project has no land acquisition costs, since the district will lease the school from the state.
The Lycee Francais in New York, a Showcase for the French-Speaking Community.
Michel, Florence PEB Exchange; v2004/1 n51 , p21-22 ; Feb 2004
Describes the design of the named building, which obtains maximum use of its small site.
Grand Prize and Citation Winners.
Learning By Design; n13 , p4-7 ; 2004
Describes the intergenerational Arlington, Virginia, Langston Brown Community Center, which houses a 135-student continuing education high school a Head Start program, and community recreation, senior citizen, and teen programs and won the grand prize in this competition. Also discussed are eleven citation winners in the categories of new construction, renovation/addition/restoration, and interior design.
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K-12 School Projects.
Learning By Design; n13 , p110-112 ; 2004
Describes the award-winning designs of three K-12 schools, including the educational context and design goals. Two are in rural settings, with one of those on an island 15 miles off the Maine coast. A list of design and construction participants, costs, specifications, plans, and photographs are included
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A Contemporary Response to the Conditions of Place: El Colegio Cervantes de Torreon, Coahuila.
Burian, Edward R. Texas Architect; v54 n1 , p22,23,59 ; Jan-Feb 2004
Describes this K-12 school complex which uses indigenous materials and recalls the late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture of the city. Includes a site plan.
McWillie Elementary School.
Design Cost Data; v47 n6 , p44,45 ; Nov-Dec 2003
Describes this Mississippi elementary school, which divides students into “families”of learners within “houses.” Each house consists of five classrooms, a common room, a porch, a lab and a shared teacher’s office. Daylighting and expansive views are featured as well. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Otter Creek Elementary School.
Design Cost Data; v47 n6 , p40,41 ; Nov-Dec 2003
Describes this Illinois elementary school, which features low voltage electrical systems. It was completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Tooele Elementary Schools.
Design Cost Data; v47 n6 , p17,18 ; Nov-Dec 2003
Describes this Utah elementary school, which was designed to take advantage of abundant daylighting and spectacular views. The design was used for three of the district's new schools. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Hardin/Jefferson High School Field House.
Design Cost Data; v47 n5 , p34,35 ; Sep-Oct 2003
Describes this Texas athletic field house expansion, which was budget-conscious and sensitive to the surrounding residential/agricultural built environment. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, cost details, a floor plan and photographs are included.
Katy ISD Agricultural Sciences Center.
Design Cost Data; v47 n5 , p48,49 ; Sep-Oct 2003
Describes the new Katy consolidated agricultural sciences center which serves four high schools, features flexible animal housing, and uses timber to avoid the premature corrosion associated with steel and high concentrations of ammonia from animal waste. Building statistics, a listing of the design and construction participants, cost details, a floor plan and photographs are included.
Pioneer Ridge Center.
Design Cost Data; v47 n5 , p22-23 ; Sep-Oct 2003
Profiles this ninth grade facility, its sustainable features, and its close connection to the environment. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Constructing a New School.
Russo, Alexander Catalyst; , 2p. ; Jun 2003
Through a year-long effort by the Little Village Community Development Corp. and following a 19-day hunger strike by parents and community members, the Chicago School Board committed to building a new school in Little Village. Everything from planning and design of the facility, to the school's academic focus, was done through a collaboration of the Chicago Public Schools, community organizations, parents, and principals. Little Village will be the first high school in Chicago built to accomodate small schools. There will be four schools, each accomodating 400 students, within the new school. The school will also provide a wide range of social services and be open to the community during evenings and weekend.
St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middletown, Delaware.
Design Cost Data; v47 n3 , p48-49 ; May-Jun 2003
Profiles this K-8 private school that reflects the rural setting with its historic architectural style and preservation of the farmlands that surround it. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Belmont / Hollywood Primary Centers 2 and 3.
Los Angeles
Architectural Record; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by Rios Associates, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. These two prototype schools are located in a dense urban area of Los Angeles. The classroom prototype is based on the prescribed "relocatable" classroom unit of 24 by 48 feet.
The site and building palette incorporate and celebrate common industrial materials. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Cary Grove High School
Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Architectural Record; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by Perkins and Will, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. Renovations to the existing 1952 structure and media center addition reinvigorates the school with an architecturally significant structure, provides space for 1,200 students, and creates flexible areas for diverse learning environments. The materials of the new media center include a variegated range brick, anodized aluminum fascias, and clear glass. These extend the vocabulary of the original building, while introducing a fresh image. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School, Troy, Texas.
Design Cost Data; v47 n2 , p30-32 ; Mar-Apr 2003
Describes this Texas elementary school that gave extra consideration to student safety in its site planning and communications technology. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included
Heinävaara Elementary School
Heinävaara, Finland.
Architectural Record; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by Cuningham Group Architecture, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. Called "the wooden school of tomorrow" in the Finnish press, this facility combines leading-edge design and technology with the rich cultural heritage of Heinävaara. Educational modules of the 26,000-square-foot school open to a central gathering space with media center, performance area, and cafeteria available to the community in the evening. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Lick-Wilmerding High School
Technology and Design Center,
San Francisco.
Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by Pfau Architects, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. On this campus, indoor and outdoor spaces commingle in creative ways. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Oakridge High School, Muskegon, Michigan.
Design Cost Data; v47 n2 , p23-24 ; Mar-Apr 2003
Profiles this high school designed to operate adjacent to an existing middle school. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included
P.S. 69, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Architectural Record; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. It is the first New York City public school built with a wireless computer network. A translucent canopy, cantilevered from the curved façade, guides children through the entrance and into the atrium’s open, light-filled space. Upper-level glass-block floors allow natural light to reach the spaces below. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Ross School, Ross, California.
Architectural Record; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by EHDD Architecture, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. A model of sustainable design is realized in this classroom addition that features daylighting. In lieu of air-conditioning, sloped roofs have an integral radiant barrier and flat roofs have single-ply white roofing both to reduce heat gain. Extensive native planting in the courtyard includes a habitat garden designed to attract a variety of insects and bird species and used in the education of the students. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
The Field School, Washington, DC.
Architectural Record; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building , including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. This private, grades 7-12 school for 325 students had outgrown its former cramped quarters in a pair of city townhouses and expanded to a ten-acre residential site in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. The new site included an historic 1937 Art Deco residence that occupied the crest of a hill overlooking adjacent public parkland. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
T'siya Elementary and Middle School Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico.
Architectural Record; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. The heart of the design is a circular plaza that can be used for traditional ceremonial dances, gatherings, weddings, and outdoor classes. Countless visual allusions to the decor of Pueblo buildings and Zia pottery motifs indicate that this is reverential and meaningful place, designed to embrace the Zia people. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Wildwood School
Los Angeles.
Architectural Record ; v191 n3 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building by SPF:a, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. A 1940's brick warehouse provides the setting for this sparse and tasteful progressive learning environment. The organization of the school is a series of interconnected and interwoven elements organized by the existing structural components of the warehouse. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
P.S. 156, I.S. 293, Brooklyn, New York.
Kolleeny, Jane F. Architectural Record; v191 n3 , p140-43 ; Mar 2003
Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. The school encompasses almost a full city block and plays a vital civic role in the rough and tumble neighborhood. Doubling as a community resource center, the building is utilized by most of the local families for performances, sports, and social and educational events. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a plans, and photographs are included.
K-12 School Projects.
Learning By Design; n12 , p127-28 ; 2003
Describes the award-winning designs of several K-12 schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs.
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K-8 School Projects.
Learning By Design; n12 , p47-55 ; 2003
Describes the award-winning designs of several K-8 schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs.
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Locust Grove Mennonite School, Smoketown, Pennsylvania.
Design Cost Data; v47 n1 , p30-31 ; Jan-Feb 2003
Profiles this school addition that preserves the simple lines of the original 1950's structure. Building statistics, a list of the project participants, cost details, a floor plan, and photographs are included.
Martin Van Buren Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Design Cost Data; v47 n1 , p42-43 ; Jan-Feb 2003
Describes the title building, including educational context and design goals. Includes a general description; information on the architect, construction team, and manufacturers and suppliers; and a case study of costs and specifications.
Middle/High School Projects.
Learning By Design; n12 , p81-87 ; 2003
Describes the award-winning designs of several middle/high schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs.
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Other School Projects.
Learning By Design; n12 , p129-35 ; 2003
Describes the award-winning designs of several school and college buildings, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs.
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Skillful Interpretation.
Guarino, Michael Shearin Texas Architect; v53 n1 , p34-35 ; Jan-Feb 2003
Describes the design of Americo Paredes Middle School in Austin, Texas, including educational context and design goals. Includes photographs.
Maine's Noble Success.
Marcotte, Robert M.; Greim,Clifton W. EnergyVortex.com; 2003
This discusses energy management in the new Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. The graphical user interface, located in the custodian's office, allows staff to control the indoor environment throughout the building.
The staged operation of two, 4,000-MBtuh oil-fired boilers is another method for energy savings. The air conditioning system found in the library, and other parts of the school, is designed with an economizer cooling cycle. The school's EMS also helps control a problem with wastewater.
Completing the Quad.
Millican, Marian; Boles, Rebecca Texas Architect; v53 n1 , p30-33 ; Jan-Feb 2003
Describes the design of the middle school, lower school, and pavilion for the Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas, including educational context and design goals. Includes photographs.
Old Buildings: Obstacle or Opportunity.
Wernick, Laura Educational Facility Planner; v38 n2 , p31-34 ; 2003
Describes four successful renovations, two of which were of buildings not previously used as schools: 1) The Media and Technology Charter High School (MATCH), Boston, 2) Arts and City Magnet High School, Lowell, 3) Arts and City Magnet High School, Newport, 4) High Tech High, San Diego.
Sougawa Elementary School.
Canadian Architect; v47 n12 , p46-47 ; Dec 2002
Describes the award-winning title building, including its educational context and design goals. Includes building plans, photographs, and reviewer comments.
Real-World Schools.
Rittner-Heir, Robbin M. School Planning and Management; v41 n11 , p14-17 ; Nov 2002
Describes the design of two magnet schools in Connecticut: the Metropolitan Learning Center in Bloomfield, and the Performing Arts Magnet School in Waterbury. The former emphasizes global and international studies, while the latter incorporates a renovated vaudevillian theater.
(Re)Designing Learning Environments.
Edutopia Newsletter [George Lucas Educational Foundation]; , 20p. ; Oct 01, 2002
This 20-page issue explores the opportunity for creating 21st century learning environments that not only focus on different kinds of educational architecture but also emphasize how time is used, teacher-student relationships, collaboration, the benefits of real-world projects, and community involvement. In Minnesota, high school juniors and seniors confer in office-like workstations and use local ponds and forests as their classroom in 3-hour class periods. In an attempt to eliminate anonymity, a large Wisconsin high school is broken down into friendlier, smaller units. Technology is ubiquitous at a California high school. Schools in New York City and Phoenix illustrate the power of involving the community and offering services. Featured schools and programs include the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley, Minnesota; San Pasqual Elementary School in Escondido, California; Capitol Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona; James Madison Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin; and IS 218 in New York, New York.
Creative Density.
Doublet, Jennifer Architecture; v91 n10 , p56-61 ; Oct 2002
Describes the design of Wildwood School, an urban prep school in Los Angeles that reclaimed a warehouse, including the educational context and design goals. Includes building plans and photographs.
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School, Avondale, Arizona.
Design Cost Data; v46 n5 , p34-35 ; Sep-Oct 2002
Describes the design of the building named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes a general description; information on the architect, construction team, and manufacturers and suppliers; and a case study of costs and specifications. Also includes a floor plan and photographs.
Higher Education. A School's Metal Roof Systems Incorporate its Sprawling Campus's Unique Design.
Gawlik, Kate Professional Roofing; v32 n9 , p44-46 ; Sep 2002
Case study of the Robert C. Cooley Middle School in Roseville, California which features cone-shaped turret, tapered metal panel and radius roof system. The middle school was designed to reflect the city's history of being the largest railroad switching station in the West.
The Carver Academy. San Antonio, Texas
Papay, Gregory Texas Architect; v52 n5 , p30-33 ; Sep-Oct 2002
Describes the design of the Carver Academy, a pre-K through eighth-grade school in the culturally diverse east side of San Antonio, Texas, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on architects, consultants, suppliers, and cost, as well as floor plans and photographs.
Chapels/Worship Centers.
American School and University; v74 n12 , p71 ; Aug 2002
Describes the design of notable school chapels and worship centers, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on architects, suppliers, and cost, as well as photographs.
Interior Renovation.
American School and University; v74 n12 , p102-20 ; Aug 2002
Describes notable interior renovations of educational facilities, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on architects, suppliers, and cost, as well as photographs.
Buildings that Teach.
Cunningham, Cody American School and University; v74 n12 , p164-67 ; Aug 2002
Discusses how incorporating the environment into school design can enhance the learning process. Describes characteristics of this sustainable design style, the energy efficiency and educational benefits, and how to overcome resistance. Includes a sidebar on high-performance design at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School in McKinney, Texas.
Building a School in India.
Barker, Don Architecture Week; Jul 24, 2002
The new Druk White Lotus School in the Indian State of Ladakh, at the foot of the Himalayas, is being built to help maintain the rich cultural traditions based on Tibetan Buddhism, while equipping the children for life in the 21st century. When completed in 2009 it will include a nursery and infant classrooms, and will accommodate 800 local children aged 3 to 18 with a health clinic, library, open-air temple, computer and science lab, vocational workshops, dining hall, and housing for both pupils and staff.
Since 1997, engineers and architects from Arup and Arup Associates in London have been working with the Ladakhi Buddhist community and the United Kingdom-based charity, the Drupka Trust, to design and build a self-sustaining community using a combination of traditional and modern building methods and materials.
Atha Road Elementary School, Monroe, Georgia.
Design Cost Data; v46 n4 , p54-55 ; Jul-Aug 2002
Describes the building design of the library and technology center named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes a general description; information on the architect, construction team, and manufacturers and suppliers; and a case study of costs and specifications.
New Library Media Center, Santa Fe Christian School, Solana Beach, California.
Design Cost Data; v46 n4 , p50-51 ; Jul-Aug 2002
Describes the building design of the library and technology center named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes a general description; information on the architect, construction team, and manufacturers and suppliers; and a case study of costs and specifications.
Three's Company.
Schneider, Jay School Construction News; v5 n5 , p23-24 ; Jul-Aug 2002
Describes the design of Stoney Creek High School in Rochester, Michigan, including the educational context, design goals, and probable use of the designs for two other high schools. Includes information on size, construction costs, architects, contractors, and suppliers. Also includes photographs.
Black Box Theatres: Cheyenne Mountain High School.
Binder, Robert D. School Planning and Management; v41 n6 , p80-81 ; Jun 2002
Describes the design of the academic arts building at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, including its black box theater, art classroom, computer graphics lab, gallery, video production area, and chorus classroom.
School Works in the United Kingdom: A New Approach to Local School Design.
Comely, Grace PEB Exchange; v2 n46 , p13-15 ; Jun 2002
Describes the efforts of School Works, a not-for-profit company in the United Kingdom which has developed a secondary school design process that enables communities to create unique school buildings that cater to their own particular needs. Discusses its work with Kingsdale Secondary School in south London.
Designing a High School for Collaborative,
Project-based Learning.
Fielding, Randall Design Share; Jun 2002
Case study of the design for the Harbor City International School, a public charter school in downtown Duluth, Minnesota. The floor plan includes a social team area, quiet team area, student work stations, science project lab, seminar/incubator, and a presentation forum.
Cheyenne Mountain High School Academic Arts Building & Natatorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Design Cost Data; v46 n3 , p41-43 ; May-Jun 2002
Describes the academic arts and natatorium buildings of the high school named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Fleming Elementary School, Freeport, Texas.
Design Cost Data; v46 n3 , p29-30 ; May-Jun 2002
Describes the building design of the elementary school named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Orange Grove High School, Orange Grove, Texas.
Design Cost Data; v46 n3 , p33-34 ; May-Jun 2002
Describes the building design of the high school named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
St. Elizabeth's High School Student Development Center, Wilmington, Delaware.
Design Cost Data; v46 n3 , p50-51 ; May-Jun 2002
Describes the building design of the athletic student center named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Neighborhood Lost and Found.
McKinney, Heather Design Cost Data; v52 n2 , p28-31 ; May-Jun 2002
Describes the building design of the J. J. "Jake" Pickle Elementary/St. John Community Center in Austin, Texas, including the educational context, design goals, and architects and contractor. Discusses the incorporation of objects from the community as art specimens within the building. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Art Forms.
Hoekstra, Joel Architecture Minnesota; v28 n2 , p30-33 ; Mar-Apr 2002
This article includes a description, photographs, and floor plans of the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource (FAIR) Arts Middle School in Crystal, Minnesota, winner of a 2001 AIA Minnesota Honor Award, This arts-magnet middle school creates a lively learning environment with bright interiors and whimsical exterior forms.
E. P. Todd Elementary School, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Design Cost Data; v47 n2 , p32-33 ; Mar-Apr 2002
Describes the building of the elementary school named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Newport Coast Elementary School, Newport Beach, California.
Design Cost Data; v47 n2 , p24-25 ; Mar-Apr 2002
Describes the building of the elementary school named in the title--winner of an energy efficiency design award--including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Look, Listen, and Learn.
Madsen, Jana J. School Planning and Management; v41 n3 , p8-9 ; Mar 2002
Describes the award-winning building design of the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis. The design had to meet the institution's varying functions as a school for deaf children, scientific research facility, place offering clinical services, and professional education department of speech and hearing. Includes photographs.
Sensitive Issues.
Schneider, Jay School Construction News; Mar-Apr 2002
Case study of Roy Lee Walker Elementary in McKinney, Texas, one of the country's most environmentally-friendly schools. The sustainable features of the school are described.
Lay of the Land. Facility of the Month.
Schneider, Jay W. School Construction News; v5 n2 , p29-32 ; Mar-Apr 2002
Describes the new San Pasqual Union School, designed to blend with its surrounding agricultural community in California; serving grades K-8, the 26-acre compound resembles a working farm, but buildings include 21st-century technology. Includes photographs, project data, and a sidebar on whiteboard technology products.
F.A.I.R. Arts Middle School,
Crystal, Minnesota.
Architectural Record; v190 n2 ; Feb 2002
Pastel colors and childlike whimsy shape this school for the arts by Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc. The design of the facility was developed in tandem with the curriculum to ensure an alignment between philosophy and building function. The areas of focus were dance, music, theater, visual arts, media arts, and literary arts. The building contains specialized and flexible studio spaces for all of these. Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Greenhill School, Dallas, Texas.
Architectural Record; v190 n2 ; Feb 2002
A unifying campus plan provides cohesion to divergent themes. What was once a campus of loosely organized brick buildings built in 1963 with an "open plan" concept, the design solutions provide a series of interior and exterior collection spaces—classrooms and courtyards—where students and faculty can gather. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs.
P.S. 6, Staten Island, NY.
Architectural Record; v190 n2 ; Feb 2002
Prototype design by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects serves a dual role as school by day, community center by night. Public spaces including a gymnasium, cafeteria, and a 450-seat auditorium, all used for after-hours activities, are clustered together near the entrance to allow community access. Doors to the classroom wing can be secured to prevent the public from accessing nonpublic space after hours. Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Rio Del Norte School, Oxnard, California.
Architectural Record; v190 n2 ; Feb 2002
The first new school built locally in over 35 years, Rio Del Norte School realized that critical to their success was the inclusion of the community in the planning process. Classrooms have been designed by Dougherty + Dougherty Architects to cluster around "tech" centers that encourage interaction, team projects, and group learning. Each cluster is linked to an outdoor classroom space that allows the teacher to take the students out of their traditional setting. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Walled Lake Central High School,
Walled Lake, Michigan.
Architectural Record; v190 n2 ; Feb 2002
Originally built in 1957 with additions in 1968 and 1992, it now contains a linear two-story spine that provides a visual focus to the interior, a gathering place for the students, and links all of the major areas of the school into one dynamic space. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Drew College Preparatory School, San Francisco.
Findley, Lisa Architectural Record; v190 n2 , p108-11 ; Feb 2002
Describes SMWM's design of an elegant new building for the private Drew School in a distinctly urban setting, replacing the prior hodgepodge school campus. The new building is a 20,000-square-foot, three-story, L-shaped structure stacked on top of a 15,000-square-foot concrete parking podium, with a courtyard in the L. Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Escuela de Bellas Artes de Carolina,
Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Russell, James S. Architectural Record; v190 n2 ; Feb 2002
This arts school is built as a sequence of loggias and courtyards. The complex program for some 900 students, K-12, included a 500-seat auditorium; a variety of music practice rooms; studios for painting, sculpture, and printmaking; and studios for dance, along with the expected variety of support spaces. Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
The Gateway School of New York, New York City.
Snoonian, Deborah Architectural Record; v190 n2 , p116-18 ; Feb 2002
Describes ABA Studio/Andrew Bartle Architects' transformation of a narrow row house into a school for learning-disabled students in New York City. It required substantial renovation and expansion to accommodate the program, which called for classrooms for instruction and therapy, recreational areas, an assembly room, and support spaces. Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Carvers Bay Middle & High Schools, Georgetown, South Carolina.
Design Cost Data; v47 n1 , p21-23 ; Jan-Feb 2002
Describes the building of the South Carolina middle and high school named in the title including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plans and photographs.
Elementary School Projects.
Learning By Design; n11 , p26-63 ; 2002
Describes the buildings of 35 elementary schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects and design team, a general building description, and general construction costs and specifications. Also provides a rough site plan and photographs.
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Elementary Schools.
Educational Facility Planner; v37 n1 , p7-29 ; 2002
Describes the building designs of 22 elementary schools, including their educational contexts and design goals. Includes information on size, construction costs, architects, and contractors. Also includes floor plans and photographs.
Ferryway School, Malden, Massachusetts.
Design Cost Data; v47 n1 , p32-33 ; Jan-Feb 2002
Describes the building of the math, science, and technology magnet school in Massachusetts named in the title including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; extended product information; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications.
Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton, Wisconsin.
Design Cost Data; v47 n1 , p16-18 ; Jan-Feb 2002
Describes the building of the Wisconsin high school named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; extended product information; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
High School Projects.
Learning By Design; n11 , p91-125 ; 2002
Describes the buildings of 30 high schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects and design team, a general building description, and general construction costs and specifications. Also provides a rough site plan and photographs.
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High Schools.
Educational Facility Planner; v37 n1 , p41-69 ; 2002
Describes the building designs of 28 high schools, including their educational contexts and design goals. Includes information on size, construction costs, architects, and contractors. Also includes floor plans and photographs.
K-12 School Projects.
Learning By Design; n11 , p126-27 ; 2002
Describes the buildings of two K-12 schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects and design team, a general building description, and general construction costs and specifications. Also provides a rough site plan and photographs.
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K-8 School Projects.
Learning By Design; n11 , p64-66 ; 2002
Describes the buildings of three K-8 schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects and design team, a general building description, and general construction costs and specifications. Also provides a rough site plan and photographs.
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Middle School Projects.
Learning By Design; n1 , p67-88 ; 2002
Describes the buildings of 22 middle schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects and design team, a general building description, and general construction costs and specifications. Also provides a rough site plan and photographs.
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Middle Schools.
Educational Facility Planner; v37 n1 , p30-50 ; 2002
Describes the building designs of 10 middle schools, including their educational contexts and design goals. Includes information on size, construction costs, architects, and contractors. Also includes floor plans and photographs.
Middle/High School Projects.
Learning By Design; n11 , p89-90 ; 2002
Describes the buildings of two combined middle/high schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects and design team, a general building description, and general construction costs and specifications. Also provides a rough site plan and photographs.
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Other School Projects.
Learning By Design; n11 , p128-34 ; 2002
Describes the buildings of seven school facilities (including a private school for young children and a community college student center), including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects and design team, a general building description, and general construction costs and specifications. Also provides a rough site plan and photographs.
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Other Schools.
Educational Facility Planner; v37 n1 , p70-91 ; 2002
Describes the building designs of 21 schools of various types (such as technology centers and special education facilities), including their educational contexts and design goals. Includes information on size, construction costs, architects, and contractors. Also includes floor plans and photographs.
Portfolio of New Schools.
Inform; v13 n1 , p28-30 ; 2002
Describes the building designs of Virginia's Frost Montessori School, Pole Green Elementary School in Hanover County, and five elementary schools in Carroll County. Describes the educational context, design goals, and architects. Also includes photographs.
SouthLake Church & Christian Academy, Huntersville, North Carolina.
Design Cost Data; v47 n1 , p27-28 ; Jan-Feb 2002
Describes the building of the combined school-church in North Carolina named in the title including the building s context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a case study of construction costs and specifications. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Charter School: Up and Running.
Crawford, Doug Commercial Modular Construction Magazine; , p12-15 ; Jan-Feb 2002
This article describes how modular construction enabled Newark Charter School in Newark, Delaware to meet its deadlines, tight budget, house 435 students between the fifth and seventh grades, and fulfill the community's needs for after-school activity and meeting space.
A Dream Realized: The Development of King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science.
Graham, Mark Educational Facility Planner; v37 n3 , p16-19 ; 2002
Describes the planning and design of King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, which provides students with opportunities to explore careers in health care and science through activities in the classroom and at hospital and science research sites.
Good Neighbors.
Ivey, Rebecca E. Inform; v13 n1 , p16-19 ; 2002
Describes the award-winning building design of Goodview Elementary School in Bedford County, Virginia, including the educational context, design goals, and architects and contractor. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Alabama Magnet School Races toward Job Market.
Jones, Morgan School Construction News; v5 n1 , p16-17 ; Jan-Feb 2002
Describes Alabama's Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School, which was built for only $70 per square foot. Explores the relationship between its school-to-work, collaborative-learning approach and the building's design.
Buildings that Teach.
Keep, Gary D. Educational Facility Planner; v37 n2 , p18-22 ; 2002
Discusses Roy Lee Walker Elementary School In McKinney, Texas as an example of a high performance, or "green," school. The school blends the physical environment with the student learning process while protecting the site.
Community Pride.
Mays, Vernon Inform; v13 n1 , p20-23 ; 2002
Describes the building design of Cougar Elementary School in Manassas Park, Virginia, including the educational context, design goals, and architects and construction manager. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Gentle Geometry.
Poss, Melinda Koester Texas Architect; v52 n1 , p26-29 ; Jan-Feb 2002
Portrays the Madelyn Chafin Learning Center in DeSoto, Texas, which has an architectural design that creates a facility with five finger-like projections that are intended to blend into the natural surroundings, while providing abundant natural light and varied views of the outdoors. Includes photographs and a floor plan.
Renewed Legacy.
Sadler, Mary Harding Inform; v13 n1 , p24-27 ; 2002
Describes the building design of Maggie L. Walker Governor's School in Richmond, Virginia, including the educational context, design goals, and architects and construction manager. Also provides the floor plan and photographs.
Noble Endeavor.
Schneider, Jay W. School Construction News; v5 n1 , p22-25 ; Jan-Feb 2002
Describes Noble High School, the largest in Maine. The $33.6 million project has 15 separate, 100-student "communities" within the school, which accommodate the district's project- based, team teaching methods. In addition, the facility serves as a community
center for three nearby towns and includes a restaurant, an adult education and senior citizen center, a performing arts center, and a health clinic.
Bringing Art into the Design of an Arts Magnet School.
Davey, Margaret School Planning and Management; v40 n11 , p56-57 ; Nov 2001
Shows design features of the K-8 Arts Magnet School in New Haven, Connecticut, that allow the facility to be used as a learning tool. Also explores ways to bring artistic energy into the building design through collaboration with local artists.
Seaview/Westshores High School Gymnasium & Classroom Building, Salton City, California.
Design Cost Data; v45 n5 , p28-30 ; Sep-Oct 2001
Presents design, construction, and cost data for Salton City, California's, Seaview/Westshores High School Gymnasium and Classroom Building, which is being utilized by the school and surrounding community. Includes a list of project manufacturers and suppliers, along with five photographs and two floor plans.
Skaggs Catholic Center, Draper, Utah.
Design Cost Data; v45 n5 , p70-71 ; Sep-Oct 2001
Presents design, construction, and cost data for Skaggs Catholic Center in Draper, Utah. A list of project manufacturers and suppliers is provided along with photographs and a floor-plan drawing.
Security and Education: A Best-Case Scenario.
Jones, Morgan School Construction News; v4 n6 , p18-20 ; Sep-Oct 2001
Describes the design of Indiana's 500,000 square-foot Chesterton High School, which incorporates many security features without creating a fortress atmosphere. Features include a controlled access floor plan, security cameras, and the ability of teachers to silently page security personnel and administrators in cases of health emergencies or physical threats.
Ann Richards Middle School.
Kell, John H. Texas Architect; v51 n5 , p28-31 ; Sep-Oct 2001
Presents photos and basic information about a Texas middle school whose architecture reflects the hybrid culture of the borderlands and "regionalism" in which it is located. A line drawing of the site plan is included.
Schools of Thought.
Matuk, Nyla Canadian Architect; v46 n8 , p14-16,28 ; Aug 2001
Discusses the legacy of Toronto Canada's North York Board of Education's commitment to design quality, embodied in a series of schools from the 1990s. Several school designs, photographs, and floor plans are included, illustrating the Board's desire to combine durability and user satisfaction by embracing architectural quality.
Two Compact Urban Schools
Logan, Katharine Architecture Week; , D1 ; Jul 25, 2001
This describes the Gonzalo and Felicitias Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana, California, that is tucked behind a shopping mall, on top of a parking garage, and the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia, that occupies a similar site in a mixed-use redevelopment of an industrial waterfront.
Each of these two schools turn the liabilities of its dense urban site into an asset and respond to an increasingly critical challenge: combining people, cars, and buildings in less space.
High School Science Technology Additions, Midland Public Schools.
Design Cost Data; v46 n4 , p41-42 ; Jul-Aug 2001
Discusses design goals, space requirements, and need for mobile furniture and "imagination stations" at Michigan s Midland Public High School science technology addition. Describes the architectural design, costs, and specifications. Includes floor plans, general description, photos and a list of consultants, manufacturers, and suppliers used for the project.
Stony Pont High School. Round Rock, Texas.
Design Cost Data; v46 n4 , p72-73 ; Jul-Aug 2001
Includes information about the building site, architectural design, master plan, materials, costs, scheduling, specifications, and square footage for the 86-acre Stony Point High School in Round Rock, Texas. Includes floor plan, general description, photos, and a list of manufacturers and suppliers used for the project.
Unsentimental Education.
Guiney, Anne Architecture; v90 n7 , p58-65 ; Jul 2001
Explains how architect Mathias Klotz skillfully exploited qualities of Santiago, Chile's, urban landscape, including mountains, low buildings, wide streets, modest houses, and cars to create a simple elementary and high school building that provides occupants with a sophisticated and rich environment. Includes nine photographs, three plans, and a sectional drawing.
A School for Complex Needs.
Leisner, Hava School Construction News; v4 n5 , p15-17 ; Jul-Aug 2001
Presents a case study of the private League School in Walpole, Massachusetts, showing the role specialty materials and finishes play in the design of a school for autistic students. Use of incandescent lighting, muted colors and contrast, and padded flooring are examined as are classroom features and construction challenges encountered.
Sports Facilities, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
Amelar, Sarah Architectural Record; v189 n6 , p118-22 ; Jun 2001
Highlights a new K-12 school gymnasium in Mexico that changes and reacts to weather conditions, requires no air conditioning, and, on typical days, uses sunlight filtering through its ample clerestory as the sole source of illumination. Includes numerous photographs, a section drawing, and a site plan.
An Educational Environment.
Hammatt, Heather Landscape Architecture; v91 n6 , p18 ; Jun 2001
Describes the development of a new 6,000 square foot outdoor learning environment at Cottage Lake Elementary School in Woodinville, WA, devoted to environmental education. The space includes a butterfly habitat, compost area and salmon habitat garden (4 illustrations included).
Quick, Build Us a School.
McKee, Bradford Architecture; v90 n6 , p49-52,112 ; Jun 2001
Compares how Los Angeles Unified School District (California) and Las Vegas (Nevada) are meeting the increasing demand for highly functional school facilities in an era of growing student populations, limited funding, and tight schedules.
Charles H. Flowers High School, Springdale, Maryland.
Design Cost Data; v54 n3 , p58-59 ; May-Jun 2001
Provides photos, a floor plan, and general description of a high school designed to function as an educational, cultural, and recreation activity center for the entire community. Construction data and costs are included along with information about the architectural firm and construction team.
Crosspoint Lutheran School, Katy, Texas.
Design Cost Data; v45 n3 , p62-63 ; May-Jun 2001
Discusses the cost-savings efforts in designing a new Lutheran $2.6 million school that was threatening to go 15 percent over budget. Photos, a floor plan, and general description of the school's design are provided, including information about the architectural firm and construction team.
William A. Brummer Elementary School, South Lyon, Michigan.
Design Cost Data; v54 n3 , p30-32 ; May-Jun 2001
Provides photos, a floor plan, and general description of an elementary school designed to instill in its students a sense of self, community, pride, and responsibility for others. Construction data and costs are included along with information about the architectural firm and construction team.
Eco-Friendly, Affordable, School. Molina, Jean ASHRAE Journal; v53 n5 , p52,54,56 ; May 2001
Describes green components of Montreal's St. Johns School, an affordable and eco-friendly building with a solar wall, a geothermal system, and heat recovery.
It's Easy Being Green.
Schneider, Jay School Construction News; v4 n4 ; May-Jun 2001
Case study of the Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas, the state's first major high school facility to incorporate environmental planning, low-maintenance sustainable architecture, and efficient systems.
Permanent Modular Construction: A Growing Trend.
Sickman, Steve Commercial Modular Construction Magazine; May 2001
Case study of the Arlington, Texas Independent School District that needed 103 permanent kindergarten classrooms with complete site development at 37 separate locations all in less than 15 months. The district used design-build as their project delivery system, and permanent modular construction to solve their problem.
Combined-Level Schools.
Learning By Design; n20 , p97-103 ; Spring 2001
Profiles seven combined-level schools cited in the Fall 2010 Learning by Design competition. For each project, a description, list of project participants, costs, and photographs are included.
Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School, Belton Independent School District.
Design Cost Data; v45 n2 , p38-39 ; Mar-Apr 2001
Describes the architectural design, costs, general description, and square footage data for the Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School, Belton Independent School District in Temple, Texas. A floor plan and photos are included along with a list of manufacturers and suppliers used for the project.
Nikola Tesla Educational Opportunity School.
Design Cost Data; v45 n2 , p54-55 ; Mar-Apr 2001
Describes the architectural design, costs, general description, and square footage data for the Nikola Tesla Educational Opportunity School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A floor plan and photos are included along with a list of manufacturers and suppliers used for the project.
Wirth Middle School.
Design Cost Data; v45 n2 , p46-47 ; Mar-Apr 2001
Describes the architectural design, costs, general description, and square footage data for the Wirth Middle School, Cahokia, Illinois. A floor plan and photos are included along with a list of manufacturers and suppliers used for the project.
Viewing School Facilities as Community Development Projects: The Case of Hinesburg, Vermont.
MacKinnon, Colleen T. Small Town; v30 n2 , p28-31 ; Mar-Apr 2001
Instead of accentuating differences among agendas through competition for scarce resources, community members, educational planners, and community development planners cooperated in renovating a high school building in Hinesburg, Vermont, to include community spaces for recreation, social services, and nontraditional education. Design elements that promote the greatest possible use of facilities by community members are discussed.
Eglinton/Spectrum Public School
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Architectural Record; v189 n2 ; Feb 2001
Located at a major Toronto intersection, this new school is sited to provide a strong urban presence on the street side, while achieving a amply-sized, protected playground on the interior. The 20-classroom facility is enhanced by a large, double-height library built around a restored entry portal retained from the original 1909 school that was built on the property. Includes plans and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Long Beach International Elementary School, Long Beach, California.
Architectural Record; v189 n2 ; Feb 2001
This 34-classroom school by Thomas Blurock Architects sits on a former parking lot in downtown Long Beach. The constraints of the small site and the educational program challenged traditional notions about elementary schools. The architects’ solution maximizes play area, addresses security concerns, and responds to surrounding urban and residential neighborhoods. Includes plans and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Niagara Falls High School, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Architectural Record; v189 n2 ; Feb 2001
Niagara Falls High School, the first privately financed and privately managed school construction project in New York State, is a example of a true architecture, business, technology, and community partnership developed as a result of needing to replace two aging high school facilities. Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs.
Saxe Middle School, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Architectural Record; v189 n2 ; Feb 2001
This 1950’s era junior high school was updated to the twenty-first-century in order to accommodate team teaching and technology, while doubling its capacity to 1,200 students. Developed as a result of meetings with parents and staff, the student commons and main lobby are used for community activities as well as extracurricular events.Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
School Design and Management: Three Examples In France.
Alt, Patrick PEB Exchange; n42 , p8-12 ; Feb 2001
Presents three examples of large-scale school construction and renovation projects in France where a link has been established between school design and successful teaching and learning. Further discussed are the conclusions that can be drawn from these projects in preparatory work prior to building.
Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Day School, Palo Alto, California.
Findley, Lisa Architectural Record; v189 n2 , p138-41 ; Feb 2001
Describes how architects designed a school that could take advantage of California's temperate climate. Rather than emphasize religious symbolism, the school wanted to bring students closer to their Jewish heritage by creating a sense of community. Photos and a floorplan are included. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
A New Era in School Construction Begins.
Hart, Sara Architectural Record; v189 n2 , p155-60 ; Feb 2001
Provides several recently completed school renovation projects to illustrate how architects are reinventing an old school design model to better accomodate a growing student population and meet the needs of changing educational programs. Photos and floorplans are included.
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, Los Angeles, California.
Kimm, Alice Architectural Record; v189 n2 , p134-136 ; Feb 2001
Discusses how an architectural firm took an abandoned mini-mall in Los Angeles and converted it into a charter school that helped revive the neighborhood in the process. Describes the title school building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team; a general building description; and a commentary on the design. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
William Hall High School, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Kubany, Elizabeth Harrison Architectural Record; v189 n2 , p142-44 ; Feb 2001
Discusses how architects redesigned an old, dark, and brooding school building into a school whose architecture, and the physical environment it creates, play a positive role in student learning. In contrast to the almost windowless existing building, the architects designed an addition with bright, airy spaces for art studios, general classrooms, and science laboratories. Photos and a floorplan are included. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Little Red School House. A Historic New York City School Connects With Itself and its Neighborhood.
Pearson, Clifford A. Architectural Record; v189 n2 , p146-46 ; Feb 2001
Discusses how architects successfully added a new 10,000 square-foot building, complete with glass-fronted library and skylit art room, to two existing structures built at different times and with different floor heights. Photos and a floorplan are included. [Free subscriber registration is required.]
Dillard Drive Middle & Elementary School, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Design Cost Data; v45 n1 , p37-39 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Presents design features of the Dillard Drive Middle & Elementary School (North Carolina) that incorporates daylighting in the majority of the classrooms, the gymnasium, dining room, and media center. The design also uses advanced lighting controls, fiber optic networking, automatic environmental controls, and an energy management system that interfaces with the school's central management system. Photos are included.
Oak Mountain High School, Shelby County, Alabama.
Design Cost Data; v45 n1 , p28-29 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Presents design features of the Oak Mountain High School (Alabama) consisting of an academic side of classrooms, administration, and media center; and an activity side consisting of cafeteria, gymnasium, practice gym, and a theater. The school s floor plan and photos are included.
Academic Village.
Boles, Rebecca Texas Architect; v51 n1 , p38-39 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Presents design features of the Renner Middle School (Plano, Texas) where the sprawling suburbs have been kept at bay while creating the atmosphere of an academic village. Photos and a floor plan are provided.
Skillful Blend of Old and New.
Buss, Ted Texas Architect; v51 n1 , p32-34 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Presents design features of Burkburnett High School (Burkburnett, Texas) where architects transformed a disjointed group of 1960s buildings into a compact, highly functional, and subtle yet spectacular blend of old and new architecture. Photos and a floor plan are included.
House Rules.
Hammel, Bette Architecture Minnesota; v27 n1 , p36-37 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Discusses the "house" concept architectural design at Albert Lea High School (Minnesota) and how the design addresses the community s 21st Century educational goals. Photos and a floor plan are included.
School Pride.
Hoekstra, Joel Architecture Minnesota; v27 n1 , p38-39 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Discusses a south-Minneapolis (Minnesota) community's investment in a K-5 school design that has become a neighborhood landmark. Photos and a floor plan are included.
Planning for the Future.
Koerble, Barbara Texas Architect; v51 n1 , p40-41 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Presents design features of the award-winning Carroll Junior High School (Southlake, Texas) that provides maximum flexibility for its staged expansion into a high school and a rapidly increasing school enrollment. Photos and a floor plan are provided.
Back to Nature.
LeFevre, Camille Architecture Minnesota; v27 n1 , p30-35 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Explains how Minnesota's first nature-center-based preschool supports its curriculum with a home-like, child-friendly country house design. Several photos are included.
Town Square for Kids.
Parker, Dan Texas Architect; v51 n1 , p35-37 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Presents design features of the Dawson Elementary School (Corpus Christi, Texas) where an atmosphere of an old town square and the feeling of community have been created. Photos and a floor plan are provided.
Sounds Like a Winner.
Rittner-Heir, Robbin M. School Planning and Management; v40 n1 , p92-94 ; Jan 2001
Explains how the Ocoee Middle School (Orlando, Florida) improved the ability of students to hear in their classrooms and gained improvements in their attention levels and their conduct. Specific design concepts that make Ocoee Middle School the SMART school of the future while also controlling design and construction costs are examined.
Welcome to the Neighborhood.
Schneider, Jay W. School Construction News; v4 n1 , p15-16 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Case study of the Jordan Park School of Extended Learning, a K-8 school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Discusses how community interest and involvement helped this new school reinvigorate an urban area. The neighborhood rendered final decisions regarding site selection, school design, modifications to a park that borders the school, and stipulated after-hours access to various parts of the building-including the gym, multipurpose space, and computer lab. Construction management is also addressed.
Campus and Identity.
Winters, Willis Texas Architect; v51 n1 , p42-45 ; Jan-Feb 2001
Presents design features of Greenville School (Texas) that helped it to overcome the visual obscurity that did not plague its other private school rivals in the area.
School for The Millenium: New Suburban Seattle Elementary School Features Many
Green Elements, Illustrates Green Building Challenges
Pacific Northwest Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Newsletter; Nov 30, 2000
Millenium Elementary School in suburban Seattle features a geothermal heating/cooling system, stormwater reuse, solar-energy panels, a small wind turbine, waterless urinals and
assorted other resource-saving features. The Kent School District bills its newest school as a green prototype, and an excellent place to teach the environmental message to children.
Rethinking School Design.
Smith, Jana J. Buildings; v94 n8 , p50,56,59 ; Aug 2000
Describes the design process of a revolutionary high school design that melds technology and the arts to provide students with employable skills that future job markets require.
Domes Made the Difference At Valley R-6.
Graves, Larry Roundup: Journal of the Monolithic Dome Institute; v13 n4 , p16-18 ; Winter 2000
Describes the development from conception through construction of three domes in the Valley R-6 School District (Washington County, Missouri). Arguments for, and investigations into, building monolithic domes, funding issues, and efforts to gain voter approval are discussed.
Interdistrict Downtown School, Minneapolis
Hammel, Bette Architectural Record; , p114-117 ; Nov 1999
Describes a Minneapolis urban school design based on diversity of the public magnet school's students and community integration. Design data, photos, and floor plans are included.
Far Hills Country Day, Far Hills, New Jersey.
Moline, Julie Architectural Record; , p126-128 ; Nov 1999
Describes the minimalistic design features of a new addition to a suburban New Jersey elementary/middle school that expanded classroom space and created better traffic flow. Photos and a floor plan are included.
More Than Bricks and Mortar.
Stratton, Charles E. The School Administrator; v56 n6 , 10-13 ; Jun 1999
A superintendent of a rural district in central New York State describes student, staff, parent, and community reactions to a brand-new K-12 building in their own words. Feelings of concern and doubt were dissipated by the time the building opened.
Reflecting the Communities It Serves.
Brannelly, Kate School Planning and Management; v38 n6 , p22, 24-25 ; Jun 1999
Describes the design of a combined middle and high school that preserved the industrial mills and farming history of two rural towns in Massachusetts. Delineates each school's separate entries and identity spaces and the design innovations that enabled grades 6-8 to be grouped with grades 9-12.
New York City's Cool Schools; Within the Country's Largest School System, Architectural Innovation Finds a Foothold
Gould, Kira L. AIArchitect; v6 , p13 ; May 1999
Describes how extraordinary collaborations between
agencies, educators, architects, and others created special
places to learn within the New York City school system. It
discusses this group approach in fostering commitment and
achieving success in creating innovative educational facility
designs.
Designs for Middle Schools.
McCarroll, Michael N.; Tercilla, Rene School Planning and Management; v38 n3 , p24-25,27-29 ; Mar 1999
Examines four different middle school floor plans that support teaming and integrated curriculum. Floor plans include the finger shape, the pinwheel, the science cluster, and a multi-level plan. Examples of each floor plan are provided to illustrate their features and benefits.
Learning by Design 99 Grand Prize Winner: Centennial Middle School
Learning By Design; i8 , p6-7 ; 1999
Describes the award-winning design of the Centennial Middle School (Minnesota) that was built to hold 1,800 students but designed not seem impersonal or institutional. It explains a design approach that helped give the school a small feel despite its large size while also complementing the surrounding community.
School Planning: Lessons Learned at the Celebration School.
Cohen, Sarah School Planning and Management; v37 n8 , p14,16-18 ; Aug 1998
Discusses the lessons learned from Disney's K-12 Celebration School
when trying to apply the latest research on teaching and learning to the
school's design. The future of business/school partnering in school
planning is explored, as is expert advice on the school planning process.
Case Study: An Elementary School that Saves Energy and is Visually Comfortable
Rodgers, Paula A. Architectural Record; v186 n8 , p159-60+ ; Aug 1998
Discusses lighting solutions at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in Rochester, New York. The design aimed to give the school an intimate scale. The lighting designers used energy-efficient lighting products to cut lighting energy use;simplified maintenance by restricting the number of lamp types and used lamps that the school district already stocks; and supplied low-glare ambient lighting to create a visually comfortable environment for students and teachers.
Cradleboard's New Dome School, A Real Learning Experience
Grones, Freda Roundup: Journal of the Monolithic Dome Institute; v11 n3 , p14-15 ; Summer 1998
Describes how the construction of a new domed K-5, multipurpose facility created a learning experience for its students. Highlighted are the cost savings realized in its construction and the interior designs minor problems with sound and storage.
Four Fantastic Floor Plans for Elementary Schools.
Ranyak, Mark W.; Wickstrom, Douglas M. School Planning and Management; v37 n4 , p20-26 ; Apr 1998
Examines four elementary school floor plans designed for efficient and flexible delivery of educational programs while limiting operational problems. Plans examined are the cluster approach, the corridor approach, the urban block school, and the courtyard/campus concept.
Montessori Island School [Tavernier, Florida]
Dunlop, Beth Architectural Record; v 185 n10 , p118-121 ; Oct 1997
Examines a Florida Montessori school design that does not use air conditioning and is naturally lighted. Discusses design considerations that took advantage of natural surroundings, the architectural approach that helped bring the outdoors closer to the classroom, and the environmental pay-off.
North Fort Myers High School North Fort Myers, Florida
Dunlop, Beth Architectural Record; v 185 n10 , p114-117 ; Oct 1997
Examines renovation efforts involving an old urban, magnet high school (Fort Myers, Florida) that transformed it into an up-to-date school facility without interfering with the school's operation. Design and planning strategies are discussed as are the materials used and the environmental concerns that needed to be addressed.
Lick-Wilmerding School San Francisco, California
Fang, Eric C. Y. Architectural Record; v185 n10 , p122-124 ; Oct 1997
Examines the design of a new library/art facility at a San Francisco high
school that complemented the school's contemporary academic program
and reputation for excellence. The planning and architectural strategies
are discussed as are the technological and convenience additions
designed to meet greater student needs.
Planning High-Tech High.
Hymon, Steve School Planning and Management; v36 n10 , p16-22 ; Oct 1997
Examines the planning process for developing a high-tech high school
using the example of one such school in Florida's Collier County school
district. Addresses budget figures, planning objectives, organizational
considerations, pilot program creation, and planning tips.
Little Village Academy Chicago, Illinois
Pearson, Clifford Architectural Record; v185 n10 , p108-113 ; Oct 1997
Presents a K-8 school design in Chicago that bridges the gap between the Hispanic culture of its students and an Anglo-American society by creating a Mexican feeling without making it look foreign to its surroundings. It describes the community in which the school resides, the planning strategy for its development, its architectural features, cost control aspects, floor planning, and interior color and materials.
A Makeover With Attitude
Litt, Steven Architecture; v86 , 68-75 ; Mar 1997
The renovation of a 1960's school in Canton, Ohio is examined. The 38,000-square-foot expansion incorporates classrooms that jut into a central performance space at odd angles with garage-style doors that open wide during special events. Leading to kindergarten and homerooms for 250 students, the spaces between the blue-blocked classrooms also function as informal gathering areas, reading rooms, and play zones. The architects have achieved an overall effect of a magical village with its own topography, trails, and secret hiding place.
Tectonic Lessons
Wagner, George Architecture; v86 n2 , p82-91 ; Feb 1997
Describes how architects expressed the potential of construction design by designing a British Columbia (Canada) elementary school that blends in with the surrounding natural setting while providing a rich enveloping and animated interior. Photographs and line drawings are provided.
Split-Level Flexibility
Roberson, Kelly Texas Architect; v47 n1 , p76-77 ; Jan 1997
Presents photographs and the floor plan of a middle school whose split-level design separates "noisy" areas, such as the band room and gymnasium, from the academic wing. The design encourages teaming and flexibility through its classroom clustering and mobile partitions between classrooms. Additionally, all classrooms possess windows and natural lighting, including a rectangular courtyard in the academic wing that can serve as an outdoor classroom.
Reclaiming a Symbol
Williamson, Susan Texas Architect; v47 n1 , p66-69 ; Jan-Feb 1997
Discusses the renovation process for preserving a community high school and the role of the architectural firm in gaining community support for the required bond issues. The architectural firm's design responses to school board requirements and new student needs are described. The new school's floor plan is included.
Flood Gives Birth to Dream School.
Freeman, Laurie School Planning and Management; v35 n9 , p34-35 ; Sep 1996
Forced by flooding of the Mississippi River to relocate their entire town, residents of tiny Valmeyer,
Illinois, built an upgraded, improved school. The new facility serves elementary, middle, and high school students in three separate wings and is equipped to participate in distance learning.
Circle of Life.
Kudalis, Eric Architecture Minnesota; v22 n5 , p.26-29 ; Sep-Oct 1996
A school addition and renovation finds inspiration in traditional American Indian imagery. Features the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School near Hayward, Wisconsin.
Pawcatuck School
Randall, Kathleen Building Renovation; , p30-34 ; Nov-Dec 1993
Describes how renovation can transform a school to a state-of- the-art facility without having to work from the ground up. Examined are the planning and design phases, the outer structure upgrading, the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and renovation costs.
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