The role played by innovative educational environments to support learning for the 21st century has attracted the interest of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development at the global governance level and at the national policy level internationally. This article draws on global, European and Australasian research and data from a…

Investigating the potential of video games as an aid to community mapping and participatory architectural design, the author discusses the use of the sandbox game "Minecraft" by the Block by Block Foundation in collaboration with Mojang Studios, Microsoft, and UN-Habitat for three projects--Model Street (Dandora Phase 2, in Nairobi,…

The Decorated School is an interdisciplinary research network funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The article situates current academic and wider community engagement concerning the purpose and significance of art as part of the school building and grounds in an historical context. It goes on to discuss emerging patterns of…

Involving the community in the earliest planning of design projects often results in useful suggestions, speeds the design phase, and increases community acceptance of the project. (Author/MLF)

The community, students, and staff were given a voice in the design of this junior high building. (IRT)

Civic determination, at many levels, restored the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, to its 1925 splendor. (Author/MLF)

Describes a process used by an architect to work with the stakeholders of a school in Iceland to design a new building. The process, called "design down," starts with the biggest issues and moves toward more detailed aspects. It starts with looking at the school's learning signature, learning expectations, the learning process, and the…

The school, designed in a storefront on the main street of the town it would serve, blends educational philosophy with community involvement and difficult site problems. (Author/MLF)

Describes the nature of the task faced by a school board in the planning and developing of an educational facility and the extent of professional help available. (MF)

Describes the design and curriculum of a small high school in Kansas. (DW)

Described is a project designed to present four training sessions for community specialists representing outreach interests such as cooperative extension, senior citizens organizations, and welfare agencies. Training consists of instruction in contemporary knowledge, skills, and methods of home energy conservation, and in how to teach others to…

Architects of a newly constructed urban middle school solved the space problem by designing the roof to serve both as a school playground mand as a community park. (Author/EA)

The course is for independent study by jail officers who must learn that, in addition to their rountine tasks, they must be prepared to be well-trained, responsible professionals, making important decisions and avoiding the mistakes and disproven beliefs of the past. The jail administrator must continually wrestle with the problems of conflicting…

THE NEED FOR A COORDINATED PLANNING EFFORT BY THE EDUCATOR, THE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE ARCHITECT TO DEVELOP THE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN A MANNER FILLING THE UNIQUE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY WAS EXPRESSED. SOME OF THE AREAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FACILITY INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES, PRODUCTION…

Presents an interview with Steven Bingler, an expert on community-based planning and design, about the design of public schools. Topics include the contribution of architecture to student learning, mega- versus small schools, the authentic economics of design decisions, and the role of the community in the design process. (EV)