This proposal discusses what an everyday aesthetics dimension of school might look like, and explores how the everyday aesthetics of schools may help qualify the intersubjective relationships that build up school life and the school´s educational project. It presents the image of a school hallway as an example of how the analogical and visual…

Schemes and drawings are fragments from a cycle of considerations called, The Research of Continuity." (Author)

Describes ABA Studio/Andrew Bartle Architects' transformation of a narrow row house into a school for learning-disabled students in New York City. Includes drawings and photographs. (EV)

Describes the blend of tradition and innovation embodied in Kyu Sung Woo Architect's design of new student housing at Bennington College in Vermont. Includes drawings and photographs. (EV)

Describes SMWM's design of an elegant new building for the private Drew School in San Francisco, replacing the prior hodgepodge school campus. Includes drawings and photographs. (EV)

The idea of setting aside part of the cost of public buildings for "decoration" took form in the 1930s. Discusses the current policy of commissioning decorative works as a way of building an artistic heritage for the future. (Author/RK)

Design prepared by Reid and Tarics, architects and engineers, San Francisco.

This document describes a new $168 million 14-story building for Baruch College of the City University of New York located near Gramercy Park in Manhattan and containing 40 percent of Baruch's total campus area in one building envelope. The report outlines the design challenges and resolutions and provides numerous design drawings, floor plans,…

Describes this Michigan high school building, 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 includes the floor plan and…

Describes Davis, Fuster Arquitectos' design of an arts school in Puerto Rico as a sequence of light-dappled loggias and sun-drenched courtyards. Includes drawings and photographs. (EV)

Modern curriculum, well-designed building and the best in equipment make this vocational facility outstanding. (Editor)

Describes this Texas elementary school building, 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 includes the floor plan and…

Describes renovations to the building housing the University of Toronto's school of architecture; the changes addressed both operational and symbolic issues. Includes design drawings and photographs. (EV)

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 provides space for myriad community functions. (EV)