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Progressive Architecture, 1970
Some details of the new Jacksonville, Florida, Children's Museum. (RA)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Museums
1967
THE NATION'S SCHOOLS SCHOOL OF THE MONTH IS A BUILDING DESIGNED WITH AN OPEN INTERIOR. THERE ARE NO SEPARATE CLASSROOMS. THE MAIN SPACE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LEARNING AREAS, PRACTICAL ARTS, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND COMMONS. FLEXIBLE PARTITIONS AND MOBILE CHALKBOARDS ACT AS VISUAL BARRIERS TO LIMIT DISTRACTIONS WHILE CARPETING AND ACOUSTIC BAFFLES…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation
Sanders, Harry, Jr. – Libr Trends, 1969
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Buildings
LEGGET, STANTON; QUALLS, GEORGE – 1963
BECAUSE OF CHANGING ENROLLMENTS AND TEACHING PRACTICES, MODERN SCHOOLS NEED THE FLEXIBILITY THAT CAN BE PROVIDED BY MOVABLE OR EASILY DEMOUNTABLE WALLS. USED AS TEACHING AIDS, SPACE DIVIDERS, SPACE CHANGERS, AND DISPLAY PANELS, THESE WALLS ARE USUALLY MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN USED IN LARGE SPACES SUCH AS AUDITORIUMS, GYMNASIUMS, LIBRARIES, OR…
Descriptors: Architecture, Auditoriums, Building Design, Building Innovation
Progressive Architecture, 1970
The design of two California schools with innovative programs and lots of snow. (RA)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Educational Facilities

Wilson, Gary – Athletic Business, 2002
Describes how college and professional athletes' need for year-round conditioning and teams' need for a leg up in recruiting are driving construction of sumptuous new football facilities. Details what goes into the design of a great football training facility. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Athletes, Building Design, Building Innovation
Alter, Kevin – Canadian Architect, 2003
Describes the design of the Centre for Architectural Structures and Technology at the University of Manitoba, including the educational context and design goals. Includes building plans and photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, College Buildings

Thompson, Gary F.; Riley, Keith – Athletic Business, 2002
Describes how a new arena configuration, the Alpha design, seeks to make facilities more multidimensional, with enhanced acoustics that offer superior entertainment as well as sports uses. Discusses the design's various configurations and its unique features in terms of shape and volume, loudspeakers, private suites, lighting, support spaces,…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Architecture, Athletics
Snoonian, Deborah – Architectural Record, 2002
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)
Descriptors: Architects, Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation

Learning By Design, 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. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Awards, Building Design, Building Innovation

Learning By Design, 2003
Describes the award-winning designs of several middle schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Awards, Building Design, Building Innovation
Canadian Architect, 2003
Describes the design of the Isabel Bader Theatre at Victoria University of the University of Toronto, including the educational context and design goals. Includes building plans and photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, College Buildings
Canadian Architect, 2001
Describes an award-winning design of a new residence hall at the University of Toronto's St. George campus. The new residence's plan, designed by Saucier and Perrotte Architectes, emphasizes a spirit of communal interaction. Includes design drawings and schematics. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, College Housing
Dolan, Thomas G. – School Planning & Management, 2002
Describes how the Durant Road Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina sets a new standard in environmental school design. "Daylighting," bringing daylight into the building for psychological, health, and energy-saving benefits, plays a central role in the design. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Educational Facilities Design
Dillon, David – Architectural Record, 2002
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)
Descriptors: Architects, Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation