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Peer reviewedSchool Management, 1971
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Innovation, Educational Environment, Elementary Schools
Pewewardy, Cornell; May, Paul G. – Winds of Change, 1992
The architectural design of Mounds Park All-Nations Magnet School (St. Paul, Minnesota) incorporates cultural symbols representing the Native American worldview and Medicine Wheel Circle beliefs, as well as design elements from aboriginal housing styles, and colors and sculptured elements that reinforce the relationship of nature to building. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Architectural Character, Building Design
Brubaker, C. William – 1998
This book offers and examines a number of suggestions for school architecture. The book consists of a review of 22 school projects from around the United States. The text opens with a brief history of school design in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but the focus throughout the book focuses on several distinct elements: designing schools…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities
Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Child Development and Parent Education. – 1973
This publication is intended to help administrators, board members, and citizen groups plan facilities for the education of very young children. Parameters are set within which planners may explore a variety of flexible ideas to enhance learning experiences for young children as they embark on their first school experiences. Some of the basic…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architectural Research, Building Design, Community Involvement
Sherman, Lee – Northwest Education, 2001
An award-winning Alaskan elementary school is designed to blend into the landscape; capture as much winter daylight as possible; and generally accommodate safety, flexibility, practicality, and whimsy. In a sidebar, the architect explains the importance of architect/educator collaboration in designing a building that supports an educational…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Innovation, Educational Environment
Boss, Suzie – Northwest Education, 2001
American's aging schools need replacing. New schools should enhance teaching and learning and accommodate the needs of all learners; serve as community centers; involve all stakeholders in the planning process; provide for health, safety, and security; make effective use of all available resources; and be adaptable to changing needs. Examples of…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Innovation, Design Requirements
Johnson, Johnson and Roy, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. – 1966
A guide to future physical plant development is outlined for Michigan Technological University, Houghton Campus. Consideration is given to the existing campus situation, concept development, plan description, and the development plan which is included as an insert. (RK)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Campus Planning, Campuses
Jenkins, Judith, Ed. – 1985
This document, in a looseleaf format that allows for the easy addition of annual updates, is a compilation of information to be used in the planning of educational buildings from the conception of needs through occupancy and use. Each unit contains numerous photographs, drawings, and figures that illustrate the contents. Unit subjects are as…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Budgeting, Building Design, Campus Planning
