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Hopkins, Erin Ann; Hwang, Eunju – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: As many of the next generation leaders are currently on college campuses, endorsing green buildings can foster environmental stewardship among the student body. However, marshalling in the social sphere of sustainability is also critical to cultivate more supportive and inclusive communities. With this in mind, a chief component of the…
Descriptors: Colleges, School Buildings, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design
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Hall, Tony – European Journal of Education, 2017
This issue of the "European Journal of Education" examines a crucially important, though largely overlooked, area in educational design research: architecting and building physical educational environments. Effective policymaking in school design necessitates the negotiated, shared and timely input of key educational stakeholders,…
Descriptors: Architecture, School Buildings, Educational Facilities Design, Reggio Emilia Approach
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Benade, Leon – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2019
The idea that the New Zealand education system will cater to all students, regardless of ability, and support them in developing their full potential to the best of their abilities, is enshrined in the famous 1939 Beeby/Fraser statement. Equality of access policy discourse has shifted to emphasise equitable outcomes, focussed increasingly on…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Sutherland, Rosamund; Sutherland, Joanna; Fellner, Chris; Siccolo, Matt; Clark, Lindsey – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014
This paper centres around a discussion of the design and rebuild of a secondary school in Birmingham (England) as part of the Building Schools of the Future (BSF) Programme. The BSF Programme was influenced by a vision of future schooling in which learning environments are transformed by the integration of ICT into teaching and learning practices.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, School Buildings, Building Design
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Kowaltowski, Doris C. C. K.; Bianchi, Giovana; Teixeira de Paiva, Valeria – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010
The architectural design process is based on a creative phase where creativity is highly valued. Although the literature on creativity is rich in ways to stimulate the decision-making process, these tools are rarely formally present in the building design process. To further the discussion on creativity and design education this paper presents a…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design, Architecture
Mulrooney, Sarah – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2009
One of the central themes addressed by this paper is the design of the curriculum for architectural education using three schools of architecture: the Bauhaus in Dessau, Crown Hall in Chicago and the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU) in Sao Paulo. It also reflects on the practices in other schools such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin…
Descriptors: Architecture, Curriculum Design, Architectural Education, Construction Materials
Fogg, Piper – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
For colleges eager to attract the best students, the quality of student housing is a key selling point. That shouldn't mean putting a Jacuzzi in every dorm, warns Susan Painter, a design psychologist. Painter, who holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, uses her knowledge of human behavior to advise colleges on building design. Give students too…
Descriptors: Building Design, College Housing, Psychology, Educational Facilities Design
Malcolm Summers – PEB Exchange, 2008
In presenting this case study of an innovative school building in Scotland, the author describes its unique design features, conveys the viewpoints of the users, client and design team, and reveals the lessons learned. Dalry Primary, North Ayrshire Introduction Dalry Primary School in North Ayshire is the latest case study featured on the Scottish…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Foreign Countries, School Buildings, Teaching Methods
School Business Affairs, 2001
In 2000, ASBO International Certificates of Excellence went to Arcon Associates, Inc., in Lombard, Illinois; Barbour/LaDouceur Architects and Ellerbe Becket in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Fanning/Howey Associates in Indianapolis, Indiana; and Tomaino Iamello Associates in Deal, New Jersey, for school building construction/renovation projects. (MLH)
Descriptors: Awards, Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Czarnomski, Kenneth F.; Granitz, Philip H. – American School & University, 1996
Describes how educational facilities can be renovated to meet future changes. Examines the different ways that technology is used in teaching and what administrators should consider when planning infrastructure for communications technology. Discusses the importance of advisory committees and of collecting data regarding school staffs' levels of…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2008
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) has conducted "a literature search and review to identify best practices in [school] building design for accommodating the evacuation and sheltering needs of individuals with special needs or…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Building Design, Best Practices, Fire Protection
Shaffer, David Williamson – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2005
This paper examines how middle school students developed understanding of transformational geometry through design activities in Escher's World, a computationally rich design experiment explicitly modeled on an architectural design studio. Escher's World was based on the theory of pedagogical praxis (Shaffer, 2004a), which suggests that preserving…
Descriptors: Transformations (Mathematics), Interests, Epistemology, Building Design
Hennon, Lisa – 1999
This paper is a preliminary examination of homologous shifts in U.S. discourses of school architecture and "planning" as they relate to curricular reforms and inventions of new pedagogical techniques. The strategy of discursive analysis uses Michel Foucault's conceptualization of "governmentality" to examine discourses on the…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities Design
Vickery, E. C. – 1985
This publication is an introductory guide to the use of computers for the planning and design of educational facilities. After a brief introduction, the first chapter provides a flowchart of the planning and design process for educational buildings. Chapter 2 explains elementary computing concepts such as hardware and software and diagrams the…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Design, Computer Software, Computers
Moore, Gary T. – 1994
This paper questions the physical environmental adequacy of the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) developed by Thelma Harms, Debby Cryer, and Richard Clifford at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. ITERS is a 35-item scale designed to assess the quality of center-based infant and toddler care, and one of a family of child…
Descriptors: Building Design, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Day Care Centers
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