Discusses how the Pomona School District (California), an urban area facing a shortage of available real estate, purchased and renovated part of a retail complex into an elementary school. (GR)

Examines Sinclair Community College's (Dayton, OH) development of their 75,000 sq.ft. Center for Interactive Learning where the limits of technology in education can be experimented with, explored, and tested. Design planning, building function, design features, and furniture and finishes are discussed. (GR)

Presents an interview with former National Football League (NFL) linebacker Scott Radecic, who works as an architect designing athletic facilities for the education market. (EV)

Presents an interview with Bruce Jilk, architect and educational planner, who discusses how school design is changing and why the next 10 years are critical. (GR)

Discusses research on how much an average K-12 school should devote to student traffic versus programming space. Detailed space utilization data from the New Bedford Elementary School (Temperance, MI) is illustrated. (GR)

Discusses the changing field of educational specifications and facility planning, community partnerships, changing school technology, and the role of playgrounds in education. Also discussed are the accomplishments and role of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners. (GR)

Discusses planning and designing schools that serve fifth and sixth graders. This combination of grade levels is seen by many to be the school's greatest strength: fifth graders have the opportunity to transition from the elementary environment, while sixth graders are removed from the adolescent peer pressure of seventh and eighth graders. (EV)

Describes the design of Stoney Creek High School in Rochester, Michigan, including the educational context, design goals, and probable use of the designs for two other high schools. Includes information on size, construction costs, architects, contractors, and suppliers. Also includes photographs. (EV)

Describes the new San Pasqual Union School, designed to blend with its surrounding agricultural community in California; serving grades K-8, the 26-acre compound resembles a working farm, but buildings include 21st-century technology. Includes photographs, project data, and a sidebar on whiteboard technology products. (EV)

Discusses designing schools that blend intense educational planning with school architecture and the notion of shared school and community facilities. Additionally discussed are differences between urban and rural school designs, technology in school design, differences in design requirements of foreign schools, and the direction of the school…

Presents an interview with Jeffrey Lackney, an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Lackney talks about the SchoolStudio Web site he maintains, which offers practical research on school planning; the growing awareness of the physical environment in learning; and what…

Discusses collaboration methods and the possibilities of community participation in planning learning environments. Areas discussed include helping school districts save money through business partnerships, creating good communication between diverse community groups, using public facilities as extensions of the classroom, and creating diminishing…