Descriptor
| Elementary Secondary Education | 7 |
| Models | 7 |
| Building Design | 6 |
| Educational Facilities Design | 5 |
| School Buildings | 5 |
| Educational Environment | 4 |
| Decision Making | 3 |
| Architectural Character | 2 |
| Built Environment | 2 |
| Construction (Process) | 2 |
| Energy Conservation | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Books | 1 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 4 |
| Administrators | 3 |
| Support Staff | 3 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Ellis, Neville – Arts and Activities, 1998
Argues that architectural models allow students to express their ideas on a range of topics from dream homes and interior decorating to historical periods and places. Provides a general outline of the process of creating architectural models, from decorating shoeboxes to creating sophisticated models. (DSK)
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Education, Building Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Knuffman, Susan M. – American School & University, 1996
Describes how a Florida district accommodated an influx of students by using portable, self-contained classrooms built around a permanent core of offices: a modular campus. Discusses the search for classroom space, how to integrate the modular pieces into the setting, and outlines the savings and benefits of this process. (RJM)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Modular Building Design
Preiser, Wolfgang F. E.; Taylor, Anne – Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1983
The concept of environmental design cybernetics is explained, and its use by special educators and architects in creating learning environments is discussed. A proposed habitability framework is defined, and its applications to buildings and building occupants/users are offered. Research on architectural design applied to special education…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Building Design, Design Requirements
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996
This bulletin is intended as a resource for school system facility planners and architects who design schools. Ways in which decision makers can incorporate environmental concerns in the design of school buildings are detailed. Focus is on the design of interior partition systems. Partition systems in schools serve several purposes; they define…
Descriptors: Building Design, Built Environment, Construction (Process), Decision Making
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
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1995
To better understand construction's impact, an overview of building ecology as a concept and as a decision-making model for school systems is provided. "Building ecology" is defined as the interrelationships among people, the built environment, and the natural environment. It has special relevance for school design because most of the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Built Environment, Construction (Process), Decision Making
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996
The purpose of this manual is to suggest strategies for identifying components that must be addressed to create and develop a successful food service and nutrition facility. It focuses on the process involved in creating such facilities, and it provides an overview of the planning phase, design and construction, and educational specifications.…
Descriptors: Building Design, Decision Making, Dining Facilities, Educational Environment
