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Making Visionary Design Work at Policy Level and in Practice
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Burgdorff, Frauke – CELE Exchange, 2011
Good architecture responds to contemporary challenges, irrespective of fashionable trends, and is characterised by rigorous building processes. Office buildings, housing, stadiums and theatres offer outstanding examples of this principle. But do school buildings figure among them? Happily, in Germany they do, although they are still too rare. This…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Foreign Countries, School Buildings, School Construction
Thinking inside the Box
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Demski, Jennifer – T.H.E. Journal, 2012
When one thinks of 21st century schools, one thinks of geometric modern architecture, sustainable building materials, and high-tech modular classrooms. It's rare, though, that a district has the space or the money to build that school from the ground up. Instead, the challenge for most is the transformation of the 20th century architecture to…
Descriptors: Architecture, Educational Technology, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design
A Mobile Proposal.
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
Buildings for Education, Vol. 2, No. 2.
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Asian Regional Inst. for School Building Research, Colombo (Sri Lanka). – 1968
The activities of the Asian Regional Institute for School Building Research are described (studies conducted, contracts, development group work). Technical notes are presented concerning high-rise school buildings in Asian urban areas and related cost implications; the following factors are considered--(1) demand for space in urban areas, (2)…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Design Requirements, Facility Requirements
PLANNING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANT. SCHOOL PLANT PLANNING SERIES.
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Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1966
CAREFUL PLANNING FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAXIMIZES THE USE OF SPACE TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH FREQUENT CHANGES IN ACTIVITY AND A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES. IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT THUS PREVENTING OVERBUILDING AND UNDERBUILDING. THE PLANT SHOULD FIT, THROUGH INCREASING UTILITY BY…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Needs, Educational Equipment, Educational Facilities Design
Guide for Planning Educational Facilities. An Authoritative and Comprehensive Guide to the Planning of Educational Facilities from the Conception of Need through Utilization of the Facility.
Stewart, G. Kent, Ed. – 1969
This guide attempts to (1) provide planners with some basic principles of educational facility planning; (2) serve as a basic guide for the application of recognized local and State criteria, standards, and principles to the planning of effective educational facilities; (3) emphasize the relationship between educational facilities and the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Boards of Education, Building Design, Educational Facilities