This article outlines a research project that aimed to gather first-hand data from school users (pupils, teachers, school principals), as well as academic performance data from pupils. The project compared data obtained from users of "new and site-specific" and "standard" schools in order to show whether more attractive and…

This article explores how to adopt a gender perspective in the analysis of educational facilities. It argues that social relations are influenced by the physical environment, and that social and physical aspects are often interlinked. Although difficult to measure, including a gender perspective in international research and other projects on…

Lists 28 architectural suggestions for efficient and practical design of the middle school. (LLR)

Large volume spaces fit easily into the triangular design, dictated by the site, of the Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers in New York City. (Author/MLF)

A collaborative effort is desirable in the design of school buildings and grounds. In site development of school grounds, effective school board work not only requires a workable plan but good construction details and proper specifications which will result in a first-class job and insure minimum maintenance costs. The most effective way to…

A linear high school derives its form from site parameters, its dual scale from vehicular and pedestrian viewpoints, and its materials from industrial conventional applications. (Author)

Two free sites -- each separated from the other by a busy 6-lane parkway -- presented problems of getting to them and building on them. Describes the additional difficulties encountered when the problem was solved by requesting permission to build a new connecting ramp over the parkway. (Author/EA)

This document presents procedures and checklists for the development of educational specifications for all phases of a school building program. Areas include--(1) program of the proposed school, (2) the community to be served, (3) the site, (4) the nature of the school project, (5) the architect, (6) relationships of areas of the building, (7)…

A survey sent out by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International asked for information about specific site problems that have been encountered and solutions for dealing with these problems. Nineteen submissions include contact names and phone numbers. (MLF)

There are very few PFI projects in Japan that are specifically designed for education, but there are a few hybrid or complex PFIs that includes education in their facilities and services. In this article, the authors discuss the Ichikawa City Seventh District Junior High School building (an education PFI), which includes a school lunch room,…

This report presents the guidelines for site evaluation and approval as mandated by the state of Georgia. This guide may be used by the School Site Approval Committee when making school site evaluations for official approval, and also may be used by local school systems as they make preliminary determinations regarding the acceptability of school…

The overall campus development and distribution of the required facilities are discussed in this study, which was prompted by the inadequacy of several existing facilities and an unorganized campus layout. An analysis is developed of--(1) the educational program, (2) the relationship of the campus to the city and the neighborhood, (3) the…

South Lawrence East School, a K-8 facility in Lawrence (Massachusetts), illustrates how planners worked with the district to create an environment for learning and community involvement. The layout and circulation provide easy access to the community wing, which houses the auditorium, gymnasium, and activity room, without opening the rest of the…

The main trends are summarized of the current practices in the design and planning of modern primary schools. Several of the recent developments in design are--(1) the educational approach to design, (2) new plan forms, (3) new methods of plan analysis, (4) site analysis and design, and (5) new attitudes toward the design of communal spaces,…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to help Lutheran communities assess the feasibility of starting a Lutheran elementary school and to assist ongoing schools in current operation, this volume focuses on planning well-designed facilities for Lutheran education. It is based on a two-stage plan in which the school is located for its first few years…