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Peer reviewedGraves, Ben E. – National Elementary Principal, 1972
Guidelines to help decision on whether to modernize or replace a school building. (MF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Facility Guidelines, Facility Planning, Space Utilization
Graves, Ben E. – Nation's Schools, 1974
Illustrates how systems planning can be used in the recycling of old school space and in erecting multistory additions. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Cost Effectiveness, School Construction, Space Utilization
Graves, Ben E. – Nation's Schools, 1973
Preliminary evaluations of learning that takes place in such found spaces as a converted garment factory, a fallout shelter, a milking machine factory, and a hotel provide evidence that, while children may not learn better, their reactions to these places is positive. The results are low rates of vandalism, high attendance, parent involvement, and…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Educational Facilities Improvement, Found Spaces, Innovation
Peer reviewedGraves, Ben E. – Community Education Journal, 1974
Declining enrollments in many geographic areas result in space being available for a community school in many existing school buildings. Describes community school facilities that have been developed from found space. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Education, Community Schools, Found Spaces
Graves, Ben E. – AIA Journal, 1972
Descriptors: Air Structures, Building Conversion, Classroom Furniture, Educational Facilities Design
Graves, Ben E. – American School and University, 1981
Looks at what some communities faced with declining enrollment have done to solve the problem of excess school space. (MLF)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Schools, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education
Graves, Ben E. – American School Board Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Construction Needs, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Graves, Ben E. – Nation's Schools, 1971
Areas of concern about remodeling obsolete schools are cited and eight case studies illustrate modernization techniques. (MF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Building Innovation, Building Obsolescence
Graves, Ben E. – American School and University, 1984
This article reviews recommendations on policies for leasing surplus school space made during the Council of Educational Facility Planners/International conference. A case study presentation of a Seattle district's use of lease agreements is summarized. (MJL)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Educational Administration, Educational Facilities, Facility Planning
Graves, Ben E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
School facilities can be restructured for changing educational programs at minimal cost. (DW)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Building Innovation, Building Obsolescence
