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Rittner-Heir, Robbin M. – School Planning & Management, 2002
Describes the design of two magnet schools in Connecticut: the Metropolitan Learning Center in Bloomfield, and the Performing Arts Magnet School in Waterbury. The former emphasizes global and international studies, while the latter incorporates a renovated vaudevillian theater. (EV)
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, International Education, Magnet Schools
Brown, Robert; Viccica, Paul; Vinick, Martin – School Planning & Management, 2002
Describes "black box theaters," an increasingly important part of performance arts facilities on school campuses. Discusses the benefits of this design and five design characteristics (keeping it small, providing circulation, creating a mezzanine gallery, reconsidering black, and remembering storage space) that help to optimize performance quality…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Educational Facilities, Flexible Facilities, Multipurpose Classrooms
Binder, Robert D. – School Planning & Management, 2002
Describes the design of the academic arts building at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, including its black box theater, art classroom, computer graphics lab, gallery, video production area, and chorus classroom. (EV)
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Building Design, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
