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Download full textMarks, Judy – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2009
The Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL), an independent research organization established by the Ford Foundation, opened its doors in 1958 under the direction of Harold B. Gores, a distinguished educator. Its purpose was to help schools and colleges maximize the quality and utility of their facilities, stimulate research, and disseminate…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, School Construction, Organizational Objectives, Organizational Effectiveness
Canadian Architect, 2002
Describes the award-winning title building, including its educational context and design goals. Includes building plans, photographs, and reviewer comments. (EV)
Descriptors: Awards, Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Schools
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. School Planning and Building Research Section. – 1969
This report contains speeches and notes of workshop participants meeting to work out school design guidelines. Participants included educators, architects, engineers, and contractors. Seventeen selections cover such subjects as cost and grant influences on education, schools as community resources, school planning--a team effort, rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Building Design, Cooperative Planning
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. School Planning and Building Research Section. – 1969
This report contains speeches and notes of workshop participants meeting to discuss improvement of the design and construction of elementary and secondary school facilities. Participants included educators, architects, engineers, and contractors. Twenty-two selections cover such topics as planning coordination for school construction, cost control…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Systems
Schmidt, Lori, Ed. – 1995
In Canada today, more than a million children spend a large portion of their preschool years in child care outside the immediate family. The design of a child care center's physical facility has a major impact on the quality of interactions that take place within it. Intended to assist design and child care professionals who are building a new…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Day Care Centers, Day Care Effects
Moore, Gary T., Comp. – 1994
Excellence in design of child care and other preschool facilities is an emerging issue in the architectural profession. This bibliography is intended to aid architects and other designers, child-care directors, policy makers, and researchers to locate the most up-to-date and best sources of design-relevant information. The bibliography is based on…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architectural Research, Architecture, Building Design
Taggart, Jim – Canadian Architect, 2002
Describes the design of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in British Columbia, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on architects, consultants, and cost, as well as floor plans and photographs. Discusses how the design for this First Nations school blends aboriginal constructs and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Architectural Character, Architecture, Building Design
