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| American School and University | 12 |
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| Journal Articles | 12 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 12 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
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American School and University, 1981
The school system and the city of Alexandria (Virginia) are in the middle of a five-year effort to consolidate, renovate, and upgrade programs that require laboratories and other special equipment. The work accomplished in specific schools is described. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Laboratories
American School and University, 1981
A restoration/addition that preserves traditional New England architecture, a sleek vocational-technical college on the prairie, and two energy efficient masonry buildings were selected as winners in the 1981 American School & University Design Awards competition. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Awards, College Buildings, Educational Facilities Improvement
American School and University, 1983
From the 79 outstanding projects, representing the full range of educational facilities featured in this special issue, the jury has awarded citations to 9 particularly outstanding projects. Descriptions, the jury's comments, photographs or drawings, and some floor plans are included. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Awards, Educational Facilities Design
American School and University, 1982
The renovation and enlargement of a Watertown (Massachusetts) high school was accomplished without interfering with the academic schedule. A three-story media center, a new gymnasium, and various provisions for the handicapped are among the improvements and additions. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architectural Character, Educational Facilities Improvement, School Expansion
American School and University, 1981
The renovation of the two-building junior high school in Manhattan (Kansas), built in the 1920s, saved the building exteriors, modernized the interiors, and added a new three-story pedestrian link connecting the buildings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architectural Character, Educational Facilities Improvement, Junior High Schools
American School and University, 1983
Thirteen elementary school projects selected by the jury are featured in this section of the special issue. Descriptions are accompanied by photographs or drawings and some floor plans. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Awards, Educational Facilities Design
American School and University, 1983
Fourteen secondary school projects selected by the jury are featured in this section of the special issue. Descriptions are accompanied by photographs or drawings and some floor plans. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Awards, Educational Facilities Design
American School and University, 1983
Featured in this section of the special issue are 37 postsecondary projects selected by the jury. Descriptions, photographs or drawings, and some floor plans are included. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Awards, Educational Facilities Design
American School and University, 1979
Two high-technology new buildings and two renovations were recognized in the 1979 College and University Architecture Competition. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Awards, Building Design, College Buildings
Carroll, Charles W. – American School and University, 1984
Two dozen schools in Cincinnati, Ohio, were closed over a period of 3 years. Property sales yielded over $1 million; one property, considered an architectural gem, is now a health facility with office spaces and four others are leased. The leases can be cancelled if the district needs school space. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
American School and University, 1983
The last section of projects, specialized facilities, included in this special issue, contains descriptions, photographs or drawings, and some floor plans for four school additions, a specially equipped auditorium for a school for the deaf, and a facility housing all grades under one roof. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Auditoriums, Awards
Rapley, Frank E. – American School and University, 1984
A Michigan law allows school districts to make energy conservation improvements and pay for them with savings generated by lowered energy consumption. A 71-year-old school, now the Community Education Center of Kalamazoo, Michigan, also serves as the base for a centralized energy management system for the school district. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Community Centers, Cost Effectiveness
