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| Architecture | 1 |
| School Business Affairs | 1 |
| School Planning & Management | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
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American School and University, 1983
Extra space was found in existing structures and remodeled for use as a student center in New York, an art academy in Pennsylvania, and history department office space at Stanford University (California). (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Art Education, Building Conversion, Facility Improvement
Pritchett, Stanley; Kimsey, Steve – School Planning & Management, 2002
Describes the design of the DeKalb Alternative School in Atlanta, Georgia, located in a renovated shopping center. Purchasing commercial land and renovating the existing building saved the school system time and money. (EV)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning
Doublet, Jennifer – Architecture, 2002
Describes the design of Wildwood School, an urban prep school in Los Angeles that reclaimed a warehouse, including the educational context and design goals. Includes building plans and photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Conversion, Building Innovation, Building Plans
Earthman, Glen I. – School Business Affairs, 1999
School systems in urbanized or built-up areas have difficulties locating suitable sites for new buildings. Examples of the use of space in alternative locations include the Parkway Program in Philadelphia; the Work Place School in Alberta, Canada; the Metropolitan Learning Alliance in Minnesota; and the Schoolhouse Boat in Vienna, Austria. (MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Found Spaces
