HYDE PARK HIGH SCHOOL, CHICAGO, ORPUT AND ORPUT, ARCHITECTS, NAMED WINNER OF $2,000,000 COMPETITION. NEW LIFE FOR OLD SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER NUMBER 9.

GRAVES, BEN E.

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ERIC Number: ED015624

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Publication Date: 1966-Jun

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HYDE PARK HIGH SCHOOL, CHICAGO, ORPUT AND ORPUT, ARCHITECTS, NAMED WINNER OF $2,000,000 COMPETITION. NEW LIFE FOR OLD SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER NUMBER 9.

GRAVES, BEN E.

THIS NEWSLETTER DESCRIBES THE COMPETITION HELD FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF A FOUR STORY URBAN HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROBLEM WAS TO CREATE NEW AREAS AND SPACES WITHIN THE EXISTING EXTERIOR WALLS. THE WINNING SOLUTION UTILIZED THE CONCEPTS OF A CENTRALIZED RESOURCE AND INDEPENDENT STUDY CENTER AND A HIERARCHY OF GROUP INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES. INCLUDED ARE EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS, CONCEPTUAL SCHEMATICS, AND SEVERAL VIEWS OF IMPORTANT NEW SPACES. (MH)

Descriptors: Auditoriums, Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Resource Centers, Secondary Schools, Urban Schools

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Authoring Institution: Great Cities Research Council, Chicago, IL.

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