Explores the new philosophy, lighting arrangements, and planning considerations behind the next generation of school common area design. Designs that enhance safety and security, and that can be flexible for other school functions are also discussed. (GR)

The Center for Energy and Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa is designed to use approximately 50% as much energy as a typical new campus classroom building. An everyday working facility provides a model of energy efficiency in a building that is also going to be used to teach about energy efficiency and environmental…

Describes the design process of a revolutionary high school design that melds technology and the arts to provide students with employable skills that future job markets require. (GR)

Presents top awardees of the American School & University's Educational Interiors Showcase competition. Each entry contains information about the architectural firm, square footage and construction costs, brief description of the school design, and photos. (GR)

Presents photographs and basic information on architectural design, costs, and principle designers of the three main winners of the American School & University Architectural Portfolio 2000 competition. One high school, a community college, and an Indian community early childhood center are featured. (GR)

Presents photographs and basic information on architectural design, costs, and principle designers of the three main winners of the American School & University Architectural Portfolio 1999 competition. One high school, a community college, and an Indian community early childhood center are featured. (GR)

Presents design features of the Dillard Drive Middle & Elementary School (North Carolina) that incorporates daylighting in the majority of the classrooms, the gymnasium, dining room, and media center. The design also uses advanced lighting controls, fiber optic networking, automatic environmental controls, and an energy management system that…

Presents design features of the award-winning Carroll Junior High School (Southlake, Texas) that provides maximum flexibility for its staged expansion into a high school and a rapidly increasing school enrollment. Photos and a floor plan are provided. (GR)

Presents design features of Greenville School (Texas) that helped it to overcome the visual obscurity that did not plague its other private school rivals in the area. (GR)

Discusses issues schools and universities have encountered in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and making their facilities more accessible to the disabled. The ADA's vagueness and the architect's need for understanding the regulations is highlighted. (GR)

Explains how planning and design can allow schools to welcome the community into parts of their facilities without risking the security of the entire building. (GR)

Presents 12 winners of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International award for school designs that include prototype schools, school libraries, and community colleges. Photos, floor plans, and project data and school statistics are included. (GR)

Discusses the principles and components of the University of Southern California's "smart building": the Marshall School of Business. The building's design, learning environment, use of high-tech learning tools, audio/video teleconferencing, and more than 1,100 data/power hookups, making it the most technologically advanced in the…

Reviews school-facility challenges and design principles described in 2000 U.S. Department of Education report on school planning and design. Describes additional school-facility design challenges and planning principles. Describes five critical facility-planning issues for the 21st Century. (Contains 14 references.) (PKP)

Describes the design features of the grand prize winners of the 2002 "Learning by Design" contest--an addition to West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon, and the renovation of Beaver Brook Academic Center/The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut. Also describes the designs of the eight citation winners. (EV)