Construction & Design
The latest articles on school building construction and design, including accessibility, signage, residence halls, facility planning, school building design and more are below. SubcategoriesAccessibility | Athletic/Recreation Centers | Facility Planning | Residence Halls | Roofing | Signage | Technology |
The 21st-Century Learning EnvironmentBy Mike Kennedy Schools and universities are working hard to incorporate innovation into their education spaces.... |
Sidebar: Prioritizing Need
After calling a halt last year to 52 school construction projects that were to be funded through the New Jersey School Development Authority, Gov. Chris Christie has recommended that the authority move forward at a more deliberate pace.... |
Los Angeles District Offers Space for 25,000 Students to Charter Schools
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has made preliminary proposals to provide classroom space in district facilities for more than 25,000 charter school students. ... |
Berkeley Lab Seeks Second Site
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., is looking for a second campus.... |
Schools in the New EconomyBy Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com) As economic woes continue to batter budgets, education institutions re-evaluate plans for construction and facility improvements.... |
Facility Planning: Aesthetic ValueBy James E. Rydeen Creativity isn't always seen on the outside.... |
Construction Zone: Historic Renovation
Renovation of Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn... |
Construction Zone: A Beautiful Transformation
University of North Texas Music Building, Denton... |
Designed for LearningBy Tammy Magney and Kim Sorenson Reshaping 21st-century learning spaces.... |
Facility Planning: The Right FitBy James E. Rydeen (jrydeen@atsr.com) Flexibility is key in planning new facilities.... |
Tomorrow's ClassroomBy Rafi Holtzman The future of interactivity in the classroom.... |
Who is Responsible?By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com) Education institutions must make sure their safety efforts take into account the needs of students with disabilities.... |
Utah School Honored for Walk-to-School Program
The National Center for Safe Routes to School has selected Alpine Elementary School in Alpine, Utah, for its 2010 James L. Oberstar Safe Routes to School Award. ... |
Transformative Project: Manhattan High School
Construction on Manhattan High School, Manhattan, Kan., kicked off last September with a $36 million renovation and addition, the largest construction project to come from a $97.5 million bond issue... |
Built to Succeed: New York University
New York University (NYU) has chosen Washington, D.C., as the location for its arts/science program, which will be housed in a new 75,000-square-foot build-to-suit facility... |
Positioned for Growth: Clarke County High School
Clarke County, Va., broke ground last summer on a new $23.3 million high school.... |
Facility Planning: Constantly ChangingBy James Rydeen Fifty years of design experiences.... |
Outlook 2011By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com) Under gloomy economic conditions, schools and universities must strive to provide high-quality education with fewer resources.... |
Keys to Success in 2011By Mike Kennedy Understanding and effectively addressing these 10 issues will help schools and universities provide better learning environments. ... |
Purposeful Selection
Commentary from this year's Architectural Portfolio competition.... |
Design EvolutionBy Aaron Phillips BIM can save education institutions millions of dollars in the design, construction and operation of their facilities.... |
Defining ChangeBy Keegan Jackson and Ed Carlson Understanding and managing change orders are keys to a successful education construction project.... |
Designing in a Tough Economy
We asked architects how the economic downturn has affected education construction.... |
Jury Notes
Meet this year's 2010 Architectural Portfolio jury.... |
Extra EffortBy Susan Lustig Most of us are taught at a young age some things about initiative.... |
