July 20, 2008

Facility Planning: Making Room 

James E. Rydeen

Schools must be ready to address fluctuating space needs....

A Lot of Planning 

David Rich

Improving campus parking facilities....

Facility Planning: Preparing For Change 

James E. Rydeen

Key design challenges for charter schools....

Inside: Playgrounds 

Achieving playground Safety; Researching Rubber; More Playgrounds Needed...

Schools of Tomorrow 

Joe Agron

Envisioning the future of education facilities—10 concepts that will shape their look and function....

Finding Your Way 

Robin L. Styles-Lopez

Alleviate confusion on campus with a comprehensive signage program....

Prioritizing for Preschoolers 

Ralph W. Moxley

Early-education centers require innovative design techniques to accommodate children's needs....

Becoming Versatile 

Rick Kinnell

Parking structures that satisfy many campus needs can help an institution further its educational mission....

The Visionary Master Plan 

Sylvia J. Smith

Crafting an organized strategy through compromise and creative thinking....

Focusing on Human Factors 

James E. Rydeen

Personalizing the 21st-century school....

Drawn to Knowledge 

Kevin Havens

Is your library the center of campus activity? It can be....

Ensuring Adaptability 

Paul Van Slyke and Chris Goode

Designers and schools collaborate to create facilities that adapt to changing needs....

Planning Ahead 

Steven Arsht

Preconstruction planning is essential when undertaking the challenges of a renovation or expansion....

What Lies Beneath 

Mike Kennedy

Schools and universities must be diligent as they build new facilities to make sure construction sites aren't contaminated with toxic chemicals and other hazardous materials....

Comfort Zone 

By Mike Kennedy

In smaller schools, students get the personal attention and sense of belonging that discourages them from falling through the cracks and stirring up trouble....

Sizing up Smaller Classes 

Mike Kennedy

As states and schools cope with revenue shortfalls and scour their budgets for savings, they must ask if class-size reduction is a goal they can afford....

Facility Planning: Who Moved My Chalk? 

James E. Rydeen

School administrators and designers shouldn't fear change....

Facilitating Research 

Tony Rowan

University biotech system renovations require thorough planning, communication, innovation and a realistic budget....

A Call for Preservation 

George M. Kacan and Roger E. Bolling

Saving historic educational facilities can enhance a school's status as a community focal point....

Restoring History 

M. Kent Turner and James Walsh

Reusing historic structures can help revitalize a school's heritage. Here is how some campuses are meeting the challenge....

Districtwide Designs 

Robert Lopez and James A. Ruck

Prepare carefully and follow planning suggestions to help ensure a successful renovation project....

Building Research labs 

Bud Guest

Universities should seek out contractors with experience in constructing these specialized facilities....

Looking at the Long Range 

James E. Rydeen and Paul W. Erickson

Developing a master plan can help school districts see the big picture and make wise decisions....

It's a Draw 

Larry Bray and Stephen Kuhnen

Multi-layered reviews tie together the complex threads of a high school construction project....

Choosing Your Team 

Ray McClure

Schools need to make sure that all those involved in a design-build collaboration are working toward the same goal....

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The Subtle Stuff

Vikas Nagardeolekar and Edwin Merritt

It's hard to win passage of a school construction bond — whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting.

Hear and Now

Michael McKeon and Lincoln Berry

When acoustics are mentioned with regard to schools, many people first think of performing arts.

Making it Readable

Peter Gisolfi

When my daughter was 10 years old, she left the comfort of her elementary school for the unfamiliar territory of the middle/high school building — a crazy quilt of pieces from the 1910s, 1930s, 1960s and 1970s.

Echo Boom Impact

Phillipe Dordai and Joseph Rizzo

Like their baby-boomer parents, the echo-boom generation is reshaping the college and university landscape.

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