Synthetic Turf Gains Ground
Synthetic turf installed at Clark University withstands aggressive use by the school’s various sports teams, including the field hockey team. Every shining high school athlete dreams of recruitment by a…
December 2005
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Does Design-Build Student Housing Work for You?
"In a hurry? In a worry? Quit. Get out…." Those were the options given to the salesman-turned-getaway driver in the opening scene of Steve McQueen’s 1968 classic, "The Thomas Crown…
Breaking the Mold
Headache, stuffy nose, sneezing, and coughing-all symptoms of having a cold, the flu, allergies, or other health problems. But sometimes the symptoms persist beyond a normal timeframe, and sometimes the…
Small Learning Groups Revive the Open Classroom
Small schools such as the new Harry S Truman High School in Washington state are embracing the open classroom-an idea with a troubled history. Unlike the noisy "schools without walls"…
High School Libraries Chart Varied Paths to Technology
Computer carrels at the Jesuit school accommodate independent research. Each school administration decides for itself how it will incorporate technology into the library, and because clients now have more options,…
Cushioning the Fall
Safe playing fields are built upon carefully considered subsurface conditions and an equally solid grasp of the exciting advances in artificial turf products. Using several brands of synthetic grass, one…
A School Exclusively for Ninth Graders
The exterior of the Pioneer Ridge Freshman Center is a combination of metal, brick, precast concrete, and glass. It was designed to be colorful and tie in architecturally with the…
Placing Students First:
California educates one out of every eight of the nation’s students. And while its schools spend nearly $450 million a year on energy, the state reels from an energy crisis…
Merit Awards
Merit Award Australian Math & Science School Bedford Park, Australia, Woods Bagot Adelaide This design truly facilitates and supports collaborative, project-based learning and illustrates the value of learning commons, studios,…
The Greening of L.A. Community Colleges
When Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly approved Propositions A and AA-bond measures that provide a combined $2.1 billion to finance repairs, rehabilitation, and new construction for the Los Angeles Community College…