Three’s Company
The school’s three wings create a large courtyard with a central ellipse, which functions as an outside performance space. To the right of the school, two former gravel pits were…
2005
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Central Davis Junior Gym, Layton, Utah
With its basketball-shaped façade, there’s no mistaking this facility for anything other than a gymnasium. Project requirements dictated the facility be built quickly and economically, so Herm Hughes & Sons…
Green Site Development Practices that Make the Grade
For parents and students visiting prospective colleges and universities, well-maintained campus grounds can be as much of a recruitment tool as academic strengths. Yet, maintaining school grounds can be costly,…
Cincinnati Embarks on Ten-Year Plan
Michael L. Burson is director of facilities at Cincinnati Public Schools, a 40,000-student urban district embarking on a 10-year, four-phase $985 million master plan. The district is the state’s third…
Energetic Dialogue
The architect-of-record is meeting with board members of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) at the Cesar Chavez Education Center in Oakland, Calif. Sitting in an elementary school classroom,…
Merit Awards
Reece Community School, Devonport, Tasmania, High School, Glenn Smith Associates, Prakash Nair, and Tasmania Department of Education The story that created the Reece Community School in Tasmania is no less…
Honor Awards
Congo Gorilla Forest, Bronx, N.Y., Alternative Learning Environment, Helpern Architects "Absolutely fabulous. Great stuff. Love it!" These sentiments from John Mayfield resonated among the entire group of reviewers. The mission…
The Review Process
Recruit 12 independent-minded reviewers from five countries with varying professional backgrounds, accept 85 submissions representing every conceivable form of educational architecture, throw away the rulebook for review and mix well….
Behind the Design
Dan Mader, CEO of Fanning/Howey Associates Inc., discusses how the firm uses the design charrette as a forum where community members can share insights and concerns with the architects. The…