Honor Awards
Tajimi Junior High School Tajimi-shi, Gifu, Japan Grades: 7-9 Capacity: 580 students Size: 113,500 square feet Acreage: 7 acres Lead Architect: Atelier Zo Display Firms: Atelier Zo with Atelier Shura…
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Evidence-Based Design: Natural Light, Student Performance and Health
Lisa Heschong is a principal of Heschong Mahone Group and a licensed architect who has divided her professional practice between energy research, writing and building design. As a researcher, she…
Submeters: The Best-Kept Secret
Faced with fixed budgets, increasing operating costs and rising student enrollment, today’s schools and universities are seeking fresh ideas for controlling costs without jeopardizing education quality. One often-overlooked cost-cutting opportunity…
Clean Learning
By age 40, most U. S. school buildings start deteriorating rapidly. As they get older, their worsening physical conditions can have an alarmingly negative impact on a child’s education, especially…
Technology in Schools: the Benefit of Collaboration
As I packed for my summer trip, I was amazed at how much space I allocated to adapters and cords. You know – the digital camera and charger base, the…
The Three Dimensional Egg
The Green Spaceship," as students have aptly nicknamed the Lake Zurich Elementary/Middle School, captures the essence of the 220,000-square-foot facility, which is both green in design and operation, as well…
Finding Your Natalie
While recently searching through the "memorabilia boxes" in my garage, I came upon the 20-year-old bumper sticker: "Educate Jackson Whole." This slogan cleverly added a "W" to the town’s name…
Schools Focus on Residence Halls in Effort to ‘Keep Up with the Joneses’
Exterior shot of a Boston College undergraduate residence hall renovated by Shawmut Design and Construction. Although prospective students most often choose a school based on its academic standing, residence halls…
The Penn Factor
Mark Wilson, AIA, is managing director of design and construction management for facilities and real estate services at the University of Pennsylvania. His department is responsible for the schedule adherence…