Good Sports
When pro athletes retire, many find it challenging to create a new career. Former linebacker Scott Radecic earned a degree in architectural engineering while attending Pennsylvania State University, so when…
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After the Storm
To make informed decisions and control costs, the budget was evaluated in three parts: the disciplines (architecture, mechanical, structural, etc.); construction components (site, concrete, finishes, etc.); and the facility’s program…
Event Spotlights Healthy, High-Performing Facilities
School facilities and their connections to learning were the focus of School Building Week, April 7-11, 2003. The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) established School Building Week to…
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…
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…