Underground Athletic Facility Solves Space Concerns
WASHINGTON — It’s not your typical school gymnasium, but that’s what makes the new athletic facility at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., so unique.
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Connecticut to Receive Third Medical School
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac University will be receiving a new medical school in 2013, making it the third new medical school in the state of Connecticut.
First Net Zero Energy Classroom in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Manteca, Calif.-based American Modular Systems have recently designed four new Gen7 high-performance, prefabricated classrooms at Brentwood School in Los Angeles.
Colorado School Achieves Top LEED Honor
As one of two middle schools in the nation to achieve platinum status, the new Casey Middle School has risen from the site of its 88-year-old predecessor.
BUFFALO, N.Y.Powerful Social Learning Tools Drive Digital Age Instruction
Sixth-graders in Fresno, Calif., are using blogs, communication tools and virtual workspaces for collaborative projects with peers in Russia, Iceland, and Singapore to exchange cultural information and explore architecture, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural and manmade phenomena.
University Health Center Cuts Wait Time for Students
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University’s main campus in Tempe, Ariz., has unveiled its renovated Health Services Building, an energy-efficient facility where patients wait less to get help.
Green Building Benefits
Stuart Brodsky has dedicated his 25-year career at Cannon Design in Chicago to designing and planning educational facilities. At a firm renowned for its K-12 expertise, Brodsky’s projects have received national recognition by organizations such as the American Institute of Architects, the Council for Educational Facility Planners and the American Association of School Administrators.
Bridge-Netting Intended to Boost Student Safety at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — Two years ago, Cornell University made headlines when it saw a spike in suicides.
Urban Schools: What’s Next
Urban school facilities can be very challenging because they have undergone extensive change during the last 60 years. It began in the 1950s when urban school districts and first-ring suburbs experienced major growth. This was followed by the impact of desegregation in the 1960s and a rapid decline in enrollment in the 1970s related to lower birthrates and migration to the suburbs.