Design Aesthetics: Creating Warmth with Wood
The Chloe Clark Elementary School in Dupont, Washington, offers an example of design consciously aimed at integrating with the style of houses in the neighborhood. The school’s front entry resembles…
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Taking Stock of School Bonds
For more than six years, Kit Dunn has been involved in specialized communications and information services for educational institutions. She is an equal partner and the vice president of Ellini…
Mesa Management
David Peterson is director of operations for Mesa Unified School District No. 4 in Arizona, where for five of his nine years with the district, he served as director of…
Fine Tuning
SSOE Inc. is one of the country’s few architectural firms thoroughly invested in how schools sound as well as how they look. Their latest project is a new $45 million…
California Slow to Embrace Design-Build
Over the next six years, an estimated 700 public K-12 schools will be built in California. The state’s increasing population, mandated class-size reduction, and inadequate facilities have made the need…
The 2003 Awards for Innovative Learning Environments
Referring to the Oak Valley Aboriginal School in a remote part of South Australia, awards review team member John Mayfield writes, "The school’s aim is to provide ‘ngapartji ngapartji,’ which…
Auditoriums For All End-Users and All Access
The fixed slope-seating design gives good sight lines and easy access to ADA-accessible seats. The layout is ideal for graduations, noted John Rahill at Black River Design, where people have…
Honor Awards
Honor Award Kvernhuset Junior High School Fredikstad, Norway, Pir II Arkitektkontor AS Nature and learning are in perfect harmony at Kvernhuset Junior High School. The organic, varied furniture arrangements in…
One of a Kind
With extensive use of wood casework and a vaulted ceiling framing the media center’s view of the Minneapolis city skyline, it is hard to ignore the high degree of attention…
Los Angeles Builds
Guy Mehula, PE, is the deputy chief facilities executive of new construction for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In this position, Mr. Mehula heads an aggressive new school…