School Architecture

Finding Logical, Not Emotional, Responses To School Closures

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Detroit Schools, School Enrollment, School Closings, Education, School Facilities, Providence Schools, Detroit, School Architecture, Rhode Island, Michigan, Providence, Education News
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As Bob Dylan never said, "the demographics, they are a' changing." What does that mean for schools? What is the right number for how many schools a community needs, or can afford?

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Redefining the Classroom

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New-School-Design, Temporary Classrooms, Daylighting, Detroit Public Schools, DC Public Schools, School-Architecture, Solar Decathlon, Virginia Tech, School-Facilities, Classroom Trailers, Education News
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Students from the colleges of Architecture and Building Design at Virginia Tech are investigating an alternative to the typical temporary classroom structures on campus.

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Are You Listening to What Your School Is Saying?

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Architecture, School Building, School-Architecture, Education News
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Old school buildings have a classical grace that you rarely find in other building types. Sure, old train stations speak of grandeur and arrival, but old schools speak of character and permanence.

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Building Schools that Work

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, School Facilities, Career and Technical Education, School Building, Architecture, School Architecture, Booker T. Washington, School Safety, Education News
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In 1902 Booker T. Washington was at the dedication of a school in the District of Columbia. The school, the Armstrong Manual Training Academy, had be...

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