Honor Awards
Congo Gorilla Forest, Bronx, N.Y., Alternative Learning Environment, Helpern Architects "Absolutely fabulous. Great stuff. Love it!" These sentiments from John Mayfield resonated among the entire group of reviewers. The mission…
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Merit Awards
Reece Community School, Devonport, Tasmania, High School, Glenn Smith Associates, Prakash Nair, and Tasmania Department of Education The story that created the Reece Community School in Tasmania is no less…
The Evolution of Educational Safety
Gaining Unauthorized Access Despite pressure on school security improvements by the public and manufacturers, recent surveys of school resource officers suggest there is still immense room for improvement. According to…
The Greening of L.A. Community Colleges
When Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly approved Propositions A and AA-bond measures that provide a combined $2.1 billion to finance repairs, rehabilitation, and new construction for the Los Angeles Community College…
Merit Awards
Merit Award Australian Math & Science School Bedford Park, Australia, Woods Bagot Adelaide This design truly facilitates and supports collaborative, project-based learning and illustrates the value of learning commons, studios,…
Placing Students First:
California educates one out of every eight of the nation’s students. And while its schools spend nearly $450 million a year on energy, the state reels from an energy crisis…
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…
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…
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,…
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"…