With school enrollment projected to increase at record levels through 2013, spending on school construction, renovation and maintenance was expected to total nearly $30 billion annually. Yet, economic times are much tougher now, and making good design decisions has never been more difficult or more important. To find out how to do more with less, architects, school board members and administrators must attend the Schools of the 21st Century Symposium. It will be held April 3, the day before the NSBA Conference at the Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina. The event is free of charge and will be presented by Architectural Record with the support of McGraw-Hill Education and the American Architectural Foundation.
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This report, produced by McGraw-Hill Construction with support from the U.S. Green Building Council and the Council of Educational Facility Planners, offers an essential overview of key market trends; an analysis of market demand; strategies for driving decision makers to embrace green schools; and case studies of successful green schools. Find out more.
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The Schools of the 21st Century Web site was created for those who believe that the quality of our school buildings is directly related to the quality of education we give the students who occupy them. We hope the information we’ve provided on school-design trends and technologies will help empower architects, facility managers, school administrators, parents, and students to use their influence to help make better school design decisions.
History Lesson
A 1954 book takes us back to the origins of the movement toward “Green” schools
Contrast and Context
School expansions are an opportunity to teach students about expressive design
Extra Sensory Perception
These schools for special-needs students consider the touch, feel, and sound of architecture
Design Charrettes
Four teams explore design ideas offered by the American Architectural Foundation’s “Redesign your school” contest
Case Studies
Project teams create six high-performance schools for high-performing students
Pictured: Elementary and Middle School, Bavaria, Germany, Photo © Gerhard Hagen
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