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In the 21st century, children’s needs have shifted dramatically, as have teachers’ requirements and methods to remain effective. Architects, too, face the challenge of fusing needs, programs, learning ideas, and space within an ever-changing context while also keeping schools relevant and flexible for at least half a century.
In this podcast, educational development experts Timothy Dufault, AIA, and John Weekes, AIA, describe the changing nature of planning, design, and construction of new U.S. schools. They present noteworthy, award-winning educational projects from throughout the country and compare the concepts and ideas from these real-world exemplars. They also discuss how architects can advocate stronger educational methods through design without waiting for decisions from policy makers.
New models of planning and schoolhouse design are bringing interesting and significant new educational and facility concepts to the field. As class size and budgets change, schools are moving beyond traditional concepts of “schoolhouse.” The increased focus on experiential learning and interactive lesson planning means that a space must be both physically flexible and open to new learning ideas. From a sustainability perspective, school planners, designers, and builders must go beyond materials and systems; they must understand what schools will be in the future and ask themselves, “How will our involvement with buildings and technologies change in the next 50 to 100 years?”
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How Design Works – A School Design Case Study
Watch as a team of clients, AIA architects and a contractor discuss how they worked together to turn an abandoned laundry building into a vibrant new high school. See how the process created a school that feels like home to the students, and helps revitalize their New Jersey community. Click to learn more.
Free Webinar: Implementing Recommendations from the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings
This no-cost, online webinar - presented live on April 16, 2009 - provides an overview of the Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG) for K-12 School Buildings, including recommendations based on climate zones to achieve 30% energy savings over baseline standard in both new and renovation building projects. The presenters are Paul Torcellini and Shanti Pless of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The material targets school administrators, engineers, architects, contractors, and designers working on new school building or major renovation projects. Click here to access webinar.
Design Trend: Buildings That Teach
Educational facilities can deliver instruction, as well as house it. The 2009 AIA Committee on Architecture for Education Design Award recipients included several buildings that had been designed to teach. Click here for information on these 5 award-winning examples.
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