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Aug. 25, 2011

A Special Section of
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Stories



"It’s time for Americans to rethink the classroom"
By GREG STACK
NAC Architecture


"Designing schools for tomorrow’s scientists and engineers"
By BRIAN CARTER
Integrus Architecture


"New schools are shelving the old library"
By CRAIG MASON
DLR Group


"Historic schools: Restore or replace?"
By GENE GRULICH
BLRB Architects


"Boom times at Boise State"
By JAMES MAGUIRE
Boise State University


"Induction systems can cut school HVAC costs"
By CHRIS CAFFEE
and JOE SNYDER
BCE Engineers


"How technology is reshaping the way students learn"
By MICHAEL MCGAVOCK
McGranahan Architects


"What I’ve learned after 15 years of designing schools"
By STEVE SOUTHERLAND
Johnson+ Southerland


"Tacoma elementary turns to Montessori to attract students"
By STEPHEN MURAKAMI
Hutteball & Oremus Architecture

Featured Stories...

New schools are shelving the old library

Active learning centers and dispersed resource programs are replacing the dusty stacks of yore.

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Historic schools: Restore or replace?

Listen to anyone who’s been around awhile and at some point you’ll probably hear that “they don’t make ’em like they used to.”
Nowhere perhaps, is this timeworn adage more appropriate than on the subject of historic schools.

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What I’ve learned after 15 years of designing schools

Gone is the illusion of uniformly well-groomed children sitting in neat rows of desks, in rapt attention, the teacher carefully lettering the day’s assignment on a blackboard.
Today, a successful classroom provides a platform for the teacher to find various ways of conveying information and engaging the student.

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Special Section Team

Section editor:
Jon Silver

Section design:
Jeffrey Miller

Web design:
Lisa Lannigan

Advertising:
Matt Brown

Photo by Chris J. Roberts
Valhalla Elementary in Auburn opened in 2009. DLR Group designed the building for Federal Way Public Schools. The general contractor, Babbitt Neuman Construction Co., built the project for $11.2 million.

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