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When Howard Buxbaum, vice president for administration and finance at New Jersey City University in Jersey City, N.J., saw how the new building for the University's Charter School turned out, [...]

The architectural project, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield, Connecticut, by Perkins Eastman architects is showcased. The cost, construction, sources of materials, salient features, etc. are provided.

The architectural project, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield, Connecticut, by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill architects is discussed. The cost, construction, sources of materials used, special features, etc. are provided.

An analysis of the role of the school staffroom in the life of a teacher in the UK. It is noted that, as pressure on the time of teachers in secondary schools has increased, many teachers use the staffroom very little if at all, and that many new schools are being constructed without a designated staffroom.

There are an estimated 100,000 acres of school grounds for the 7.5 million schoolchildren who use them every day. Schools which have transformed their grounds claim that cases of bullying have fallen by 64% and of vandalism by 28%. Infant school pupils spend around 24% of the school life in the grounds, while junior school pupils spend around 21%.

With budgets slashed, school districts are tempted to simply shut down school air conditioning systems for the summer or any other vacation period, even weekends. That's probably the worst thing [...]

A new prefabricated school extension may help the government meet its commitment to providing extra classrooms. The new Akademy classroom is made by Portakabin in response to rising demand for small, low-cost nursery school buildings. A school in Colchester, England, has used the the modular building to provide extra working space for its children. The structure, which took four weeks to erect, is made up of three steel-framed modules which allow for a variety of uses.

Architectural firm Aldington Craig and Collinge has designed a new music school and boarding house for Godstowe Preparatory School. The boarding house is three storeys high, designed as a cruciform with all entry movement routes, service spaces and stairs being situated on the lines of the cross. The music school offers a recital space large enough to seat 400 pupils, and also has practice, ensemble and teaching facilities.

The new Leonardo Centre at Uppingham School houses the art, design and technology departments. This is a two-storey rectangular building which is north-lit by a series of monitor windows in each bay. It has a wide range of facilities, including a double-height television studio, a photography area and workroom and a ceramics room with kiln. The first floor is arranged as a mezzanine around the open well at the centre of the building.

Bowie Gridley Architects was chosen by the Madeira School in McLean, VA, to rebuild their gym into a library and to construct a new gym. The new library has two wings and a mezzanine while the new gym is equipped with an indoor pool, weight training area and an aerobics area.

West Park is a new community in Darlington, being built for GBP150 million by Tony Cooper, a local builder. The community, which is inspired by sculpture and poetry, is also home to several new schools.

The fire engineering strategy devised for this new building in Central London by Jon Pagan, a director of Warrington Fire Consultants, won the Fire Safety Engineering Design Award, sponsored by [...]

Serious wine study is not enhanced by ambiance. Luxury, romance, or rustic appeal may help charm the average palette over a well-poured dinner, but these factors pull no sway when [...]

When you listen to the talk about student testing today, you find the language is packed with analogies that instantly bring forth common images. We may scarcely notice the baggage [...]

Clark County in California is in the middle of a 10-year programme to build 88 new schools by 2008. The project is necessary because of the rapidly expanding population, attracted by low taxes, the potential for work and the fine weather. As a result, the county is experiencing an 11,000-13,000 increase in student numbers each year.

Inner-city schools of the future could be high-rise buildings as space becomes a premium and demand for school places continues to increase. An example of such a school is Hampden Gurney CE primary school in London, which offers 'six levels of teaching, sport, worship and play'. Built at a cost of UKPd6 mil, the school offers places for 240 pupils. High-rise schools represent one of 25 ideas which could become the future for the education sector.

St Albans is chiefly known for three things: the late Stanley Kubrick's voluminous manor, Britain's oldest boys' school and the well-heeled locals who can afford the annual fees of [pounds [...]