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No. 2002/01 | 01 Feb 2002 |
Research and Initiatives for a New Approach to Educational Building in Italy
The Italian government and regions are preparing to approve new legislation in the field of educational building. The main topics being discussed and analysed are: quality; technological innovation; multi-functionality; resources. |
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No. 2002/10 | 01 Jun 2002 |
New Directions for Tomorrow's Schools
Is there a new paradigm emerging in education? There seem to be a number of forces coming together to challenge the current status quo. First, there is the change from industrial economy to the knowledge economy. Secondly, there is renewed... |
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No. 2002/09 | 01 Jun 2002 |
Disaster Management and Educational Facilities
Some 80 earthquake specialists, architects, engineers and civil servants from a dozen countries met to discuss the different relationships which may occur between educational facilities and natural disasters; the emphasis was on the implications and... |
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No. 2002/08 | 01 Jun 2002 |
Venezuela's Bolivarian Schools Project
The Bolivarian Schools Project is intended to respond to problems such as dropping out, educational exclusion, repetition, malnutrition, and loss of local, regional and national identity, and to the search for citizens interested in economic and... |
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No. 2002/07 | 01 Jun 2002 |
School Works in the United Kingdom
School Works, a not-for-profit company in the United Kingdom, has developed a secondary school design process which enables communities to create unique school buildings that cater for their own particular needs. At the heart of this process is the... |
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No. 2002/06 | 01 Jun 2002 |
The Lycée Maximilien Perret in France
The new premises of the Lycée Maximilien Perret, an upper secondary and continuing education institution, meets many – but, as experience has shown, not all – of its users’ needs. Why was it necessary to relocate the lycée in the first place? Which... |
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No. 2002/05 | 01 Jun 2002 |
The Australian Science and Mathematics School, Flinders University, South Australia
The South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment, in association with Flinders University, are collaborating in the design, construction and development of a senior secondary high school which will specialise in the teaching of... |
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No. 2002/14 | 01 Oct 2002 |
Tertiary Education Infrastructure in the United Kingdom
Infrastructure for tertiary education is currently the object of attention in the United Kingdom. Presented here are four articles that describe recent planning and research regarding facilities for UK universities and colleges of higher education.... |
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No. 2002/13 | 01 Oct 2002 |
A Few Facts about Universities in Slovakia
The Slovakian university campus usually consists of separate functional zones assembled around the campus centre. The central area allows for interaction and directs students towards other integrated centres. |
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No. 2002/12 | 01 Oct 2002 |
Design Down Process
This is an example of an architect working with future school users in Iceland to design their school. The architect has developed a process that he uses with students, staff and the local community to create a learning environment in which the... |
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No. 2002/11 | 01 Oct 2002 |
Hungary's German School of Budapest
Hungary’s newly-built German School of Budapest is adapted to its site, is safe and environmentally friendly, and has comfortable indoor areas that are tailored for its users, including those with physical disabilities. The school’s new three-storey... |
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No. 2003/06 | 01 Feb 2003 |
Public/Private Partnerships in Quebec
For some time now in Quebec (Canada), the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) has been promoting public/private partnerships (PPP) as a solution to the need to rehabilitate the public building stock. The TBS describes this as the best value-for-money... |
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No. 2003/05 | 01 Feb 2003 |
Australia's Oak Valley Aboriginal School
In the Australian desert, a new school has been built for an Aboriginal community, replacing their previously transient school services. The design took into account the difficult site limitations and the community's needs and traditional values. |
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No. 2003/04 | 01 Feb 2003 |
Two Vocational Training Schools in Quebec
In Quebec (Canada), vocational training is delivered in special centres supported by the Ministry of Education. Here are two recent projects: a school of forestry and wood technology and a steelwork training centre. |
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No. 2003/03 | 01 Feb 2003 |
Review of Building Quality Using Post Occupancy Evaluation
Post Occupancy Evaluation is described here in terms of its aims, principles, benefits, methods, timing and results. Three examples illustrating the evaluation of educational facilities are given, followed by a summary. |
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No. 2003/02 | 01 Feb 2003 |
New South Wales School Design Projects
Australia’s New South Wales Education Facilities Research Group, a joint initiative between the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Public Works and Services, provides action research into issues which impact on school design.... |
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No. 2003/01 | 01 Feb 2003 |
School Safety in France
The French government set up in 1995 the Observatoire national de la sécurité des établissements scolaires et d'enseignement supérieur, a national agency for safety in schools and higher education, bringing together the public owners of school... |
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No. 2003/13 | 01 Jun 2003 |
Designs for Learning in the Knowledge Age
This overview of designs for learning in the Knowledge Age briefly explores the relationship between learning and the built environment, and the role of teachers in designing educational spaces; it calls for a collaborative campaign and suggests... |
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No. 2003/12 | 01 Jun 2003 |
Library Environments and Organisations
The following article is based on a presentation by Sarah E. Thomas, a librarian at Cornell University in the United States. This abridged version begins by summarising how libraries thrive in an era of change. Next it explores storing print... |
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No. 2003/11 | 01 Jun 2003 |
Educational Facilities in Slovenia
Since gaining independence in 1991, one of Slovenia's priorities has been to invest in education. The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport has been widely reforming its education system and investing its limited resources in the construction of... |
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Research and Initiatives for a New Approach to Educational Building in Italy
Giorgio Ponti
01 Feb 2002
The Italian government and regions are preparing to approve new legislation in the field of educational building. The main topics being discussed and analysed are: quality; technological innovation; multi-functionality; resources.
New Directions for Tomorrow's Schools
Murray Coppen
01 Jun 2002
Is there a new paradigm emerging in education? There seem to be a number of forces coming together to challenge the current status quo. First, there is the change from industrial economy to the knowledge economy. Secondly, there is renewed...
Disaster Management and Educational Facilities
Grace Kenny
01 Jun 2002
Some 80 earthquake specialists, architects, engineers and civil servants from a dozen countries met to discuss the different relationships which may occur between educational facilities and natural disasters; the emphasis was on the implications and...
Venezuela's Bolivarian Schools Project
María Magnolia Santamaría Diaz
01 Jun 2002
The Bolivarian Schools Project is intended to respond to problems such as dropping out, educational exclusion, repetition, malnutrition, and loss of local, regional and national identity, and to the search for citizens interested in economic and...
School Works in the United Kingdom
Grace Comely
01 Jun 2002
School Works, a not-for-profit company in the United Kingdom, has developed a secondary school design process which enables communities to create unique school buildings that cater for their own particular needs. At the heart of this process is the...
The Lycée Maximilien Perret in France
OECD
01 Jun 2002
The new premises of the Lycée Maximilien Perret, an upper secondary and continuing education institution, meets many – but, as experience has shown, not all – of its users’ needs. Why was it necessary to relocate the lycée in the first place? Which...
The Australian Science and Mathematics School, Flinders University, South Australia
OECD
01 Jun 2002
The South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment, in association with Flinders University, are collaborating in the design, construction and development of a senior secondary high school which will specialise in the teaching of...
Tertiary Education Infrastructure in the United Kingdom
Lee Taylor, If Price, Fides Matzdorf, Louise Smith and Helen Agahi
01 Oct 2002
Infrastructure for tertiary education is currently the object of attention in the United Kingdom. Presented here are four articles that describe recent planning and research regarding facilities for UK universities and colleges of higher education....
A Few Facts about Universities in Slovakia
Dušan Petráš and Jana Šabíková
01 Oct 2002
The Slovakian university campus usually consists of separate functional zones assembled around the campus centre. The central area allows for interaction and directs students towards other integrated centres.
Design Down Process
Bruce Jilk
01 Oct 2002
This is an example of an architect working with future school users in Iceland to design their school. The architect has developed a process that he uses with students, staff and the local community to create a learning environment in which the...
Hungary's German School of Budapest
OECD
01 Oct 2002
Hungary’s newly-built German School of Budapest is adapted to its site, is safe and environmentally friendly, and has comfortable indoor areas that are tailored for its users, including those with physical disabilities. The school’s new three-storey...
Public/Private Partnerships in Quebec
Jean-Pascal Foucault
01 Feb 2003
For some time now in Quebec (Canada), the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) has been promoting public/private partnerships (PPP) as a solution to the need to rehabilitate the public building stock. The TBS describes this as the best value-for-money...
Australia's Oak Valley Aboriginal School
Graeme Allen, Ingrid Kerkhoven and Noelene Cox
01 Feb 2003
In the Australian desert, a new school has been built for an Aboriginal community, replacing their previously transient school services. The design took into account the difficult site limitations and the community's needs and traditional values.
Two Vocational Training Schools in Quebec
OECD
01 Feb 2003
In Quebec (Canada), vocational training is delivered in special centres supported by the Ministry of Education. Here are two recent projects: a school of forestry and wood technology and a steelwork training centre.
Review of Building Quality Using Post Occupancy Evaluation
Chris Watson
01 Feb 2003
Post Occupancy Evaluation is described here in terms of its aims, principles, benefits, methods, timing and results. Three examples illustrating the evaluation of educational facilities are given, followed by a summary.
New South Wales School Design Projects
Cecilia Wilson
01 Feb 2003
Australia’s New South Wales Education Facilities Research Group, a joint initiative between the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Public Works and Services, provides action research into issues which impact on school design....
School Safety in France
OECD
01 Feb 2003
The French government set up in 1995 the Observatoire national de la sécurité des établissements scolaires et d'enseignement supérieur, a national agency for safety in schools and higher education, bringing together the public owners of school...
Designs for Learning in the Knowledge Age
Kenn Fisher
01 Jun 2003
This overview of designs for learning in the Knowledge Age briefly explores the relationship between learning and the built environment, and the role of teachers in designing educational spaces; it calls for a collaborative campaign and suggests...
Library Environments and Organisations
Sarah E. Thomas
01 Jun 2003
The following article is based on a presentation by Sarah E. Thomas, a librarian at Cornell University in the United States. This abridged version begins by summarising how libraries thrive in an era of change. Next it explores storing print...
Educational Facilities in Slovenia
Marina Cankar
01 Jun 2003
Since gaining independence in 1991, one of Slovenia's priorities has been to invest in education. The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport has been widely reforming its education system and investing its limited resources in the construction of...