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No. 2005/14 | 01 Oct 2005 |
An Urban Renewal School Project in Italy
The restoration of an historic school building in Battipaglia, Italy, will provide new public facilities and is hoped to boost urban renewal. The municipality of Battipaglia, in the province of Salerno, held an architectural competition for... |
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No. 1998/07 | 01 Oct 1998 |
Architectural Competition for a Secondary School in Switzerland
The provision of new schools in established urban areas poses specific design challenges that are not common to schools on green field sites: Proposals to build a new secondary school close to the busy commercial centre of the city of Geneva posed... |
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No. 2004/09 | 01 Jun 2004 |
Australia's First Public Private Partnership School Project
The design and construction of nine schools has commenced in Australia using a Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) methodology. This is the first project in Australia where social infrastructure has been acquired in this way. |
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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. 1999/13 | 01 Oct 1999 |
Austria's Training Firms
Austria proudly claims to be the first country to make training firm work compulsory in secondary commercial schools and secondary colleges for business administration. In its other secondary schools offering vocational training and colleges,... |
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No. 2000/06 | 01 Jun 2000 |
Belgium, the Library of the ULB
The project to build a new library at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) arose because library resources and services had become scattered across the campus, due to a lack of space in the original library building. The facilities and services... |
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No. 2005/02 | 01 Feb 2005 |
Building Schools for the Future in the United Kingdom
State-of-the-art school buildings can improve educational standards and have a positive effect on everyone who uses them. That is why England’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched an ambitious five year strategy to improve educational... |
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No. 1998/11 | 01 Oct 1998 |
Canadian Funding Competition for Research Infrastructure
Late last year the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced the launch of a national competition for funding infrastructure projects in Canadian research institutions. |
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No. 2008/03 | 01 Feb 2008 |
Changing School Architecture in Zurich
Changes in the way education is delivered has contributed to the evolution of school architecture in Zurich, Switzerland. The City of Zurich has revised its guidelines for designing school buildings, both new and old. Adapting older buildings to... |
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No. 2000/09 | 01 Oct 2000 |
City Learning Centres for the 21st Century
The Department for Education and Employment in England has launched the Excellence in Cities (EiC) initiative, aimed at driving up standards in inner city schools. A key element of this initiative is the City Learning Centres (CLCs). By providing... |
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No. 2002/02 | 01 Feb 2002 |
City and Islington College, in the United Kingdom
City and Islington College, in the heart of London, was formed in 1993 through the amalgamation of a range of local institutions, including a sixth form college (offering mainstream academic courses leading to national qualifications and university),... |
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No. 2003/14 | 01 Oct 2003 |
Clicks, Bricks and Spondulicks
“Clicks, Bricks and Spondulicks” is the title of a seminar organised by PEB to examine the relationship between the built learning environment and information and communications technology (ICT), as well as cost implications. The meeting sought to... |
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No. 2005/10 | 01 Jun 2005 |
Creating 21st Century Learning Environments
What is involved in creating learning environments for the 21st century? How can school facilities serve as tools for teaching and meet the needs of students in the future? What components are required to design effective schools, and how does... |
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No. 2004/11 | 01 Oct 2004 |
Creating 21st Century Learning Environments
The seminar on “Creating 21st Century Learning Environments” was organised by the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB). Two presentations from the United Kingdom are... |
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No. 2004/13 | 01 Oct 2004 |
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Applying CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) strategies to schools can significantly contribute to a safer learning environment by influencing the behaviour of students and visitors. CPTED has three overlapping primary concepts that... |
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No. 2003/08 | 01 Jun 2003 |
Current Concerns for Austrian School Facilities
The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS) is responsible for current issues and problems related to the country's educational buildings. Four recent concerns of ÖISS's work are summarised here: schools as low energy buildings,... |
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No. 2008/15 | 01 Oct 2008 |
Dalry Primary – An Innovative Scottish Case Study
In presenting this case study of an innovative school building in Scotland, the author describes its unique design features, conveys the viewpoints of the users, client and design team, and reveals the lessons learned. Dalry Primary, North Ayrshire... |
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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. 2006/08 | 01 Nov 2006 |
Design Quality Indicator for Schools in the United Kingdom
In December 2005, the United Kingdom launched a process for evaluating the design quality of primary and secondary school buildings. The Design Quality Indicator (DQI) for Schools is a tool that can assist stakeholders – teachers, parents, school... |
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No. 2000/02 | 01 Feb 2000 |
Designing Schools for the Information Society
The roles and functions of the school library are changing rapidly and in fundamental ways. The aim of the report is to provide a set of guidelines for people involved in the design of new and existing schools – especially those involved with school... |
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An Urban Renewal School Project in Italy
Giorgio Ponti
01 Oct 2005
The restoration of an historic school building in Battipaglia, Italy, will provide new public facilities and is hoped to boost urban renewal. The municipality of Battipaglia, in the province of Salerno, held an architectural competition for...
Architectural Competition for a Secondary School in Switzerland
Eric Biéler and Michael Hacker
01 Oct 1998
The provision of new schools in established urban areas poses specific design challenges that are not common to schools on green field sites: Proposals to build a new secondary school close to the busy commercial centre of the city of Geneva posed...
Australia's First Public Private Partnership School Project
Peter Ross
01 Jun 2004
The design and construction of nine schools has commenced in Australia using a Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) methodology. This is the first project in Australia where social infrastructure has been acquired in this way.
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.
Austria's Training Firms
OECD
01 Oct 1999
Austria proudly claims to be the first country to make training firm work compulsory in secondary commercial schools and secondary colleges for business administration. In its other secondary schools offering vocational training and colleges,...
Belgium, the Library of the ULB
Christian Brouwer and Françoise Vandooren
01 Jun 2000
The project to build a new library at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) arose because library resources and services had become scattered across the campus, due to a lack of space in the original library building. The facilities and services...
Building Schools for the Future in the United Kingdom
Mukund Patel
01 Feb 2005
State-of-the-art school buildings can improve educational standards and have a positive effect on everyone who uses them. That is why England’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched an ambitious five year strategy to improve educational...
Canadian Funding Competition for Research Infrastructure
OECD
01 Oct 1998
Late last year the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced the launch of a national competition for funding infrastructure projects in Canadian research institutions.
Changing School Architecture in Zurich
Mark Ziegler and Daniel Kurz
01 Feb 2008
Changes in the way education is delivered has contributed to the evolution of school architecture in Zurich, Switzerland. The City of Zurich has revised its guidelines for designing school buildings, both new and old. Adapting older buildings to...
City Learning Centres for the 21st Century
Jonathan Ibikunle
01 Oct 2000
The Department for Education and Employment in England has launched the Excellence in Cities (EiC) initiative, aimed at driving up standards in inner city schools. A key element of this initiative is the City Learning Centres (CLCs). By providing...
City and Islington College, in the United Kingdom
Grace Kenny
01 Feb 2002
City and Islington College, in the heart of London, was formed in 1993 through the amalgamation of a range of local institutions, including a sixth form college (offering mainstream academic courses leading to national qualifications and university),...
Clicks, Bricks and Spondulicks
Kenn Fisher
01 Oct 2003
“Clicks, Bricks and Spondulicks” is the title of a seminar organised by PEB to examine the relationship between the built learning environment and information and communications technology (ICT), as well as cost implications. The meeting sought to...
Creating 21st Century Learning Environments
Phan Pit Li, John Locke, Prakash Nair and Andrew Bunting
01 Jun 2005
What is involved in creating learning environments for the 21st century? How can school facilities serve as tools for teaching and meet the needs of students in the future? What components are required to design effective schools, and how does...
Creating 21st Century Learning Environments
Susan Stuebing
01 Oct 2004
The seminar on “Creating 21st Century Learning Environments” was organised by the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB). Two presentations from the United Kingdom are...
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Rick Draper and Emma Cadzow
01 Oct 2004
Applying CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) strategies to schools can significantly contribute to a safer learning environment by influencing the behaviour of students and visitors. CPTED has three overlapping primary concepts that...
Current Concerns for Austrian School Facilities
Karin Schwarz-Viechtbauer
01 Jun 2003
The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS) is responsible for current issues and problems related to the country's educational buildings. Four recent concerns of ÖISS's work are summarised here: schools as low energy buildings,...
Dalry Primary – An Innovative Scottish Case Study
Malcolm Summers
01 Oct 2008
In presenting this case study of an innovative school building in Scotland, the author describes its unique design features, conveys the viewpoints of the users, client and design team, and reveals the lessons learned. Dalry Primary, North Ayrshire...
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...
Design Quality Indicator for Schools in the United Kingdom
OECD
01 Nov 2006
In December 2005, the United Kingdom launched a process for evaluating the design quality of primary and secondary school buildings. The Design Quality Indicator (DQI) for Schools is a tool that can assist stakeholders – teachers, parents, school...
Designing Schools for the Information Society
John Mayfield
01 Feb 2000
The roles and functions of the school library are changing rapidly and in fundamental ways. The aim of the report is to provide a set of guidelines for people involved in the design of new and existing schools – especially those involved with school...