Designs for Learning: School Architecture | Northwest Education, Summer 2001

Volume 6 Number 4
Summer 2001

Designs For Learning
School Architecture

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ON THE COVER:
Discovery Middle School in Vancouver, Washington, has been winning awards ever since it opened. The exterior conveys a "village" feel, echoeing the academic village approach that organizes students into smaller learning communities.
Photo by Janis Maglivs, courtesy of LSW Architects

In This Issue

Breaking Out of the Box
Educators and architects team up to reinvent the physical environment of schools.

Across the Northwest, states struggle with the same math problem: How to stretch not-enough dollars to pay ever-increasing costs for school construction, renovation and maintenance.

New Visions
Two of the region's foremost thinkers on school design share their insights.

Blue Ribbon Planning
In Vancouver, Washington, a district sets out to rebuild its entire infrastructure, using a design process that involves the whole community.

Sites Worth Celebrating
A handful of prize-winning schools in the Northwest share some common themes. Read what they are here.

Designing Places for Discovery
Northwest Education Magazine caught up with Terry Hyer, an Anchorage, Alaska-based architect who has been involved in more than 40 school design projects.

Schoolyard Lessons
More and more schools are finding ways to take education outdoors.