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Baker Lindsay (2012). A History of School Design and its Indoor Environmental Standards, 1900 to Today. Washington, D.C : National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 25 p. En ligne : <http://www.ncef.org/pubs/greenschoolshistory.pdf>.
Added by: Marie Musset (29 May 2012 07:36:19 Europe/Paris) |
| Resource type: Book BibTeX citation key: Baker2012  |
Categories: General Keywords: architecture scolaire Creators: Baker Publisher: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (Washington, D.C) |
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| URLs http://www.ncef.or ... schoolshistory.pdf |
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Looks back at the designs of school buildings of the recent past, identifying trends in energy consumption, ventilation, heating, air quality, lighting, and acoustics. Sections include: Safety, Permanence and Endurance--School Building Prior to 1930; The Progressive Era (1930-1945); Post-war Boom (1945-1960); The Impulsive Period (1960-1980); Declines of the 1980s and the New Movements of the 1990s and 2000s; 21st Century School Environments: What does the future hold?
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p.9
It was also during this time in the 1930s that growing attention was focusing on the need to standardize school facility management and construction. This decade saw the creation of the National Council on Schoolhouse Construction which would become today’s Council of Educational Facility Planners International, a trade group for those who design and maintain school buildings. The 1930s also produced interest in the psychological effects of school buildings, as open plan school designs were focusing more on the importance of child-centered design. Added by: Marie Musset |
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p.25
As a side note, Europe, Australia, and a handful of developed countries have made some signifi cant progress in recent decades in realizing a more progressive vision for 21st century school buildings. Some wonderful examples can be seen in the “Sustainable Schools” report from the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom, or from the database of excellent school facilities available from the OECDs Centre for Effective Learning Environments. There are a number of reasons why the US has not attained as high of levels of innovation achieved in these countries (one major reason is funding policy), but we are fortunate to have these inspirational examples from other places to help move school design forward in the US in coming years. Added by: Marie Musset |