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Pritchett, Stanley; Kimsey, Steve – School Planning & Management, 2002
Describes the design of the DeKalb Alternative School in Atlanta, Georgia, located in a renovated shopping center. Purchasing commercial land and renovating the existing building saved the school system time and money. (EV)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning
Gisolfi, Peter – School Planning and Management, 1996
A three-step plan identifies unused space and puts it to work to handle growing enrollments in static facilities by: (1) comparing with other schools; (2) analyzing space needs; and (3) finding usable space. Photographs illustrate space reclaimed at three schools. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Doublet, Jennifer – Architecture, 2002
Describes the design of Wildwood School, an urban prep school in Los Angeles that reclaimed a warehouse, including the educational context and design goals. Includes building plans and photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Conversion, Building Innovation, Building Plans
Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1981
The use of many public school facilities now closed due to declining enrollment could generate substantial savings for new federal construction projects. Responses to a questionnaire sent to all 50 states by the General Accounting Office (GAO) show that there were 2,493 vacant schools in 19 of the 23 responding states at the beginning of the…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Construction Needs, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment
