School Architecture: Build Better Schools

In 2009, the Open Architecture Network invited students, teachers, and designers to work together to create schools for the future. Here are the winners.

Architects explore ways to help prevent shootings and other acts of violence on school campuses.

Computer technologies and new approaches to learning make traditional classroom configurations impractical. Here's a peek at tomorrow's schools, with design guidelines and resources.

Architects who design schools face many challenges. The school design must provide safety, facilitate learning, accommodate new technologies, and incorporate ever-changing theories about how students learn. For important concepts, construction advice, photographs, and plans, explore these important books on school design.

This tiny house in St. Augustine, Florida is thought to be the oldest wood school building in the United States. By examining its construction, you can see how buildings were made in America's colonies.

Some of the most picturesque college campuses in the United States were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted or his partners.

The DesignShare Web site is a central resource for information on innovative school design. You'll find photographs, articles, research, and other resources related to the architecture of schools, from early childhood through the university level.