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Schools of Thought
DC's New Generation of School Buildings
Over the last decade, the District of Columbia has made a substantial investment in modernizing its public school buildings, and the city's public charter schools and private schools have also made major investments in their facilities.
The design of these new and renovated schools has moved the architecture of learning spaces well beyond the basics of traditional school design. Like DC's widely praised new public library buildings, these modernized school buildings employ innovative architecture to better achieve their mission.
What prompted the District's school rebuilding effort? What difference does good school design make for student learning? And what design features do the city's new school buildings incorporate? This exhibition explores these questions by looking at 19 of the District's modernized public, public charter, and private schools. |