These rulings have the potential have further facilitating faith based school growth, outreach and programs. One of the more recent rulings is Carson v. Makin, when the high court clearly determined: “A state need not subsidize private education but once…
Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas or Firmness, Commodity and Delight is set of principles set forth by an ancient roman architect, Vitruvius in his treatise that survives to the day, “The Ten Book of Architecture”. From the Book as translated by Morris…
When subbing for a school district I stepped into an elementary classroom with a bewildering variety of furniture. Gone was the traditional desk with either the flip top or open to the rear cubbie for a kid’s ‘stuff’. It looked…
In a firm that worked for just out of school, a fellow architect related a term I never heard before in reference to educational facilities . . . “prisons for learning”. To be sure too many of the the schools…
The common theme I have found in both my experience as an architect and as a substitute teacher is that no one actually listens to the teacher. (Of course for every rule, or generalizations there are exceptions. And this most…
In this category I hope to express a few thoughts based upon my experience about schools from the outside in as an architect and from the inside out working as a substitute teacher. I do have a well grounded experience…
This COVID-19 pandemic, panic-demic or scam-demic, however you choose to call it has been devastating in so many ways. The disease is real, certainly and merits respect. The reaction, however to a disease with mortality rate of less than one…
When is a custom home truly a custom home? Many home builders will advertise that they do ‘custom homes’ But now that it has become permissible to even ponder upon what the meaning of what the meaning of ‘is’, ‘is’.…