Great Schools by Design Overview
Each day across the United States, more than 59 million students, teachers, and education employees spend substantial time in our country’s 120,000 school buildings. Unfortunately, too many of these...
View ArticleAAF and the USGBC
AAF President and CEO Ron Bogle discusses our partnership with USGBC around green schools. Featured photo by Dey. Video courtesy of the U.S. Green Building Council.
View ArticleVoice of the Teacher: A Photo Essay of School Design Innovations
For our Voice of the Teacher Project, AAF traveled to schools around the country recognized for their innovative design. Here are some of the highlights.
View ArticleSchool of One
A video intro to School of One produced by Robin Hood. AAF helped pilot and continues to advise the school through Great Schools by Design.
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The American Architectural Foundation (AAF), in association with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, will host the National Green Schools Design Summit March 7–9, 2012, in...
View ArticleGreat Schools by Design: Rosa Parks School
The Rosa Parks School in Portland, Oregon, featured in this AAF documentary, is an outstanding model for how multiple partners and creative design can result in a sustainable school and a sustainable...
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Voice of the Teacher
The question that kept tugging at me—the one that finally prompted me to pack my bags and head out on the road—was this: what has been the real impact of recent innovations in school design on how well...
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Urban Mechanics
Something profound is happening across America. During a historic economic recession and against seemingly insurmountable odds, local leaders in some of our nation’s hardest-hit industrial cities are...
View ArticleDesign for Learning Overview
Design for Learning, an initiative to develop and advance knowledge, strategies, and solutions for supporting new modes of teaching and learning through architecture and design. At the heart of this...
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AAF is Proud to Support USA Science and Engineering Festival
The third USA Science and Engineering Festival Grand Finale Expo will take place next year at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, April 26–27. The event is the culmination of...
View ArticleClassrooms With a View
Drawing on his experience as past president of the Oklahoma City School Board, AAF President & CEO Ron Bogle comments on the challenges of school design for Slate.
View ArticleSchools Designed for Learning: The Denver School of Science and Technology
Presented by the American Architectural Foundation, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, and Target, this video features the innovative Denver School of Science and Technology. The video will allow you and your...
View ArticleSchools as Centers of Community: John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary...
The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) and KnowledgeWorks Foundation have partnered to create a video case study and discussion guide that will educate local leaders and residents about the...
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AAF is a Proud Knowledge Partner of NSSEA’s 2013 EdSpaces Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2013 AAF’s Design for Learning Program and General Session Added to EdSpaces (Silver Spring, MD) — The National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) is...
View ArticleAAF Design for Learning Council Convenes
On October 28, 2013, the American Architectural Foundation welcomed national leaders in design and education to the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C., for the inaugural convening of the Design for...
View ArticleDesign for Learning at the Texas Association of School Boards’ (TASB) Large...
November 21–22, 2013, in Austin, AAF’s Design for Learning will lead a design charrette at the Texas Association of School Boards’ Large District Leadership Forum. The focus will be on creating a...
View ArticleSt. Paul’s Galtier Community School and Design for Learning
Read about Target’s Design Thinking Boot Camp and the American Architectural Foundation’s Design for Learning school design charrette (June 2013) at Galtier Community School in St. Paul, MN, in...
View ArticleClassrooms With a View
Drawing on his experience as past president of the Oklahoma City School Board, AAF President & CEO Ron Bogle comments on the challenges of school design for Slate.
View ArticleAAF Design for Learning Council Convenes
On October 28, 2013, the American Architectural Foundation welcomed national leaders in design and education to the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C., for the inaugural convening of the Design for...
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Design for Learning Holds Leadership Institute in Seattle
FINAL REPORT In January 2015, the American Architectural Foundation formally launched a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with an invitation-only national Education Leadership...
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