Information Resource Center

There is a wealth of information available to help you learn more about the design process, good school design, and schools as centers of community. The following organizations provide useful information that may help you delve deeper in your discussions.

American Architectural Foundation
www.archfoundation.org
American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education (AIA/CAE)
www.aia.org/cae
American School and University Magazine
www.asumag.com
Architectural Record Building Types Study: K-12 Schools www.archrecord.construction.com/projects/bts/archives/K-12/default.asp#
The Big Picture Company
www.bigpicture.org
Building Educational Success Together (BEST)
www.bestschoolfacilities.org
Coalition for Community Schools
www.communityschools.org
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
www.chps.net
The Council of Educational Facility Planners
www.cefpi.org
DesignShare
www.designshare.com
George Lucas Educational Foundation: (Re)Designing Learning Environments
www.edutopia.org/redesigning
Healthy Schools Network
www.healthyschools.org
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
www.kwfdn.org
Learning By Design
www.asbj.com/lbd
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
www.edfacilities.org
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Historic Schools
www.nationaltrust.org/issues/schools/index.html
New Schools / Better Neighborhoods (NSBN)
www.nsbn.org
Schools as Centers of Community: A National Search for Excellence
www.nationalschoolsearch.org
SchoolDesigns.com
www.schooldesigns.com
School Planning and Management Magazine
http://www.peterli.com/spm/index.shtm
Smart Schools, Smart Growth Initiative
www.smart-schools.org
United States Environmental Protection Agency School Design Tools
www.epa.gov/iaq/schooldesign