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Posted by Michael Bulatovich on June 22, 2007, 10:50 am
>> Hi
>>
>> I am kind of disturbed by the number of ugly school being built. I
>> understand that some of it is a function of cost, but some buildings
>> are really out there. I love the school in my town: (not a good pic of
>> it)
>> http://schoolsite.capturepoint.com/assets/resources/frontlawn11.jpg
>>
>> Are there schools being built today that still have some traditional
>> beauty in them?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
> It is ALL a function of cost at this point. One more skylight means one
> less student to support, using brick means one less classroom for your
> school. Each student is equal to a certain amount of funding so they need
> to maximize the amount of students. Not to mention the ADA sucks up a
> large portion of the budget. It is not feasible to build schools like
> they used to because education is last on the list in this country, behind
> things like a strong military.
>
> FYI, I work at a firm that does nothing but design schools, and this is
> how it is. If you want nicer places for your kids to go to school, tell
> your representative to put more money into them. Even then, the mentality
> of getting more and more children into a school kills the aesthetics every
> time.
Didn't someone just quote the 'form follows function' dictum around here?
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