Table of Contents
Contributors
Mary Edwards; Stephen Fox; Diane Ghirardo; Barbara Koerble; Nora Laos; Keith Neu; Malcolm Quantrill; Barrie Scardino; Elisa Hernandez Skaggs; Drexel Turner; and Bruce Webb.
Cite 38: Architecture and Learning
Summer 1997
Editor’s Note
This issue was guest edited by Drexel Turner and focuses on schools. The following is an excerpt from Turner's contribution, "Houston, We Have a Problem":
No building type better projects the shared aspirations of American society than the public school. Part melting pot, neighborhood center, afterhours playground, polling place, immunization station, even
storm shelter — its claims as a touchstone of everyday civilization have been recognized by planning theorists and illustrators of magazine covers alike. Yet the generous view of public education
that was once evident in our school buildings and body politic is in serious disrepair. Within the space of several months last year, Houston voters defeated a $390 million bond issue to build 18 new schools and repair 84 others while approving the first phase of an estimated $625 million in sports arena projects aimed at ensuring the profitability of privately held major-league sports franchises.
Drexel Turner