http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/ This is a downtown Minneapolis school that I studied as part of a postoccupancy report for an architecture class at the U of M. These pictures were for evidence, and I decided to put them up here, first for my group, but now for everyone to look. Check out the innovative open plan design in the school, a very new style of design. http://images.fotki.com/logo3.gif http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/ http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fea321f8.html A typical classroom on the grade school level (second floor).
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fea321f8jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 20 Nov 2006 04:12:53 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fea32297.html The outer facade of the Interdistrict School.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fea32297jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:10:43 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe82c09b.html Once again, the faculty room on the fourth floor.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe82c09bjpgorig-th.jpg Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:57:00 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe82c09e.html This is the room where Josh Gepner, our third interviewee, had his office. Teachers at the school may have a desk in an enclosed room, but it is shared with other faculty. This is considered "clean" compared to what it normally looks like in here,
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe82c09ejpgorig-th.jpg Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:02:01 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe82c0a0.html Another shot of Mr. Palmer's classroom.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe82c0a0jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 2 Jul 2001 02:21:59 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe820ae5.html The cafeteria. The ceiling was purposely exposed so children could better understand the technology behind the school. In addition, it produces an open, airy feel.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe820ae5jpgorig-th.jpg Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:25:59 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe82c0a3.html This is the classroom of James Palmer, a history/technology teacher of middle/high school students. He was a second interviewee and had much to say about the school. He preferred not to be photographed, but wanted to show people how his classroom looked.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe82c0a3jpgorig-th.jpg Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:53:44 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe82c0a5.html Mr. Roger's door, which welcomes students who haven't been behaving...
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe82c0a5jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:13:51 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fea630ed.html The Interdistrict School's bright coloring from the street helps to liven up the neighborhood.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fea630edjpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:27:25 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe82c0a6.html This is Martin Rogers (or Mr. Rogers to the students). He is in charge of discipline on the second floor, where the K-3 students are instructed. He is a member of the Student Staff Support Team. He was interviewed so we could get opinions from the faculty
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe82c0a6jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 2 Jul 2001 02:22:24 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe82c0a7.html These are display cases from the commons on the first floor. While it looks appealing, the architect originally intended them to be physicaly used by the children so that they could promote a better multicultural background.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe82c0a7jpgorig-th.jpg Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:28:20 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe820ad6.html The very top floor of the school, where mechanical systems are hidden. Fortunately, the tour we got included this seldom-seen part of the school. Parts of it look like something out of a science-fiction movie. Once, students used it to play out a scene fr
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe820ad6jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:33:33 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe820ad9.html The main stairs along Hennepin Ave., meant to connect students to the community, using glass. I like the angles at which these lights, underneath the stairs, have been placed in relation to each other.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe820ad9jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:41:38 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe820add.html "The barn", a space intended for art in the center of each of the main teaching floors (2nd-4th). Unfortunately, an odd shape and closed-off nature has turned it into a giant closet. Basically, it is considered "useless space" to the facul
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe820addjpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:09:35 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe820ae3.html The Media Center. Even though the school is trying to be low-technology, it still must help students understand computers.
]]> http://images6.fotki.com/v1/photos/1/10467/18486/fe820ae3jpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:48:16 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe89ad7a.html Interdistrict downtown school, back side where the buses drop off students.
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v478/photos/1/10467/18486/fe89ad7ajpgorig-th.jpg Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:57:34 GMT http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom/minneapolis_buildings/interdistrict_school/fe89ad6f.html The Interdistrict School, which I studied in a postoccupancy report this past year.
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