New York's School for the Physical City Architectural Design Concerns

The School for the Physical City was built in an office building in the central business district of Manhattan for 500 students, in grades 7 through 12, who use the city's infrastructure as a vehicle for studying traditional academic disciplines. It is one of the new, small theme schools inaugu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Konopko, Luanne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2000
Series:PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The School for the Physical City was built in an office building in the central business district of Manhattan for 500 students, in grades 7 through 12, who use the city's infrastructure as a vehicle for studying traditional academic disciplines. It is one of the new, small theme schools inaugurated in 1993/94 by the New York City (NYC) Board of Education with support from four nonprofit organisations, initiated under the New Visions School Programme by the federal government
Physical Description:2 p. 21 x 29.7cm