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COVER PHOTOGRAPH
Rethinking School Spaces & Structures Photo © MikeDotta/Shutterstock
COLUMNS
EDITOR’S NOTE 6
A New Back-To-School Experience
DEPARTMENTS
FACILITY FOCUS 22 BUILDING BLUEPRINTS 32 ADVERTISER INDEX 34
COVER STORY
RETHINKING SCHOOL SPACES TO MAINTAIN DISTANCING AMID COVID-19
When students finally return to school after months of learning from home, there will be dramatic changes. Even when K-12 leaders are allowed to reopen their facilities, doing so safely and responsibly will require everyone to maintain proper distancing while they’re at school, experts agree — at least until there is a working vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. 8
HIGHER ED FEATURES
WHY DESIGN-BUILD MERITS SERIOUS CONSIDERATION FOR ACADEMIC DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
The academic sector is the perfect use case for exploring how design-build is the best delivery system for mitigating risk, increasing the speed of delivery, lowering costs, and delivering great design — all through a simpler, more collaborative process. 12
HIGHER ED & K-12 FEATURE
NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020
Meet the winners in this year’s Spaces4Learning New Product of the Year Awards for K–12 and Higher Education! 16
K-12 FEATURES
TRENDS IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
School districts see value in using coop- erative purchasing entities as they get a steady, predictable pricing structure and supplier source. 24
SENSORY ROOMS MAY HELP EASE THE ANXIETY STUDENTS FEEL FROM COVID-19
Sensory rooms are quickly becoming an important element of learning space de- sign, and for good reason: They can prove to be effective at helping students with anxiety or sensory processing issues to calm down and relax, so that students are better able to focus and learn. 28
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