On an ongoing basis, we will collect
news related to The Third Teacher project
and its exposure to a global audience.
July 12, 2010 - "The Debate: Do Good Buildings Make for Better Educated Children?": Read the article and heated debate that follows in The Guardian. I’m sure you can guess which side of the argument we fall on!
July 7, 2010 - "Bruce Mau: From Innovative Graphic Designer to World-Class Conceptualist": Check out Chicago Magazine's write-up on Bruce Mau--the Transformer. And there are a few Third Teacher references, too!
June 13, 2010 - “Studying Engineering Before They Can Spell It:” A poignant and relevant article given the current nationwide STEM discussion.
April 22, 2010 - It's Earth Day and The Third Teacher is featured on the New York Times' website in an article on how children can teach their parents about sustainability!
April 5, 2010 - The Third Teacher guest blogger, Linda Keane is organizing the 'Design as Nature Workshop' for teachers on Saturday, April 17th, where teachers will be empowered to engage students in place-based online explorations.
December 2, 2009 - Hear WBEZ (91.5 FM) Chicago Public Radio reporter Lynette Kalsnes’ interview with Trung Le and Rick Dewar. The piece features The Third Teacher and a profile of Tarkington School of Excellence.
November 20, 2009 - "The Third Teacher" launched in the UK." Gareth Long, UK education consultant, blogs about the book launch at last week's BCSE World Learning Environments Conference.
November 6, 2009 - OWP/P | Cannon Design architects Rick Dewar and Trung Le will speak at next week's BCSE World Learning Environments Conference.
November 2, 2009 - “Reflecting on Teaching—Then Considering Learning Environments. The right way round!” Gareth Long, UK education consultant, blogs about his experience at the A.E. Stevenson High Summit last week, put on by OWP/P | Cannon Design.
September 28, 2009 - “AIA Education Awards:” Ralph Ellison High School is one of thirteen schools to receive a 2009 Educational Facility Design Award from the American Institute of Architects. Read the write-up in Architecture Week.
September 11, 2009 - “Seeing the light: Inside Britain's first eco-school:” Ty Goddard, Stephen Heppell, and other architects and education leaders reflect on the first school to be finished under the UK’s Building Schools for the Future programme in The Independent.
August 26, 2009 - “Head of the Class:” Ralph Ellison High School, an OWP/P | Cannon Design project, was recognized by the AIA in receiving an award in this year’s Educational Facility Design Awards.
July 9, 2009 - The submission period for the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: “CLASSROOM” ended and the final jury took place at the Aspen Ideas Festival on July 2, 2009. Winners will be announced in August.
July 7, 2009 - “Aspen Ideas Festival: Arne Duncan, It Is Also About the Building:” Cameron Sinclair, cofounder of Architecture for Humanity, blogs about Secretary Duncan’s talk in the Huffington Post and argues that environment needs to be a part of the educational reform discussion.
May 28, 2009 - “Dewey School addition dedicated:” Article on the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Dewey Elementary School addition in Evanston Now.
May 28, 2009 - “Dewey addition to address safety flaws:” Article on the new Dewey Elementary School addition, the first renovation for Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in many years in Evanston Review.
May 13, 2009 - Gareth Long blogs about The Third Teacher.
May 12, 2009 - “Bruce Mau Offers Solutions for Schools at Dean’s Seminar Series:” Bruce Mau Speaks on The Third Teacher at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.
May 9, 2009 - “German Researcher Says Changing Chairs Improves Performance:” Dr. Dieter Breithecker talks with furniture industry leaders and educators about the need for more ergonomic chairs in Denver.
May 8, 2009 - The Third Teacher featured on Go Green Radio, a leading syndicated Internet radio program.
May 1, 2009 - “Quinn Visits Tarkington, Salutes ‘Green’ Effort:” Article concerning Governor Quinn’s press conference with the U.S. Green Building Council at OWP/P | Cannon Design’s Tarkington School of Excellence in The Southwest News-Herald.
April 9, 2009 - “Conscious Classrooms:” Article featuring OWP/P | Cannon Design’s Tarkington School of Excellence in Chicago Life Magazine.
April 3, 2009 - The Third Teacher arrives at the NSBA Conference
