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Co-Location Co-location is often considered when underutilized school facility space is apparent. School districts will open this underutilized space for other public schools, charter schools, health clinics, and other public/private organizations. Synergies are often created between the school and the other organization sharing the facilities.
It is not uncommon for two distinctly different schools to share school facilities. A process to design small school identities by using branding techniques can be utilized to distinguish the schools.
This innovative practice area is under development.
Birney and Savoy Co-Location-- District of Columbia [ abstract]  Savoy students moved into Birney ES during Savoy's school construction that took place over a two year period from fall of 2007 to summer of 2009. The Birney ES building housed two 300 student public schools. Savoy is approximately .2 miles from Birney.
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Branded Environments: Defining the Restructured High School Campus-- New York [ abstract] Visual branding is a powerful tool not only to establish identity but also to delineate and unify disparate spaces in high school campus buildings. These publications present the elements of visual branding and provide a step-by-step guide to the process for visual branding.
The step-by-step guide is attached to the pdf of Branded Environments.
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