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Appelson, Wallace B. – American School and University, 1973
A detailed analysis of Buck County's development program that managed to retain the historic image of the County while providing expanded facilities for students. (EA)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Campus Planning, Community Colleges, Facility Improvement
College Planning & Management, 2002
Describes the design of the technology center at Laney College in Oakland, California, which was renovated from a welding shop. The building, which illustrates a "transparency" theme, houses the computer information systems department and serves as a multimedia teaching laboratory for the entire campus and local businesses. Includes…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, College Buildings, Community Colleges
American School and University, 1973
An old U.S. Mint building is the answer to a college's search for downtown space and the nucleus of a future 8-acre campus area near the city center. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Campus Planning, Community Colleges, Facility Planning
Peer reviewedBrubaker, C. William – CEFP Journal, 1979
Describes the designs of a number of community junior colleges located throughout the United States, and explains why the designs were chosen. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Campus Planning, College Buildings
American School and University, 1980
A new campus for Philadelphia Community College will have the old U.S. Mint as its hub. Design criteria will make it totally barrier-free. (Author)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Conversion, Campus Planning, Community Colleges
Building Design and Construction, 1972
Brookdale Community College near Lincroft, New Jersey, features architecture designed around flexible open spaces capable of being shaped and reshaped to meet changing needs. The architect functioned as catalyst, and the occupants shape their environment with the open space and components he provided. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Building Design, Building Innovation
Download full textRichardson, Richard C., Jr.
The American Association of Junior Colleges made this study to provide information for those wishing to develop new community junior colleges. A questionnaire was sent to the 250, two-year colleges which have begun operation since 1959. Ninety-one responded. Data was assembled by the method used by new institutions to begin their programs. Major…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, College Buildings, College Planning, Community Colleges
Associated Educational Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1978
A study was conducted to (1) identify what structural changes need to be made to existing buildings in order to make vocational programs accessible to handicapped persons in Pennsylvania and (2) determine the costs of making required structural modifications. Ten persons who were either handicapped or who were associated with programs designed for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Building Conversion, Community Colleges, Cost Estimates
Wolff, Susan J. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2003
The purpose of the study was to (a) determine the design features of the physical learning environment that support collaborative, project-based learning, and (b) to gain an understanding of the rationale for the selection of the features. The literature review indicated a need for changing learning expectations to prepare learners for rapidly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Active Learning, Educational Environment
