The postmodernist architecture of new college buildings is adding interest to campuses all over California, with a few architects leading the trend. (MSE)

Planning and the responsibility for planning lies with the administrative official responsible for construction, operation and maintenance of the plant. Qualities which planning directors should possess are enumerated. Specific suggestions for more efficient planning and construction of higher education facilities are given as follows--(1) the…

An outline to guide Brigham Young University academic committees in the process of compiling program requirements for a proposed building or facility, in which each area is defined as to approximate size, function, furniture, etc. An outline of material to be prepared by the Brigham Young University is included to provide committees with an…

Creation of a college in an urban setting is considered with emphasis on its development as an integral part of the surrounding area rather than as a separate entity. Although the report is based on a particular piece of ghetto land in a particular city (Bedford-Stuyvesant section of New York City), its implications are national in scope. Physical…

Step-by-step procedures are given for the development of construction plans, including: instructions for the initial site survey and report, schematic drawings, preliminary drawings, working drawings, the construction period, and the use of the recommended specification form. Construction standards are specified for numerous building constituents…

In this speech, the author provides some guidelines covering student union construction for those administrators contemplating the construction of such a facility. The recommendations and information presented cover (1) the organization and functions of an official "union planning committee;" (2) a survey of local needs regarding facilities to be…