BECAUSE OF CHANGING ENROLLMENTS AND TEACHING PRACTICES, MODERN SCHOOLS NEED THE FLEXIBILITY THAT CAN BE PROVIDED BY MOVABLE OR EASILY DEMOUNTABLE WALLS. USED AS TEACHING AIDS, SPACE DIVIDERS, SPACE CHANGERS, AND DISPLAY PANELS, THESE WALLS ARE USUALLY MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN USED IN LARGE SPACES SUCH AS AUDITORIUMS, GYMNASIUMS, LIBRARIES, OR…

The manual is intended to provide guidelines for the planning and development of parks and recreation facilities which are accessbile to everyone. Separate chapters present guidelines for the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): general information (space relationships and wheelchair functions); general site conditions (soil…

In order to serve college administrators, architects and physics educators, a collection was made of material reflecting the state-of-the-art of physics building design. This body of material, including drawings, diagrams, and photographs, resulted largely from extensive interviews with about 50 institutions who had recently built such facilities.…

Development of a design for a new elementary school facility is traced through evaluation of various innovative facilities. Significant features include--(1) the spiral plan form, (2) centralized core levels including teacher work center, "perception" core, and interior stream aquariam, (3) the learning laboratory classroom suites, (4) a unique…

The purpose of this study was to find out which environmental characteristics influence student satisfaction and which can be altered or affected by architectural design. A questionnaire was designed which measured overall student satisfaction, as well as satisfaction with 25 specific environmental variables. The object was to evaluate the need…

Mission College, in Santa Clara, California, is a single building. By providing less roof and wall surface but more area for students, the megastructure is expected to lower energy and maintenance costs. (Author/MLF)

The architecture of Oral Roberts University is a mirror reflection of certain popularly understood images of modern architecture. (Author)

The center contains an auditorium seating 320, seven conference rooms of varying sizes, a reference library, a recording studio, and computer terminal, photographic, and graphic rooms. (Author/MLF)

Describes the energy-saving features of the Auraria Learning Resources Center, a facility shared by three institutions: the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State College, and the University of Denver. (PF)

Northside Hall on the South Bend Campus of Indiana University is the first unit of a planned megastructure and is planned so that it is possible to make complete changes in the building rather than mere modifications. (Author/MLF)

Describes design of new visual arts center at Bowdoin College and renovation of the college's 60-year-old Walker Art Building, which is linked to the new building by an underground gallery and studio. (JG)

The community, students, and staff were given a voice in the design of this junior high building. (IRT)

This booklet offers four two-page case studies of schools demonstrating exemplary facilities design. The institutions profiled are: Beverly Elementary School in Allen, Texas; Charles Young Elementary School in Washington, DC; Robert L. Mueller Charter Elementary School in Chula Vista, California; and Ridgeland High School in Northwest, Georgia.…

Describes two new southern California schools, each housing grades five through eight and featuring a wall-less pavillion for sports activities and an outdoor amphitheater for large gatherings and performances. (Author)

The procedures for a statewide survey and the findings of the survey on the current status of public school facilities in Tennessee and the need for future construction and renovation projects is presented. (FF)