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Urban Review, 1973
Discusses the growing range of alternative solutions to provide school space in the most economical fashion as being explored by many school systems. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Murphy, Levy and Wurman, Architects, Philadelphia, PA. – 1968
The Philadelphia Board of Education has begun to consider the purchase and conversion of commercial and industrial structures for use as teaching facilities. One such building, a six-story fireproof loft building, has been purchased for this purpose. This study investigates the possibilities and limitations of conversion and points up the…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Plans, Construction Costs, Design Requirements
Pannell, Dorothy VanEgmond – 1992
This publication is designed to help superintendents, local facilities coordinators, and food-service directors in planning the remodeling of an outdated food-service facility or the building of a new one. The introduction describes the roles of the local facility coordinator, the local child-nutrition director, the architect, the food-service…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Plans, Construction (Process), Design Requirements
Metz, T. John; And Others – American Libraries, 1987
Descriptions of facility planning and design for a college library, a public library, and a community college library highlight those design features that have worked well and those that have not. Ways to facilitate the design process are suggested, and six additional library renovation projects are briefly described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, College Libraries, Design Requirements
Educational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1976
Planning for changing types of health professions and a changing clientele necessitates designing flexible facilities. Findings from a recently completed analysis of ambulatory care facilities are directed to planners in the form of 16 memos. Approaches to planning and design considerations are made that attempt to humanize these facilities.…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Architectural Programing, Building Conversion, Design Requirements
Gill, William B.; Luke, Ann W. – 1976
A variety of career education programs that use facilities in an innovative way are reported in this study of 21 programs. Through descriptions, photographs, and drawings, these programs are used to illustrate how educators can use facilities and equipment to support career education programs in classrooms from kindergarten through twelfth grade.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Architectural Programing, Building Conversion, Career Awareness
Moore, Deborah P., Ed. – 1991
A looseleaf format allows for the easy addition of annual updates to this practitioner's handbook for planning educational facilities from the conception of needs through occupancy and use. Each unit contains numerous photographs, drawings, and figures that illustrate the contents. Unit subjects are as follows: historical perspectives; planning…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Budgeting, Building Conversion, Campus Planning