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Download full textSimpson, Susan Rogers – School Design and Planning Laboratory University of Georgia, 2005
Schools seem to be the logical place to serve the health needs of students, since children spend a majority of their time there. Design standards were not available for health clinics in Georgia elementary schools; therefore, this study examined key characteristics of an elementary school clinic in order to determine the importance of each design…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Clinics, School Health Services, Elementary Schools
Birren, Faber – AIA Journal, 1972
Discusses recent research on how light and color affect bodily functions. (Author)
Descriptors: Color Planning, Controlled Environment, Design Requirements, Environmental Influences
Rohlf, Robert H. – American Libraries, 1986
Discussion of problems and mistakes made in library facility planning highlights overemphasis of dramatic architectural elements; communications between architects and librarians; who is in charge of planning process; lighting (effect of library shelving, appropriate location of light switches); setting a schedule; furniture and equipment; and the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Requirements, Facility Planning, Interior Design
PDF pending restorationWisconsin Univ., Madison. ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities. – 1970
This compilation is a survey of the literature pertinent to the design of lighting for educational facilities. The contents are selected to be an overview of the topic while maintaining a technical level comprehensible to the layman concerned with school planning and design. The general subject areas are--(1) the visual and lighted environment as…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biology, Building Design, Classroom Design
Birren, Faber – AIA Journal, 1972
Indicates what happens to man when he suffers sensory deprivation, and underscores color's influence on behavior patterns. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Color Planning, Design Requirements, Environmental Influences
Crooks, Joyce M. – Library Journal, 1983
The formulation of a design for a library reference desk is discussed, basic planning considerations, height, and measurements of the desk, lighting and chairs, placement of the desk, prebuilt components, and evaluation. A six-item bibliography is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Furniture Arrangement, Furniture Design, Human Factors Engineering
Holt, Raymond M.; Dahlgren, Anders C. – 1990
Developed for use in library building projects--whether they involve remodeling, expanding, or erecting a new structure--this handbook discusses the roles of the library administrator, the board, the librarian, the architect, the library building consultant, the interior designer, the building contractor, and others. It also addresses the major…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Cooperative Planning, Design Requirements
Hughes, Ruth P.; And Others – 1974
The study of task identification in interior design and furnishings presents statistical correlations of task performance frequencies obtained by questionnaire in 16 task clusters for the occupations of assistant interior designer, floor mechanic, upholsterer, and drapery maker. One-way matrices present, for each occupation, task clusters and…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Cluster Grouping, Design Requirements, Floor Layers
