The office design work of Percy Cooper for the California Employment Development Department (EDD) has made the job search easier for thousands of job seekers and has influenced similar efforts in others States. (Author)

Architects and designers need to discover ways to work with management-users in determining the design and character of a working office. (Author/MLF)

The project described in this article addresses the therapeutic use of physical space in an outpatient counseling facility. It was theorized that an improved facility environment could be used as a practice tool when working with a vulnerable population. The authors undertook the project with limited time and finances. The process of the change…

Assessed the physical characteristics of counseling facilities and sampled the opinions of counseling directors (N=134) as to desirable physical features of college counseling services. Presents findings about reception-waiting areas, individual counseling offices, group counseling rooms, and testing rooms. (RC)

This paper describes the psychology laboratory at Nebraska Wesleyan University and the efforts of the small department which participated in the design and development process. The lab consists of 26 rooms, mostly small cubicles, and covers approximately 3,800 square feet. Each area of the lab is described in terms of its design and function.…

Focuses on selecting appropriate furnishings, floorings, and surfaces for a new library. Discusses appropriate color schemes; carpeting; protecting wood surfaces with polyurethane, user-friendly furniture, and flexible staff workstations. (AEF)

The design development of a housing facility for deaf and blind students is reviewed in considerable detail. Initially traditional architectural solutions to the creation of dormitory space and accompanying circulation patterns are examined for their effect upon the lives of the inhabitants. The subsequent design progression which is presented is…

This document contains teacher's materials for an eight-unit secondary education vocational home economics course on interior design. The units cover period styles of interiors, furniture and accessories, surface treatments and lighting, appliances and equipment, design and space planning in home and business settings, occupant needs, acquisition…

The findings of two studies establish some deleterious effects of unsatisfactory physical environment on school children. However, modern technology enables the exercise of total environmental control in new and existing facilities. Between the realities of today and the exceptations of tomorrow we have a transitional model--the open plan concept.…

The behavior of the human organism in spatial situations is examined. Extensive research by the author in this subject area is supplemented by other studies. Among the research areas explored are small group ecology, territoriality, and the related concept of privacy. In these areas social interaction behavior is of particular concern. Social…

Reporting upon a study of environment which was based on the design of office buildings and office space, the study forms part of a continuing program of environmental research sponsored by Pilkington Brothers Limited of St. Helens, England. In this report the word 'environment' is used in the sense of the sum of the physical and emotional…

Now that fewer libraries are being built, it is particularly important to maximize space in the buildings available, and to ensure that library plans are determined by the needs of users. This book introduces the concept of space as a resource available to the library manager, along with stock, staff, and finance, which need managing in the same…

This teacher's instructional guide, which is part of a family and consumer sciences education series focusing on a broad range of employment opportunities, is intended to assist teachers responsible for teaching one- and two-year interior design programs for Texas high school students. The following are among the items included: (1) introductory…