Research shows that for effective learning to occur, children must be actively involved. They need space to work with a wide variety of materials, share ideas, and present their findings. Architects are working to produce designs featuring large common areas or large complexes devoted to specific interests. Working in an open environment…

The fourth in a series of articles on library buildings completed in the 1980s describes and evaluates new and remodeled buildings in Australia and New Zealand. The types of library buildings evaluated include state, public, academic, parliamentary, national, and special libraries. (30 notes/references) (Author/CLB)

The connections between the design and use of space in higher education, and the production of teaching and learning, and of research, are not well understood. This paper reports on a literature review on these topics, and shows that higher education spaces can be considered in various ways: in terms of campus design, in terms of how space can…

The development of the field of environmental psychology and its research methods are reviewed. Trends in areas of study -- perception, space, personality, learning, and building design -- are noted. (KM)

An investigation into the relationship between the architectural environment of a room and the patterns of seating preferences exhibited by library users revealed that readers locate themselves in order to avoid others and that the seat selected by the first person affected the choices of those who entered later. (8 references) (Author/SJ)

Solution to a special problem of space utilization in an urban area. (Author/RA)

Paper presented at the Second Congress of the International Organization of Sceneographers and Theatre Technicians in Prague, June 1971. (RY)

In one Massachusetts Institute of Technology building, architect I. M. Pei gave up three crucial areas of the project to three other designers for the purpose of artistic experiment: the main public space; the atrium's skin, with its impact on material and color throughout the building; and the site itself. (MSE)

A study was undertaken to evaluate existing methods of categorizing areas in buildings for pertinency to the requirements of federal agencies. The concern was primarily with defining classes of area within buildings, rather than allowances per individual, per machine, or other unit. Recommendations include--(1) adoption of a standard set of…

Describes the unusual design and construction of Magdalena Municipal School (K-12) in rural New Mexico. Designed to complement the physical setting and suit diverse age groups, the school features a unifying stepped facade motif, rough-textured surfaces, high desert colors, and trees used as a windbreak. (MLH)

Business and professional sectors have initiated some functional and useful planning and design for continuing education facilities in direct response to the needs of users as students and as individuals. Provides several examples of facilities designed to lessen the impact of transplant on students, allow social mingling as well as classroom…

Proxemics deals with man's use and structuring of space, particularly the unconscious patterns that deeply influence life. It can never tell the designer how to design but can tell him important things to consider. (Author/PR)

Additions made to two schools are shown as opportunities to modernize existing buildings, infuse curricula with new techniques, and update educational tools. (Author/MF)