A linear high school derives its form from site parameters, its dual scale from vehicular and pedestrian viewpoints, and its materials from industrial conventional applications. (Author)

Given a progressive educational program, Seattle architects and their engineers use a space truss framing systems to answer many typical problems of budget, expandability, and fabrication. (Author)

This document reports the development of a system of mass-produced standardized components for school construction. The project was originated and implemented to solve a problem connected with the heavy demand for schools that confronted the Montreal Catholic School Board. The report outlines the problem -- a need for schools -- and gives details…

Research development of a construction system is detailed in terms of--(1) design and analysis, (2) construction methods, (3) testing, (4) cost analysis, and (5) architectural potentials. The system described permits construction of usual shapes without the use of conventional concrete formwork. The concrete involves development of a structural…

Topics discussed include--(1) requirements for weatherproofing and sealant materials for thin shell concrete roof, (2) effect of physical factors on weatherproofing of thin shell concrete roofs, (3) problems and limitations imposed by thin shell concrete roofs and their effect on weatherproofing and sealant materials, and (4) properties and uses…

Diagrammatic explanations of various concepts, processes, details, and potential material usages are presented. Specific material and element topics include--(1) the fabrication process, (2) basic structural components, (3) element usage, and (4) building construction procedures. Examples of the use of related elements are shown for typical school…

Playing up the mechanical/structural elements of buildings to let the interiors derive expression from the building has gained wide acceptance with designers. A systems building for Milton Keynes (a new town in England), an office building lobby, and a child care center in New York illustrate how similar principles, applied to varied problems by…

Reconstruction of Whig Hall on Princeton University campus represents an imaginative solution to the problem of how to adapt older buildings to contemporary uses. (Author/JN)

More than 20,000 construction inspectors are employed throughout the nation to enforce governmental building codes. (Editor)

In many poor rural and urban school districts, aging buildings suffer dangerous deficiencies, without a sufficient tax base to fund improvements. President Clinton unveiled a $5 billion initiative that would fund a four-year repair and construction project for public schools; however, the plan must make its way through Congress. (MLF)

Summarized are the efforts of the National Ironworkers and Employers Training Program to employ older men who are members of minority groups in the ironworking trade at the journeyman level. (DS)

The implications of computer technology and architecture are discussed with reference to school building design. A brief introduction is given of computer applications in other fields leading to the conclusions that computers alone cannot design school buildings but may serve as a useful tool in the overall design process. Specific examples are…

The evaluation and use of plastics in the construction industry are explained. The contributors offer extensive, timely, and thoroughly researched data on the chemistry, properties, functions, engineering behavior, and specific applications of plastics to building requirements. The major subjects discussed in depth are--(1) the role of plastics in…

Photographs and drawings accompany the descriptions of three innovative new college buildings. (MLF)

Examples of educational facilities using metal buildings to lower construction costs and increase flexibility. (MLF)