Article presented practical pointers on how to deal with the problems encountered in the community use of schools. (Author/RK)

The combination of a prefabricated building system and a clustered terrace design has resulted in economical and aesthetically pleasing housing for students at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. (Author)

Author describes the recently completed Bishop Learning Center at the Punahou School, Honolulu. The key to the unqualified success of the center is found not in superior material features, but rather in a basic staff attitude of positive concern. (Author)

Random sampling of construction executives revealed a surprising lack of awareness concerning the proposed 10-year metric conversion recommendation made by the National Bureau of Standards in 1971. Explains attitudes on the desirability of conversion to the metric system and prognoses on the impact of conversion. (A paper presented at Building…

The University of Chicago has restored historic buildings (Harper Library and Wieboldt Hall), modernized them to serve the same use better, and rebuilt the interiors to correct code deficiencies. (Author/PG)

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…

Minimum maintenance and maximum use were the prime objectives in the design of Northwestern University's Norris University Center. (Author)

Discusses the message of modern architecture as exemplified by the Las Vegas strip. (RB)

The image of the labyrinth from mythology can find modern day parallelisms in architecture, art, music, and literature--all of which contributes to a humanities unit combining the old with the new. (MM)

Describes a survey designed to help administrators evaluate functional aspects, adequacy of employee work areas, quality of housekeeping methods, maintenance response, interior and exterior appearances, alteration and renovation satisfaction, employee feelings about parking adequacy, plant security, and attraction and function of roads and…

A systems design specialist discusses where systems built schools are going. (Author)

Gives tips on the selection and maintenance of school doors for maximum life. (DN)

Four permanent self-contained classroom additions were designed and completed within 90 days, at 60 percent of the average bid for temporary units. (Author)