ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE BASICALLY SHELTER STRUCTURES. THEIR ELEMENTARY COMPONENTS ARE (1) STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, (2) WEATHER PROTECTION ELEMENTS, (3) MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS, (4) FINISHING ELEMENTS, AND (5) BUILT-IN EQUIPMENT. THE CHOICE OF BUILDING SYSTEMS IS DEPENDENT ON (1) SUBSOIL CONDITIONS, (2) SITE CONTOURS, AND (3) CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.…

This report describes studies on natural air motion induced in wide-span educational buildings. It includes a discussion on the influence of air motion indoors on various factors such as the span of buildings, orientation in relation to outdoor wind, open spaces such as courtyards, plan form, semi-partitions, external projections, adjacent…

This compendium of the Educational Facilities Abstract Journal provides in organized form the content of eight separate publications of the Council of Educational Facility Planners Abstract Service. It is composed of resumes of school plant research and planning information of national relevance. Document resumes are organized in the following…

The development of educational parks, centralizing school facilities, has resulted in potential advantages and disadvantages, which are described by three educational specialists in terms of elementary education. Advantages include--(1) lower site costs, (2) better racial balance, and (3) greater flexibility. Questions raised concerned community…

A primer on school design prepared to serve as a review of educational change and architectural consequences. Major themes underlying reforms in education are discussed, teaching and alternative learning arrangements are reviewed, and the interrelation of school activities are examined. The current educational scene is reviewed in an attempt to…

The 20 essays in this collection discuss accomplishments, shortcomings, and future concerns of the Southeast Alternatives Project (SEA), a federally funded project located in Minneapolis whichwas designed to explore alternatives in education. Teachers, administrators, students, parents, and school board members who were involved in the project…

This report contains speeches and notes of workshop participants meeting to work out school design guidelines. Participants included educators, architects, engineers, and contractors. Seventeen selections cover such subjects as cost and grant influences on education, schools as community resources, school planning--a team effort, rehabilitation…

The increasing interest in swimming instruction and recreation for elementary and secondary school children has resulted in the development of this guide for swimming pool use, design, and construction. Introductory material discussed the need for swimming in the educational program and the organization of swimming programs in the school. Design…

A comprehensive analysis is presented of the cost of a schoolhouse and the processes of planning and financing it. In focusing on the elements of school building costs, cosideration is given to approaches to school construction and financing in other countries and to the historical evolution of schoolhouse design in the U.S. An analysis is…

Nine elementary and junior high schools designed to house team teaching programs are described. The buildings are representative of pioneer efforts to design facilities for team teaching which is defined as, "the cooperative planning for and teaching of various sized groups of students in flexible teaching spaces allowing for rapid shifting of…

A primer on school design prepared to serve as a review of educational change and architectural consequences. Major themes underlying reforms in education are discussed, teaching and alternative learning arrangements are reviewed, and the interrelation of school activities are examined. The current educational scene is reviewed in an attempt to…

A profile of a high school is presented in which the building design features provided versatile interior space and provisions for future expansion. In briefly describing the educational bases of the building design, two items are emphasized--(1) why the school was designed as it was, and (2) how it was designed and built. Schematics and…

Profiles are presented of several vocational-technical schools and colleges designed to provide large, flexible, well-equipped, comfortable, efficient, teaching and learning spaces. Each demonstrates a conscious effort to fulfill the following requirements--(1) a logical relationship between classroom instruction areas and shop or laboratory…

A profile is presented of an urban elementary school in which the building design is based on the idea of joint occupancy--the combined use of the building as a school and a public housing project. The description of the educational bases of the design emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics…

The compact school, generally defined as a brick structure with a flexible interior and natural light admission of skylights, domes, clearstories and interior courtyards, emerged from the new educational programs. Evaluation of the compact school design includes--(1) appraisals and reactions to the physical environment, (2) explanations of the…