School planners in Phoenix (Arizona) have coped with unexpected student population shifts by interspersing permanent schools with modular ones. Desert Winds Elementary School, in a Phoenix suburb, was constructed entirely of relocatable modular units. (Author/MLF)

In the renovation of Lewisohn Hall in the School of General Studies at Columbia University, the lowered ceilings, installed in the 1962 renovation, were removed, thereby re-creating the rectangular spaces that reveal the perimeters of the building's volume. (Author/MLF)

Summarizes results of European studies relating the health of occupants to their type of dwelling, with particular emphasis on those people living in high-rise apartment buildings in England. (CS)

The sun makes its own terms, and they must be acknowledged. The response to these terms is apparent in sections of solar buildings used for high-density development or homes. (Author/MLF)

Suggestions for energy-saving action programs which school business officials can instigate. (MLF)

The turn to energy-conscious design is inevitable. How we use energy affects the environment and eventually the world. (Author/MLF)

This is another brief account of the seventeen NAIS member schools founded before 1776; in this case, the focus is on the Friends Select School, founded in Philadelphia in 1689, and on the Hopkins Grammar School, founded in New Haven in 1660. (Editor/RK)

A heat reclaim system and careful insulating will cut energy use in a University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, medical laboratory-office building. (Author/MLF)

The Central Building for the School of Art and Physical Education at Tsukuba University uses eight-inch-square amber-colored glass blocks, steel framing and floor decking, plus pured concrete, to provide simple and flexible spaces for athletes and artists. (Author/MLF)

The Portland Community College was given an award in the AS&U 1977 College & University Architectural Competition for the Rock Creek Center, designed like a shopping center that lets people view the various activities inside. (Author/MLF)

A contemporary building wraps around a mid-19th century landmark, preserving the old building but providing enlarged space for many campus activities at Vassar College. (Author/MLF)

The previously recognized right-left asymmetry in aesthetic balance was applied to preferences in architectural design. Preferences for right-and left-oriented apartments in apartment floor plan layouts were noted in sophomore psychology students. Data examined from preferences of 67 right-handed and 5 left-handed students revealed that…

Asserts that the primary objective of every school must be an indoor environment that creates a sense of wellbeing in order to facilitate learning (e.g., adequate space, good lighting, friendly conditions, an inviting exterior, a consistent climate/temperature, traffic control and parking, and sanitary conditions), noting that the messages sent to…

Discusses the importance of providing K-12 and college students with a high quality, comfortable educational environment that is conducive to learning, focusing on the range of spaces comprising a typical campus: general studies classrooms, larger spaces, special spaces (e.g., laboratories and museums), gymnasiums, natatoriums, and ice arenas. (SM)