Explores the idea that both the design and the use of buildings are part of a general human learning process concerned with the use of space. Argues that researchers face the need to bridge the gap between designers and users on the one hand and "objective" observers on the other. Gives a critique of some current methods of research in buildings…

Describes modernization efforts at Brookline, Massachusetts, for the Edward Devotion Elementary School; Richmond, Massachusetts, for the Richmond School; and at Springfield, Massachusetts, for the M. Marcus Kiley Junior High School. (JF)

This continuing series on energy conservation looks at opportunities for savings in new building construction. (Author)

The mechanical devices used to heat and cool a totally air conditioned elementary school are exposed to the students' view so that the teachers can explain to their pupils the basic mechanicss of heating and cooling. (Author)

The special issue of the journal, Children in Contemporary Society, contains 17 brief articles on environmental design for young handicapped and normal children. Articles have the following titles: "Introduction", "Environmental Design and Architecture", "Why Is Environmental Design Important to Young Children", "Children's Hospital National…

An eight-year-old rapidly growing community college serving the Denver metropolitan area will soon have the nation's largest solar-energy heated installation. (Author/MLF)

Innovations in the facilities of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf are described by the communications facilities consultant. (Author/MLF)

An alternative approach to the study of structures has been introduced at the University of Oregon, and this paper attempts to describe the experiment. The course is a study of the behavior of structure systems and their potential for and influence on architectural space and form. (Author/PG)

Details of an introductory course in structural theory are presented. (Author)

The 43 references in this booklet emphasize practical, rather than theoretical, information. They were chosen on that basis from two computer-retrievable data bases maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy. The citations, for the most part, are arranged by source and include industry pamphlets, journal articles, and state and consultant…

This completely revised and updated edition of the bibliography of the same title, published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Library in 1971, is a selective, partially annotated list of publications and periodical articles issued since 1970. In cooperation with HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research, the most…

THREE SCHOOLS WERE BUILT WITH EXTENSIVE USE OF GLASS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS. AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS OF USE, RESPONSE TO THESE FACILITIES BY TEACHERS, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, AND MAINTENANCE PEOPLE WAS DETERMINED BY QUESTIONNAIRE AND INTERVIEW. THE REPORTED REACTIONS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY FAVORABLE. (JT)

DISCUSSION OF THE PLACE OF PLANNING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IS FOLLOWED BY CONSIDERATION OF FACTORS RELATED TO SITE (LOCATION, SIZE, MASTER PLANNING, PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, SHAPE, ZONING, PARKING, LIGHTING, ROADS AND WALKS), BUILDINGS (THE BASIC BUILDINGS, CALCULATION OF SPACE NEEDS, STUDENT CAPACITIES, LOCATION ON THE SITE,…