Describes the planning, including learning centers and a media library, for Bryant Woods Elementary School. Includes building data. (CC)

Presented as part of the summer 1969 advanced seminar on Aesthetics in Education held at the Boston University School of Education. (EJS)

After establishing building use patterns and complaints, a consulting engineer's walkthrough energy audit begins with the exterior. Then heating/cooling system efficiency is checked with a flue gases kit. Efficient use of water heaters, lighting, teacher lounges, and food preparation and eating areas saves energy. Most effective conservation…

By the time today's surplus schools are needed for students, the buildings will be 40 or 50 years old. The surplus school should be disposed of now and new facilities built when the need arises. (MLF)

An energy service contract offered to educational institutions by a commercial company guarantees a specific reduction in energy consumption over a stated term of years. The company pays for equipment upgrading, staff training, repairs, a maintenance program, and capital improvements. (MLF)

Facility analysis, an examination of a higher education complex, its buildings, and their relations in the systematic self-appraisal of the present and future competence of the institution and its ability to perform its mission, is discussed. (MLW)

The philosophy of curricular and extracurricular activities at Barrie Junior/Senior High School (located eight miles north of Washington, DC) are described. Barrie is one of several schools offering Montessori programs for secondary students. The school and site are also described. (Author/JN)

The nature of design problems presented to students and the balance of concerns represented are essential elements of curriculum strategy. Education should build, not just transmit, knowledge, organizing information about the built environment, its natural ecologies, acts of inhabitation within it, and the opportunities for thoughtful speculation…

In architectural education the critical educational issue is how to overcome the student's internal struggle between the divergent pulls of "pure" design and applied technology. Examples of two successful approaches--including design in lecture courses and installing computer terminals in studio--are provided. (MLW)

A comparative study was undertaken at the School of Architecture, University of British Columbia, to explore the effective teaching and integration of energy principles in design. Two methods were examined: the structure of a design studio, and a change in the emphasis of a theory course. (MLW)

Describes a program in Algeria which included the construction of a training facility to ease the shortage of semiskilled workers, particularly construction site electricians and instrument installers. Priorities were to define training needs, implement the program, and produce graduates as soon as possible. (JOW)

A renovated department store in Virginia Beach (Virginia) now houses a wide variety of career development programs including an alternative school, vocational courses that mainstream handicapped students, and a job placement service. (Author/MLF)

Traces the history of public music performances in colonial New England, with emphasis on the development of theaters and concert halls. Drawings of several of these buildings are included. (SJL)

A library reading room was changed into television and multimedia production facilities at Wharton County Junior College in Texas. (Author/MLF)