This article argues that interior/architectural design education favours a dominance of final presentation over the design process in the studio environment, particularly in the evaluation of a project. It suggests that the appeal of design juries for pleasant drawings, which may shift the emphasis from the project itself to its representation,…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare student achievement with three school design classifications: movement and circulation, day lighting, and views. Design/methodology/approach: From a sample of 71 schools, measures of these three school designs, taken with a ten-point Likert scale, are compared to students' outcomes defined by six…

The office design work of Percy Cooper for the California Employment Development Department (EDD) has made the job search easier for thousands of job seekers and has influenced similar efforts in others States. (Author)

Fifth in a series on planning and designing media facilities discusses how to select furniture and furnishings. (Author/MLF)

A new exterior and enlarged interior without loss of class time are the results of a three year project at Pittsburgh's Peabody High School. (Author)

A planning committee pulled together the educational philosophies and concepts of the district and then related them to the building, furnishing, and equipment needs of a new learning center at Squantum School. (Author/MLF)

This book provides architects, interior designers, developers, and child-care professionals with detailed information on the planning and design of child care centers. Part 1 examines the current state of child care in the United States and offers an overall philosophical concert--the spirit of place--as the framework for all center design. Part 2…

Open education is a challenge for designers and manufacturers, too. Describes an architecture firm's research study on the furnishing of seven newly constructed open plan elementary schools in Boston. (Author)

The design of the student center at Essex Community College in Baltimore County, Maryland, reflects youthful lifestyles in the interior decor while providing exterior design to harmonize with existing campus buildings. (Author/MF)

Boston University converts a run-down turn-of-the-century printing plant into an attractive administration building. (Author)

Interior design firms begin to apply computer techniques to space planning, working drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and office procedures. (Author)

The furnishing and equipment selection committee for a new, Greenwich, Connecticut, high school, spent hundreds of hours in the development and analysis of educational specifications before the purchase of the school's furnishings. (Author)

A multilevel, child-sized area was built into an existing classroom to provide for more efficient space utilization and to brighten up the room. (EJS)

Restructuring of Virginia Tech's college of home economics into a college of human resources established a department of housing, interior design, and resource management and created an opportunity for collaboration with industry. The seven-part model includes developing a clear perspective of goals and common values, identifying benefits and…

Describes the restoration to original form of a modern, semicircular dormitory lounge at Vassar College, which was designed by Eero Saarinen in the 1950s. (EV)