CHOICES AND ISSUES IN SELECTING MATERIALS FOR MODERNIZATION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT. BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS INTRODUCED IN TERMS OF REASONS FOR ABANDONMENT, THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SCHOOL BUILDING OBSOLESCENCE, AND PROBLEMS IN THE MODERNIZATION PROCESS. INTERIOR PARTITIONS ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF BUILDING MATERIALS,…

PLANNERS OF CURRENT UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES OFTEN MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES MADE BY INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES 20 YEARS AGO. THIS CAN BE REMEDIED BY INCREASED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND DESIGNERS IN SEMINARS DEFINING THE BASIC NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR LABORATORY SITUATION. ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT FOR OVER 50 PER CENT OF TOTAL…

A FACT-FINDING PROCESS TO ANALYZE, DESCRIBE, AND INTERPRET THE SCHOOL PROGRAM, RESULTED IN A SET OF SPECIFICATIONS TO BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR MAKING ARCHITECTURAL DECISIONS. MAJOR TOPICS ARE--(1) EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS, (2) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND (3) BUILDING STANDARDS. THE SCHOOL IS DISCUSSED IN…

A COLLECTION OF STATEMENTS CONCERNING FUNDAMENTAL FUNCTIONS WHICH DISTINGUISH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL OR THE UNIVERSITY IS PRESENTED. THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ITS EDUCATIONAL ROLE, AND THE COLLEGE TO COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS ARE DISCUSSED AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPLICATIONS SUGGESTED. SUCH AREAS AS THE COMMUNITY…

THERE ARE MANY BARRIERS TO MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE SUCH AS (1) ARCHITECTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PREJUDICE, (2) OBSOLETE CODES, (3) BUILDING COMPLEXITY, AND (4) STATIC THINKING. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DEVELOPMENTS IN (1) GROUP PLANNING, (2) LEARNING WALLS AND SPACE DIVIDERS, (3) STUDENT CENTERS, (4) LANDSCAPING, AND (5) HUMANISTIC…

DESIGNED FOR USE WITH 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS, THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL CLUSTER IN CONSTRUCTION WAS DEVELOPED BY PARTICIPATING TEACHERS FROM RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN VOLUME I (VT 004 162). THE COURSE DESCRIPTION, NEED FOR THE COURSE, COURSE OBJECTIVES, PROCEDURE, AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN ARE DISCUSSED…

THIS REPROT DESCRIBES THE DESIGN OF A NEW SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURAL SCHEME OF THE CAMPUS. THE CIRCULAR SHAPE WAS SELECTED TO COMPLEMENT THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES AND COMPENSATE FOR DIFFERENCES IN SITE, WHILE PROVIDING THE ACOUSTICAL ADVANTAGES OF NON-PARALLEL WALLS, AND FACILITATING TRAFFIC FLOW.…

THIS OVERVIEW OF THE REASONS FOR THE MASTER PLANNING OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS ACCOMPANIED BY MANY CHARTS, SKETCHES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. DIFFERING TYPES OF BUILDINGS, SITES, AND PROGRAMS, AND THE ENSUING COSTS ARE REVIEWED. A TYPICAL SCHEDULE SHOWING FACILITY DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING ON A NEW CAMPUS IS INCLUDED. FIVE CASE STUDIES AND TWO PROJECTED…

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE IN BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA ESTABLISHED A FLEXIBLE MASTER PLAN FOR ITS CAMPUS BY USING A ZONED APPROACH SO THAT THE EXACT LOCATION AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS NEED NOT BE ANTICIPATED. THE 200 ACRE SITE WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE ZONES--(1) MAIN CAMPUS, INCLUDING OFFICES, CLASSROOMS, AND DORMITORIES, (2) FACULTY AND MARRIED STUDENTS…

IN A SPEECH AT THE 17TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CHILDREN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S 1966 REPORT OUTLINES GAINS AND EMPHASIZES SHORT-RANGE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND GOALS FOR THE FUTURE. ISSUES REQUIRING SPECIAL ATTENTION ARE ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING, THE LAW, AND FORMS OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH CRITERIA ARE…

This guidebook presents five workshops designed to help train architects to function as resource people for built environment education. These workshops, which were held in 1975 and 1976, are intended as models. Each of them may be followed in its entirety, or ideas may be chosen from some of the workshops presented to create a different kind of…

Reported are the results of a national survey conducted by the American Association of School Administrators to determine energy consumption in the nation's schools for the 1977-78 school year. Usable responses were received from 30% of the sample. Data indicate that, while energy consumption over a five-year period had been reduced, there is…

Schools cannot pass on rapidly rising fuel costs by raising fees. While the price and availability of fuel remain out of the school administrator's hands, the administrator can influence the amount of fuel the school consumes. The administrator can manage four heat sources (heating plants, using conventional fuels, lights, people, and sun) and is…

CERTAIN CRITICAL CRITERIA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN SELECTING THE SCHOOL SITE. IMPORTANT IS THE STUDY OF SUCH FACTORS AS PRESENT AND PROJECTED PUPIL POPULATION, THE SCHOOL MASTER PLAN, MAIN THOROUGHFARES, DWELLINGS, LAND USE, SOILS, (SHOWN BY SERVICE MAPS), EXISTING SCHOOL FACILITIES AND ATTENDANCE, BOUNDARIES, UTILITY SERVICES AND FLOOD CONTROLS.…

NEW EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS HAVE CAUSED ARCHITECTS TO USE NEW FORMS WITH THEIR RESULTING NATURAL LIGHTING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM CAN BE ENGINEERED WITH THE USE OF MODELS. PREDICTION OF LIGHTING PERFORMANCE IN A BUILDING CAN BE MADE EARLY IN PLANNING. THIS METHOD PROVIDES FOR THE TESTING OF A VARIETY OF TRIAL SCHEMES ECONOMICALLY AND RAPIDLY.…