There is an increase in the need for furniture and furnishings despite a slowdown in new school construction. (Author)

Discusses the merits and demerits of the three most commonly used means for comparing and contrasting expenditures for school construction -- the cost per square foot, the cost per pupil, and the cost per classroom. Describes a new test instrument based on a refinement of the cost per square foot system, and provides a theoretical test case. (EA)

Students build houses for a school system's custodians. (GB)

When teachers of Village South Elementary School, Centerville, Ohio, planned a program and a school to contain it, the result was open. (Editor/EA)

Describes how industrial arts students planned and constructed their own classrooms with the aid of instructors, building and grounds personnel, and a journeyman carpenter. (GR)

Building reclamation is a methodology for evaluating, planning, and re-using existing buildings, designed to increase effective decision-making and efficient building project execution regardless of type, age, or scope. The method and its application to 73 academic buildings at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are outlined. Sample evaluation…

College scheduling system and operating procedure objectives influence efficient use of resources. Theoretical and practical considerations are outlined, including a step-by-step assessment of an institution's enrollment capacity and discussion of centralized or reassignable classrooms. (Author/MSE)

Describes outreach services at the Calgary Public Library, Canada which are designed to meet the needs of disabled and elderly patrons. Space requirements, library equipment, staffing, and services offered are discussed. Five references are listed. (EJS)

Knowledgeable recycling of existing educational facilities requires an assessment of educational needs, evaluation of available facilities, and determination of the historical significance of structures being considered for renovation. (MLF)

First Amendment responsibilities of public colleges and universities to provide access to university facilities for First Amendment activity are analyzed within the public forum doctrine. State action doctrine and implications for private institutions are considered, public forum law in the university setting is discussed, and recent litigation is…

Discusses programs, courses, and curricula sponsored by professional organizations and architecture schools to foster a change in the way professionals design commercial buildings. Includes an annotated list of curricula for passive design in architecture available at no cost while supplies last. (JN)

Delineates the field of the sociology of architecture and provides a typology for the study of the relationships between people and the designed environment. (WB)

An interview with Max Bond, Professor of Architecture at Columbia University, is presented. Minority architects, social architecture, history and architecture, craftsmanship, quality in building, the design process, and architectural education are discussed. Architecture schools, it is suggested, should put more emphasis on the architect's place…