CURRENT RESEARCH AND THOUGHT ON THE EFFECTS OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM AND COLOR IN THE TREATMENT OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED AND RETARDED CHILDREN ARE SURVEYED IN THIS PUBLICATION. TO A LESSER EXTENT, IT COVERS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THERAPY TO BEHAVIOR, NORMAL CHILDREN TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, NORMAL ADULTS TO MENTAL PATIENTS, AND CHILDREN TO ADULTS. ARCHITECTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, EDUCATORS, ANTHROPOLOGISTS, AND SOCIOLOGISTS IN GREAT BRITAIN, EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES, AND ELSEWHERE WERE CONSULTED, AND THEIR FINDINGS, OPINIONS, PRACTICES, AND PRINCIPLES ARE PRESENTED IN CHAPTERS ON TERMINOLOGY, BACKGROUND STUDIES, PLANNING AND FORM, COLOR, AND OTHER SENSORY PERCEPTIONS. THE NEED FOR RESEARCH IS CLARIFIED, METHODS AND PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED, AND PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ARE PROVIDED. APPENDIXES SPECIFY THE TERMS OF THE KAUFMANN AWARD, LIST PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS CONSULTED AND CONTACTED, AND CITE 97 REFERENCES. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN, 1010 ST. CATHERINE WEST, ROOM 623, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, FOR $2.00. (JZ)