The "school as a theater" concept is employed at this elementary school. A grid system permits students and teachers to mock-up different environments. (Author/MLF)

Guidance is provided in the area of facilities planning, design, and management. Facilities directly influence learning in physical as well as psychological ways. In facilities development, long-range plannning is critical. Strategic and tactical planning characterize an effective planning process. Facilities advisory committees should be involved…

Recent influxes of baby boomers coupled with state reforms reducing student-teacher ratios are stretching the limits on available school facilities across the country. Several aspects of the school facilities issue are covered in question-and-answer format; (1) What is the current status of aging school buildings? (2) What are the financial…

Our schoolhouses have changed markedly during the past 200 years, and not just physically but psychologically as well. (Editor)

The author suggests that the traditional, classroom form of school organization is ineffective for learning and that it wastes valuable school resources. (Author/DN)

Two new high schools and an addition to a school for the trainable mentally retarded are designed to meet or exceed federal energy conservation guidelines. (MLF)

Design prepared by Reid and Tarics, architects and engineers, San Francisco.

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PLANNING AND USE OF SPACE ALLOCATED FOR RENDERING NEEDED SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION ARE--(1) PURPOSES, (2) SITE, (3) LOCATION, (4) SPECIAL FEATURES, (5) SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND (6) SUGGESTED PLANS OR LAYOUT OF THE UNIT. FUNCTIONAL AREAS WITHIN THE UNITS MAY INCLUDE--(1) REST…

INVESTIGATED WERE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ELEMENTS OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLANT AND CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC BEHAVIORS OF THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THESE BUILDINGS. THE PROBLEMS WERE WHETHER THE BUILDING DESIGN AND UTILIZATION HAD ANY INFLUENCE ON THE INTERACTION OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND WHETHER THE BUILDING DESIGN AND…

DEALS WITH THE ECONOMICS OF COMMERCIAL CARPETING INSTALLATIONS IN SCHOOLS. SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW YORK WAS THE FIRST PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL TO BE CARPETED. THE INDUSTRIAL SANITATION COUNSELORS OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, WAS SELECTED TO CONDUCT MAINTENANCE STUDIES WHICH INCLUDED METHODS, CLEANING COSTS, AND LEVELS OF CLEANLINESS QUALITY. THE OBJECTIVE…

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES SHOULD BE RELATED TO THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE INSTITUTIONS. THE COMMUTER COLLEGE CONCEPT SUGGESTS DRIVE-IN FACILITIES, ADJACENT PARKING AND INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES, AND BILEVEL CAMPUSES. THE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EMPHASIS SUGGESTS CENTRALIZING THESE FACILITIES AND MAKING THEM SHOWROOMS. INNOVATIVE…

THIS REPORT EXPLICATES THE PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHILD TO HIS CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF LIGHT CONTROL. THE STUDY SHOWS HOW SHADOWS, GLARE, INADEQUATE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION, DESKS AND DESK POSITIONS AFFECT THE CHILD'S PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING. A COMPARATIVE STUDY WAS MADE BETWEEN A CONTROL SCHOOL AND AN EXPERIMENTAL…

An environment conducive to learning and it s relation to school design are discussed. The burden to design such a school falls on the architect. Broad inroads of audio and visual teaching aids and vast changes in furniture and equipment influence some design aspects. Aesthetically pleasing surroundings featuring sound control, safety, durability…

A study of new European urban schools in London, Zurich, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm was undertaken to show examples of advanced conceptual development and to promote an exchange of planning ideas. Individual and mutual problems and procedures are outlined in the initial discussion. Preceding each section is a general description of the…