The St. Francis Children's Activity and Achievement Center, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a unique facility designed for brain-damaged children. (Author)

Columbia University converts a nursing home into a graduate residence and university offices. (Author/MLF)

Media centers were introduced in six elementary schools, all within the original budget and at less cost than if they had been furnished in the traditional library fashion. (Author)

This 10-minute videotape digitally describes a North Carolina prototype high school designed to serve as a model for the 21st century schools. Design emphasis is placed on providing an educationally equitable facility that is secure, efficient, and flexible for multiple uses. The two-story building is composed of core academic and learning…

In the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, architects have broken some old conventions and rules of good taste in designing offices and a film theater through intelligent use of space and tacky flowered carpeting, garish colors, and automobile hoods and fenders. (Author/MF)

Some tips for humanizing school offices. (JF)

Describes the job of an interior designer and what he can do for school administrators. (MF)

Discusses principles of heat transfer from a lighting system and describes incandescent downlighting and radiant heating effects. (KJ)

In the new interiors for a student center, the architects play on Temple University's name and the concept of institution, using both graphic and architectural symbolism. (Author/MLF)

Describes the fields of industrial design and interior design, the curriculum content for both subjects, and the degree requirements. (RK)

Discusses new trends in school carpeting that can help add a warmer, friendlier, and less institutional look to the indoor environment, including benefits in maintaining air-quality control. Carpet-selection guidelines for educational facilities are provided. (GR)

Describes four college residence halls that have successfully combined a comfortable, aesthetically pleasing, and socially stimulating atmosphere for its residents. Photographs and interior-design line drawings are included. (GR)