Elementary and secondary schools deserve special attention with respect to seismic safety because of their special occupancy characteristics and their importance to immediate and long-term earthquake disaster relief and recovery efforts. Seismic safety provisions, when incorporated in a sound design from the very beginning, usually amount to only…

Educational philosophy, land economics, cost benefit, environmental strategy, and decentralization reinforce the evolution of the small school as the educational shape of today. (Author/DW)

This report is one of a series of briefs prepared by the American Institute of Architects National Committee on Architecture for Education addressing ways and means of reducing costs in the design and delivery of educational facilities. Specifically, this report discusses the advantages of designing with maintenance in mind, presents…

The Standard's purpose is to provide design requirements that will improve energy utilization in new State of Alaska owned rural educational facilities ranging in size from 7,000 to 12,000 square feet. The Standard covers exterior envelopes and selection of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, service water systems, energy…

This instructional guide provides materials for a program in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools designed to provide the high school student with the opportunity to explore graphic communications. Introductory materials include the philosophy of graphic communications, organization and numbering code, and use of symbols. The general and…

Condensed from "The High School Journal, Volume 52 (November 1968), 51-61.

In planning for an arts facility for a private school, it is necessary to consider the proposal's appropriateness to the student body, curriculum, and community. The early appointment of a director prevents expensive mistakes and gives the program an articulate spokesperson. In addition, the teaching and support staff must be chosen with care. An…

This report sets out to describe the emergence of new school design concepts during 1968-1975 in Australia. The report draws heavily on Western Australian sources particularly in the historical perspective prior to the 1960s. However, where possible developments are covered in all states and the two territories. An attempt is made to describe what…

School business officials are given some serious advice, liberally interspersed with humorous remarks, about the personal and professional characteristics that a school architect should possess. (MLF)

ECONOMIES IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING BEGIN WITH THE WISE CHOICE OF AN ARCHITECT. COMPLETE INFORMATION ON BUILDING NEEDS, ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND PROGRAM MUST BE AVAILABLE. INCLUSION OF MULTIPLE-USE ROOMS, MINIMAL PERIMETER WALLS, LOWERED CEILINGS, MINIMAL WASTE SPACE, MINIMAL USE OF GLASS, AND USE OF STOCK PLANS ARE CONCEPTS WHICH CAN EFFECT…

The conversion of a limited-use, "white elephant" auditorium into an electronic classroom to be used as a flexible instructional space with numerous potentials for enrichment of learning via utilization of electromechanical aids. (FS)

Curricular trends within the areas of elementary school, middle school, secondary school, and special education influence facilities. Modern school facility planning takes into account the social, emotional, physical, and mental aspects of the whole child. A school environment which requires a minimum of bodily energy for adaptation, allows the…

Effects of school noise conditions on student written task performance were studied. Three noise levels were examined--(1) irregular interval noise, 75-90 decibels, (2) average or normal noise, and (3) quiet condition, 45-55 decibels. An attempt was made to reproduce noise conditions typical of the school environment. A second controlled…

In 1956 the Foundation Information Centre for School-Building (ICS) was established to give information and advice in the field of school building in the widest sense by study and research, documentation, the development of new prototypes, the organization of exhibitions and meetings, and cooperation with other institutes in the Netherlands and…

This report on the inservice education and training (INSET) of teachers in England and Wales has two purposes: (1) it describes and critically analyzes five major, significant, and potentially adaptable innovative INSET practices; and (2) it relates these five case studies to the national INSET context and explores some of their implications for…