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Neal, Colin; And Others – College Store Journal (Sec 1), 1977
The University of Utah bookstore's expansion incorporated a number of features that have proved valuable, including the single-level floor design, creative signs, movable floor fixtures, removable shelving, and see-through book display units. (LBH)
Descriptors: Bookstores, College Stores, Design Requirements, Display Aids
Simpson, Susan Rogers – School Design and Planning Laboratory University of Georgia, 2005
Schools seem to be the logical place to serve the health needs of students, since children spend a majority of their time there. Design standards were not available for health clinics in Georgia elementary schools; therefore, this study examined key characteristics of an elementary school clinic in order to determine the importance of each design…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Clinics, School Health Services, Elementary Schools
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2001
This document presents design concepts and considerations for planning and developing middle and high school family and consumer sciences education facilities. It includes discussions on family and consumer sciences education trends and the facility planning process. Design concepts explore multipurpose laboratories and spaces for food/nutrition…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Family Life Education

Peller, Lili E. – Man-Environment Systems, 1972
A condensation of a larger study on the interaction of children and their environment, particularly as it affects the building and equipping of nursery schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Environmental Influences, Facility Planning, Flexible Facilities

Martin, John E. – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Carpeting, Design Requirements, Developmental Reading, Facility Guidelines
Iwai, Stanley I.; And Others – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1983
Assessed the physical characteristics of counseling facilities and sampled the opinions of counseling directors (N=134) as to desirable physical features of college counseling services. Presents findings about reception-waiting areas, individual counseling offices, group counseling rooms, and testing rooms. (RC)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Counseling Services, Facilities, Facility Improvement

Bross, Cindy; Jackson, Karen – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
Girls in Grades 7, 8, and 9 practiced mirror-tracing in a neutral colored room to a criterion before being tested in their preferred or nonpreferred colored rooms. The errors decreased significantly in the preferred room, while the time to complete changed minimally. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Color, Females, Interior Design

Miller, Mark J. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1981
Discusses the impact of seven contextual variables related to counseling office environment: the initial reception, the name of the center, the color of the room, music, counselor, clothing, seating arrangements, and the room itself. Offers suggestions for improving the counseling process. (RC)
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship
Aborn, Peter – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Outlines how an information company--the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)--designed a new building to house its facility. Problems and deficiencies in the old work space were analyzed using a rigorous systems approach, and an open-plan system was devised to allow for optimum space utilization and energy efficiency. (CWM)
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Requirements, Facility Planning, Facility Requirements

Jacob, Bernard; Morphew, Carol – Public Libraries, 1997
Because community libraries are becoming centers of suburban and "exurban" activity, quiet study rooms are being constructed for customers intent on concentrated study. Discusses functional (size, location, furniture) and physical (acoustic, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, electronic support) considerations of quiet…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Air Conditioning, Facility Guidelines, Furniture
Kniffel, Leonard, Ed. – American Libraries, 1990
This special report on library facilities and furnishings focuses on restoration and renovation. Areas discussed include the status of the Carnegie libraries, the earthquake protection design of the new Alameda County (California) library, a successful effort to restore a historic library in Franklin, Massachusetts, and function and beauty in…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Earthquakes, Facility Improvement

Pentecost, C. Houston – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1999
Discusses the benefits of teaching architecture to gifted students and describes a unit implemented in elementary gifted classrooms. Student activities included researching architects' styles, creating model-building exteriors out of mixed media, creating floor plans, designing interiors, and brainstorming with resource people from fields related…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Architectural Research, Architecture, Building Design
College Planning & Management, 1999
Describes four student union building designs that make students feel more comfortable in their surroundings. Examples show how design can inspire campus life and school spirit, enhance food service and increase the number of cash business customers, and provide a community feeling through the addition of multiservices. (GR)
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Furniture, Higher Education
Rydeen, James E. – American School & University, 1999
Examines universal school design that is both user-friendly for all students and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This approach provides the basic functional design issues for easy traffic control, as well as orientation and classrooms that are adaptable to future curricular changes. Discusses new standards that impact design…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design

Hines, Jean D.; Albanese, Carolyn A.; Brown, Robert – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice, 1999
An interior-design program was evaluated internally by faculty and externally by a review team. The assessment focused both on student work and on the program and resources. Differences in the two evaluations confirmed the importance of outside evaluators' perspectives for program improvement. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Programs, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluators