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Walker, Lester – 1995
This book presents a series of projects for children of all levels of expertise, beginning with abstract patterns, rows, and towers and progressing to step-by-step instructions for 18 projects, including a bridge, boat dock, airport, shopping mall, skyscraper, castle, Greek temple, Toy Store City, City of the Future, and The Emerald City of Oz.…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Art Education, Building Design, Construction Materials
Woodward, Jeannette – 2000
This book outlines information needed to embark on a library building project, serving as an overview of the entire process, not merely focusing on the librarian's traditional role. The book begins by discussing ways librarians can prepare themselves and their staff to function effectively in the midst of a building project. Chapter 2 focuses on…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Design, Building Plans, Construction (Process)
Aikman, Lonnelle – 1991
The United States Capitol building fashions an historical awe that includes images of the founding fathers, legislative branch, executive branch, and the American people. Even though it was built for elected officials to take care of governmental business, it serves to represent the democratic republic from which the United States was created.…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Buildings, Built Environment
Kleiman, Glenn; Zweig, Karen – 1995
In this unit of the Seeing and Thinking Mathematically series, students use geometry to analyze buildings from around the world, design and build their own house models, create plans for their designs, and build from each other's plans. Students start out the unit building with cubes and later move to other geometric shapes. As they learn to…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Architecture, Building Design, Geometry
Cotler, Stephen R. – 1991
This guide provides guidelines for meeting the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act in college and university buildings. The publication is divided into 10 chapters, the first 7 of which present construction drawings, evaluation criteria, and specifications for: (1) site accessibility (external path of travel,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, College Buildings, Compliance (Legal)
Davis, Meredith; Hawley, Peter; McMullan, Bernard; Spilka, Gertrude – 1997
This book presents findings of a 1993 study of how design in the curriculum helps students achieve national educational objectives. It also explores opportunities for expanding the role design can play in students' academic lives. Results of the 1993 study reveal how the use of design experiences in classrooms provides teachers and students with a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Architecture, Art, Building Design
Leighton, Philip D.; Weber, David C. – 2000
This book presents the processes involved in planning, programming, designing, and constructing academic library buildings. Chapters are arranged by topic in the general chronological order in which most projects proceed. Although this volume is concerned with the planning of academic libraries, there are many similarities with the planning of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Construction Management, Construction Needs
Collins, Boyd; Fabiano, Emily; Langschied, Linda; Toyama, Ryoko; Wilson, Myoung Chung – 1999
The scholarly communication center is a comprehensive, technologically rich facility that provides users with access to technology, communications networks, information, and library materials within and beyond the library walls. Relating the experiences of planning the Scholarly Recallication Center at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Construction Management, Construction Needs
Sykes, Mabel – 1994
This updated reprint of a classic work presents design analysis of geometric patterns and information helpful to constructing mathematical drawings of industrial and achitectural features. Both simple and complex designs are given. Problems combine both algebra and geometry. The work is divided into six chapters which are further divided into…
Descriptors: Algebra, Architectural Drafting, Architectural Education, Art
Sanoff, Henry – 1994
The positive impact from changing the environment of a school as a way of improving the quality of education is often overlooked by educators. This book shows how to create more effective schools through a design process that involves teachers, students, parents, administrators, and architects. The design process creates school environments that…
Descriptors: Building Design, Colleges, Day Care Centers, Educational Facilities Design
Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1994
In this unit, part of the Seeing and Thinking Mathematically in the Middle Grades series, students use mathematics to design and construct a model home from the ground up. Through the process of designing floor plans, constructing walls and roofs, and making cost estimates, students explore key concepts in geometry and measurement and engage in…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Architecture, Building Design, Geometry
Joffee, Elga – 1999
Designed to be used as a companion to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this guide provides information on how the law applies to individuals with visual impairments. Section 1, "The ADA and Visual Impairment," gives an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act and discusses visual impairment and accessibility. Examples of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Building Design
Flynn, Richard B., Ed.; And Others – 1985
This newly revised edition is intended to serve as a practical tool for school administrators, physical education department heads, architects, planning consultants, and all others interested in planning new areas and facilities or checking the adequacy of those already in use. Chapter input was solicited from carefully chosen leaders in the field…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adapted Physical Education, Athletic Fields, Athletics