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Plane on Plain: Recreational Facilities Building, Southern Illinois University.
Progressive Architecture, 1980
Program, structure, and mechanical system are handled as interlocking elements in a sports facility for Southern Illinois University. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Higher Education, Recreational Facilities
Forms of Recreation.
Progressive Architecture, 1981
Two Oregon recreational facilities, the Tualatin Hills Sports Complex and the Corvallis Aquatic Center, designed by architects Broome, Oringdulph, O'Toole, Rudolf and Associates, share the bold application of color and clarity of design. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Color, Recreational Facilities
More than Just Energy.
Calthorpe, Peter – Progressive Architecture, 1980
Two government clients, the state of California, and the Tennessee Valley Authorit y, are encouraging building design that reduces the use of energy. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Energy Conservation, Environmental Influences
Firm Profile: Hammond, Beeby & Babka.
Stephens, Suzanne – Progressive Architecture, 1980
A profile of a Chicago (Illinois) architectural firm. Shown are an office building, a public library, an observatory, and two houses. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Architectural Programing, Building Design
Solar Nexus.
Murphy, Jim – Progressive Architecture, 1980
The design team for the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) has pushed the state of the energy art to its current limits for the initial phase, with provisions for foreseeable and even speculative future applications. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Innovation, Heat Recovery, Modular Building Design
A Georgia Peach.
Morton, David – Progressive Architecture, 1980
At the Shenandoah Solar Recreation Center in Georgia, solar energy is used not only for heating and cooling, but also for ice making. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Design, Community Centers, Energy Conservation
This Building Is Loaded.
Rush, Richard – Progressive Architecture, 1980
An architect designed his combination living and working structure with a central solar heated area and nine thermal zones to make the most efficient use of energy collected. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Flow, Building Design, Building Innovation, Energy Conservation