A profile of a Chicago (Illinois) architectural firm. Shown are an office building, a public library, an observatory, and two houses. (Author/MLF)

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)

A general loss of concern for architectural type is most acutely felt in institutional buildings. A method for infusing history into design of public buildings in architectural education is explained and illustrated. (MSE)

Two aspects of the physical planning process at Macquarie are presented: (1) the inheritance of ideas and models that influenced the order, form, and structure of the first construction phase; and (2) a description of the major aims and design methods that influenced the construction program. (MLW)

Computer programs capable of describing the thermal behavior of buildings are used to help architectural students understand environmental systems. The Numerical Simulation Laboratory at the Architectural School of the University of Texas at Austin was developed to provide the necessary software capable of simulating the energy transactions…