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American School and University, 1980
California's Mission College was designed as a core that will expand as enrollment grows. It is carpeted with tiles that can be moved later. (Author)
Descriptors: Carpeting, Educational Facilities Design, Higher Education
American School and University, 1981
Energy measures, flexibility, durable materials and an imaginative site plan, help create a stimulating place to learn at the Norman Rockwell Elementary School in Omaha (Nebraska). (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation, Flexible Facilities
American School and University, 1982
Renovation of the East College building of DePauw University (Indiana) restored the Victorian elegance of the ornate structure while upgrading its mechanical and electrical systems. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Educational Facilities Design, Facility Improvement, Financial Support
American School and University, 1982
Designed on a low budget and for low operating costs, an inner-city preschool building in Middletown (Connecticut) has south-facing windows that admit maximum solar heat in the winter. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Heat Recovery, Preschool Education, Solar Radiation
American School and University, 1981
The glass walls and observation lounge of Hamline University Law Center's moot court allow passersby to glimpse the action day or night. Faculty offices, secretarial spaces, and several student organizations are housed on the second floor. The brick and masonry exterior was designed to fit in with other campus buildings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Educational Facilities Design, Glass Walls, Higher Education
American School and University, 1981
Providing the large spaces necessary for teaching and exhibiting fine arts, yet respecting the scale of historical Charleston (South Carolina) was the design challenge for the Albert Simons Center for the Arts, College of Charleston. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Arts Centers, Educational Facilities Design, Higher Education
American School and University, 1981
A solar heating, cooling, and hot water system for the addition to Escambia County High School in Atmore (Alabama) also serves as a statewide demonstration program. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Educational Facilities Design, School Expansion, Secondary Education
American School and University, 1982
School planners in Phoenix (Arizona) have coped with unexpected student population shifts by interspersing permanent schools with modular ones. Desert Winds Elementary School, in a Phoenix suburb, was constructed entirely of relocatable modular units. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Enrollment Projections, Modular Building Design
American School and University, 1982
Dickinson College (Pennsylvania) has a new sports center featuring a clear span roof system and an "earth sink" that stores excess heat for later use. The relationship between sports and the liberal arts is the basis for courses taught in the center. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Athletics, Educational Facilities Design, Heat Recovery, Higher Education
American School and University, 1981
Cherry Creek (Colorado) has been building schools since the open plan became popular. Tracing their design development reveals a trend for the 80s. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Flexible Facilities, Interior Space
American School and University, 1981
The new multi-use Public Affairs Center houses administrative offices, academic offices, conference areas, and classrooms as well as food service facilities. Other features are a studio theater, a 2,200 seat auditorium, and simulation gaming facilities. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Auditoriums, Educational Facilities Design, Higher Education, Public Affairs Education
American School and University, 1979
A school building project in Spokane, Washington, will replace 12 inner-city elementary schools, expand a thirteenth, and construct a new high school. Substantial cost savings in both materials and design are expected to result from adapting a prototype design to existing sites. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Programs, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education
American School and University, 1982
The passive solar and heat retention features of a dormitory at Colby College (Maine) are credited with a 60 to 70 percent reduction in heating costs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dormitories, Educational Facilities Design, Energy Conservation
American School and University, 1981
With the recent completion of its third and largest theater, the George E. Potter Center at Jackson (Michigan) Community College provides both the college and the community with an elaborate campus performing arts center. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Educational Facilities Design, Higher Education, Music Facilities
American School and University, 1980
A new building on the University of Nebraska campus at Omaha contains facilities for the greatly expanded programs that will train health, physical education, and recreational personnel for the eighties. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Health Occupations, Higher Education, Physical Education
