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Stephens, Suzanne – Progressive Architecture, 1975
To hold down construction costs of student housing, Brockport College decided on a fixed-cost competition, in which architects had to team up with contractors. The winning firm used a French industrialized building system and exterior panels of weathered steel to construct a village of 27 four-story buildings. (JG)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Systems, College Housing
Ryder, Sharon Lee – Progressive Architecture, 1974
A fast-tracked technical school in Chicago is another tribute to this method of construction. Related articles are EA 504 766 (American School and University; v46 n7 Mar 74) and EA 504 854 (American School and University; v46 n8 Apr '74). Illustrated. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Fast Track Scheduling, Systems Approach
Progressive Architecture, 1970
A list of definitions intended to correct the often indiscriminate use of architectural terms. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Building Systems, Definitions, Modular Building Design, Structural Elements (Construction)
Jensen, Robert – Progressive Architecture, 1974
Skillful handling of a science complex for the State University of New York at Binghamton expresses society's concept of the goals of technology and questions about values generated by those standards. The spatial organization and systems of the buildings meet the pragmatic needs of science; however, the design does not succeed in expressing…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Plans, Building Systems
