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McCoy, Esther – Progressive Architecture, 1972
A performing arts center projects the image of the theater itself as a stage set. (Author)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Architectural Character, Building Design, Dance
Dean, Andrea O. – AIA Journal, 1979
Holyoke Center, most successful of Harvard University's first-generation high-rises, combines under one roof, but in separate towers, the University's health services and administration. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Campus Planning, College Buildings
Kniffel, Leonard, Ed. – American Libraries, 1990
This special report on library facilities and furnishings focuses on restoration and renovation. Areas discussed include the status of the Carnegie libraries, the earthquake protection design of the new Alameda County (California) library, a successful effort to restore a historic library in Franklin, Massachusetts, and function and beauty in…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Earthquakes, Facility Improvement
Progressive Architecture, 1977
The new faculty club at Pennsylvania State University designed by Venturi and Rauch, is praised for its siting, but criticized for the institutional colors of the interior and lack of accommodation to human needs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, College Faculty, Color Planning
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1989
This document contains teacher's materials for a six-unit secondary education vocational home economics course on housing, design, and furnishings. The units cover: (1) the societal aspects of housing (including the relationship between housing and the economy, population trends, and culture-related housing characteristics); (2) family housing…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Consumer Protection, Family Environment