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Virtual Steel Connection Sculpture--Student Learning Assessment
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Chou, Karen C.; Moaveni, Saeed; Drane, Denise – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2016
A Virtual Steel Connection Sculpture was developed through a grant from the National Science Foundation. The Virtual Sculpture is an interactive tool that shows students and anyone interested in connections how steel members are connected. This tool is created to complement students' steel design courses. The features of this educational tool,…
Descriptors: Sculpture, Metallurgy, Construction Materials, Computer Simulation
Social Coordinator. Faner Hall, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill.
Progressive Architecture, 1976
The key element in the university master plan is a linear structure that preserves and defines existing green spaces, concentrates activity without violating established scale, and provides pedestrian links. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, College Buildings, Higher Education
Reavis High School. Media Center Design
Erbes, Raymond – Sch Libr J, 1969
A description of the school library with building data provided. (CC)
Descriptors: Building Design, Learning Resources Centers, Library Planning
Rock Valley...A Community-Inspired Campus
American School and University, 1973
The buildings of this rural college harmonize with the region's farm structures, and the facility stays open year around from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Internship experiences are provided in community shops, offices, and institutions. Vocational/technical course laboratories and classrooms were placed in definable building areas in order that special…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, College Buildings, Community Colleges
Carnegie Facelift Job For Aurora, Illinois. Public Libraries
Libr J, 1969
A description of the remodeling of the library building. (RM)
Descriptors: Building Design, Facility Improvement, Library Facilities, Public Libraries
Preserving the Past and Building for the Future
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Hansen, Richard – School Management, 1973
Describes how Highland Park, Illinois, school administrators and board members convinced their community that the Elm Place School -- the oldest school and the most symbolic of the community's cultural and social heritage -- needed facility upgrading and program improvements. Provides the procedures in acquiring their 68,000 square foot addition…
Descriptors: Building Design, Community Influence, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Innovation
High Achiever: A School Modernization Uncovers Hidden Potential.
Babcock, Regina Raiford – Buildings, 2003
Describes the renovation of Lisle Senior High School in Lisle, Illinois, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, suppliers, and construction team. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: Awards, Building Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Facility Case Studies
Design Matters: How School Environment Affects Children.
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Hebert, Elizabeth A. – Educational Leadership, 1998
The organization of space profoundly affects learning. Students feel better connected to a building that anticipates their needs and respects them as individuals. Built in 1971, Crow Island School, in Winnetka, Illinois, is a prize-winning facility that has provided generations of children with windowed classrooms, skylights, adjacent workrooms,…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Physical Environment
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio.
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Donahue, Kimberly; Gabor, Sharon – Art Education, 1989
This lesson plan introduces seventh-ninth graders to Frank Lloyd Wright and shows how nature influenced and inspired the design of his home and studio. Students will: identify natural design elements from the house, apply their awareness of form to their own natural and built environment, and create designs based on natural forms they find…
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Activities, Art Education, Art History
Exploring Solar Power at Zion-Benton High
Kasper, Rick – American Vocational Journal, 1978
Developed to provide students with actual hands-on experience in constructing energy-efficient homes and to increase the community's and students' knowledge of solar power as an alternate source of energy, a building trades program at a high school in Zion, Illinois has its students building single-family solar energy homes. (BM)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Trades, Community Involvement, Energy Conservation
PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AT A RAPIDLY GROWING URBAN UNIVERSITY.
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HANEY, JOHN B.; MCINTYRE, CHARLES J. – 1967
A PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DEVELOP A CAMPUS ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT IN TERMS OF THE NECESSARY STAFF, SPACE, FACILITIES, BUDGET, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT, CONCURRENT TASK WAS TO INVOLVE THE FACULTY IN PLANNING FOR THE USE OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Building Design, College Planning, Curriculum Research
Accessibility Standards, Illustrated.
Jones, Michael A. – 1978
The book sets forth Illinois environmental accessibility standards for disabled persons based on observation and interview data. Photographs, drawings, and detailed floor plans are included in sections dealing with human data (including space requirements for maneuvering wheelchairs, color blindness, incontinence, and severe auditory or visual…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Building Design, Construction Materials, Design Requirements