A statement by the department chairman on the department's goals in architectural education. (JW)

Economical design and smooth functioning of libraries require detailed preplanning before the architect begins to draw. This preplanning and coordination can be facilitated by an interior designer deft in communication skills and willing to become acquainted with library functions. Flow charts, spatial analysis, and layouts are useful tools to…

Describes four new school buildings that received the Association of School Business Officials, International's Certificates of Excellence and three new school buildings and one building renovation and expansion that received Certificates of Merit. Includes the architectural firm; building name and location, grades served, size, and cost; and…

Sarah P. Harkness, architect and designer of the award-winning Bates College Library building in Maine, has ideas about encouraging more women to enter the field of architecture. (MLF)

Author compared different book reviews on building and architecture as well as the relation between architecture and general building practice. (Author/RK)

To provide suitable future facilities, junior college personnel and architects need to increase research efforts in space use, site selection and development, the kind and number of facilities needed for the average college, evaluation of existing facilities, plant management and maintenance, and ways of incorporating innovative educational…

The plan for the State University College under construction at Purchase, N. Y., reflects a novel approach to collaboration among architects. (Author)

A biographical sketch of William Robert Ware, founder of the architectural schools at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia, is presented. After a review of Ware's educational background, focus is on Ware's concept of architectural education. A review of Ware's publications and contemporaries follows. (PHR)

More colleges are turning to famous designers for new buildings, banking on the publicity and prestige a star architect will bring. This has led some critics to focus on cost overruns and poor planning, questioning the priorities behind the big expensive projects. Describes this controversial building design at several campuses nationwide. (SM)

Provides guidelines to follow in drawing up a contract with a school architect. Once the architect has been selected, a clear definition of mutual expectations and schedules must be outlined and documented in the contract. (TE)

This paper explores problems involving expertise of design participants and the design process hampering the creation of high quality child care facilities that promote child development. Problems addressed include architects and designers needing more knowledge of child development and operation of child care centers, the inability of those who…

Two specialists in the field of educational planning and architecture discuss the important considerations an architect must face in designing a school. Emphasized is the need for communication with school administrators and faculty and for an awareness of student needs. (LS)