In keeping with the college's goals of de-emphasizing academic boundaries and the decentralization of administration, the architects created flexible loft'' spaces along a linear indoor street'' an an efficient and rational form to de-emphasize the building and emphasize people. (Author)

One of the ten buildings chosen to receive 1976 AIA honor awards, the arts center houses the departments of sculpture, painting, graphics, advertising art, photography, and industrial design. (Author/MLF)

A new library constructed of industrial materials provides light and a comfortable interior. (MLF)

Two campus structures -- a student-faculty center at the University of Massachusetts and a technological complex at New York University -- and a downtown high-rise office building in Cleveland all have precast panel walls, which play a major role in the mechanical and electrical distribution systems. (Author)

Photographs and drawings accompany the descriptions of three innovative new college buildings. (MLF)

This report describes the advantages and utilization of an architectural design technique known as on-the-spot design, which involves the production of basic plans (by a team of architects, city planners, and engineers) at the location where the project is to be constructed. On-the-spot design techniques are described for a dormitory for the…

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…

Whiz Bang Quick City 2 went up in two days, thrived for seven more, and ecologically speaking, disappeared without a trace. The temporary, experimental community dealt with problems of community life support systems and the role that the physical design of the community plays in regard to meeting social needs of the residents for privacy and…

A summary is presented of a conference of architects and educators concerned with the architectural implications of Images of the Future, a booklet offering ideas for the qualitative improvement of the nation's secondary schools. In the conference proceedings emphasis is given to implications concerned with the maturity of students and the…

A profile is presented of an elementary school in which the building design was determined by the social environment and the climate--it is located in an economically depressed section of a hot, dusty city, the population of which is mainly Spanish speaking. The school provides cool, dustless classrooms and shaded outdoor space. The description…

Award winning designs are presented demonstrating that economical dual-use shelter space can be incorporated in the designs of new buildings without sacrifice of either function or aesthetic values. The eight award winning designs are discussed, and graphic illustration is provided of the nature of dual-use shelter, which contributes to…

A profile of a high school is presented in which the building design features provided versatile interior space and provisions for future expansion. In briefly describing the educational bases of the building design, two items are emphasized--(1) why the school was designed as it was, and (2) how it was designed and built. Schematics and…

A profile is presented of a high school designed so that its academic spaces are completely adaptable--changes in the program can be quickly reflected in the building through the easy rearrangement of partitions. The profile emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics and photographs are included…

Award winning designs for dual-use fallout shelters are presented, representing contributions by the design professions toward development of the national defense resource. The focus and concept of the competition is described as the basis for judging. The nature of dual-use shelter is discussed, which contributes to understanding of the…

A profile is presented for a high school designed to house a closed circuit television system as a basic part of the instructional program. The description of the educational bases of the design emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics and photographs are included along with an evaluation of…