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Coll Univ Bus, 1969
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction (Process), Construction Costs, Dormitories
Switzer, Lucigrace – Coll Univ Bus, 1969
Descriptors: Building Design, College Buildings, Construction Costs, Construction Programs
Download full textBULLOCK, THOMAS A.; CAUDILL, WILLIAM W. – 1957
THERE ARE MANY BARRIERS TO MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE SUCH AS (1) ARCHITECTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PREJUDICE, (2) OBSOLETE CODES, (3) BUILDING COMPLEXITY, AND (4) STATIC THINKING. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DEVELOPMENTS IN (1) GROUP PLANNING, (2) LEARNING WALLS AND SPACE DIVIDERS, (3) STUDENT CENTERS, (4) LANDSCAPING, AND (5) HUMANISTIC…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Furniture, Construction Costs, Educational Equipment
Stanford Univ., CA. School Planning Lab. – 1962
AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II, ENGLAND EXPERIENCED A SHORTAGE OF TRADITIONAL BUILDING MATERIALS WHILE HAVING TO FACE THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDING MORE THAN 1 MILLION PLACES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 7 YEARS. IN 1946, THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE BEGAN USING PREFABRICATED STANDARDIZED MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TO MEET THIS NEED. STANDARDIZATION HAS SO…
Descriptors: Building Design, Buildings, College Buildings, Construction Costs
American School and University, 1977
Solar energy collector panels are used as a freestanding canopy over walks that will connect an arts complex eventually consisting of five buildings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Building Design, Building Systems
American School and University, 1976
Describes design and construction of a new physical activities center at Dayton University that utilized a design/build approach and pre-engineered building systems to substantially reduce construction costs. (JG)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Design Build Approach
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1963
ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE BASICALLY SHELTER STRUCTURES. THEIR ELEMENTARY COMPONENTS ARE (1) STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, (2) WEATHER PROTECTION ELEMENTS, (3) MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS, (4) FINISHING ELEMENTS, AND (5) BUILT-IN EQUIPMENT. THE CHOICE OF BUILDING SYSTEMS IS DEPENDENT ON (1) SUBSOIL CONDITIONS, (2) SITE CONTOURS, AND (3) CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Construction Needs, Educational Facilities Design
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. – 1968
The University of Michigan and Aerojet Corporation report their development of a new building system which will offer the consumer a higher quality product at lower cost. To achieve this goal, the University-Aerojet proposal suggested filament winding (a process derived from the aerospace program for the manufacture of reinforced plastic…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Construction Costs, Construction Materials
Clark, Donald H. – Studies in Management, 1972
Academic Building Systems (ABS) is an architectural planning and design method which allows the construction owner to respond to the need for less expensive structures, economically adaptable to the changing conditions of the academic world, by providing the owner with the maximum controls over the variable cost factors in educational facility…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Construction Industry, Cost Effectiveness
Metropolitan Toronto School Board (Ontario). Study of Educational Facilities. – 1970
This SEF study examines the entire problem of temporary space needs; evaluates present solutions such as portables, busing, and space rental; and makes recommendations for a system of relocatables. The proposed system, which could be used to handle all space needs of a nonpermanent nature, would provide facilities with an internal environment…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Construction Costs, Educational Environment
