A description of how a progressive educational program dictates the unusual form of an elementary school for 660 is presented. Featured in the design are--(1) flexibility of space usage, (2) an instructional materials center, (3) an audiovisual nerve center, (4) the spiral building configuration, and (5) the stimulating learning environment.…

The basic principle behind the Olmsted Theater at Adelphi University derives from the emphasis placed upon the spatial relationships between performers and spectators. (Author)

Describes how the North Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church has designed new conference lodges and improved existing facilities to increase flexible space at its camps and conference centers. Outlines the flexible use of bedrooms/dormitories and activity rooms. Includes floor plans. (SV)

The importance of effective utilization of resources in planning university libraries is emphasized. (PF)

Business and professional sectors have initiated some functional and useful planning and design for continuing education facilities in direct response to the needs of users as students and as individuals. Provides several examples of facilities designed to lessen the impact of transplant on students, allow social mingling as well as classroom…

Additions made to two schools are shown as opportunities to modernize existing buildings, infuse curricula with new techniques, and update educational tools. (Author/MF)

The traditional two-teacher school in Queensland is high-set, providing two classrooms, services room, and verandah upstairs, and a concreted area underneath. This plan re-arranges the traditional two-teacher school to fit a linear multiple-area plan (which can, with minor variations, be adapted to up to a four-teacher school). The plan…

A warehouse leased from the city houses five floors of music, art, science, Cleveland-area heritage, and community resources. Design for a new building is illustrated. (Author/MLF)

Guidelines for the choice of site, layout, and design of polytechnic institutes at the post-secondary level are presented in this UNESCO manual issued in 1972. The purpose is to provide information for use in the erection of functionally appropriate and economically viable buildings. The manual is composed of eight chapters, mostly relating to…

Author feels that our understanding of educational space has not developed simultaneously with new concepts of the learning process. We must begin to think of using space in terms of user needs rather than in terms of curriculum divisions. (Editor)

One of the newest and most promising developments in architecture has been the use of lightweight structures for encapsulating space. Using this new technology, builders can enclose large and small areas at a fraction of the cost of conventional construction and at the same time provide interior space that is totally flexible. This brochure shows…

Author, the director of Religious Education, Diocese of Guildford, England, discusses radical changes in architectural design for Church of England schools. (DR)

Architects of a newly-opened elementary school in Bellevue, Washington, conducted a followup study of teacher and pupil attitudes. The candid comments can be used as helpful do's and don'ts in future design projects. (WN)

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…

The scope of facilities required for the conduct of research in health-related sciences is governed by the type of work to be undertaken and the physical characteristics of the building, and can range from a simple office to extremely complex laboratories with numerous utility services. Every laboratory should be designed to accommodate--(1) all…