Fourteen polyurethane foam domes were built on a college campus by students desiring to live in nonconventionalhousing and to build their own living environment. This paper gives a brief history and description of the project and an evaluation of the building process. (JP)

Several surveys are reported of tenants in a low-rent apartment complex in a university town before and after renovation. The tenants were willing to trade off the lack of amenities and anomie in return for low rent and casual lease arrangements. (JP)

The relationship among architectural characteristics, organizational structure and functioning, and the social environments of 87 university student living groups were investigated. The social environment was found to be an important mediator of the effects of architectural and organizational characteristics of student living groups. (Author/MA)

This article examines coping strategies used by students in high-density living. It uses the questionnaire survey method in 20 university halls-of-residence in southwestern Nigeria. The study focused on students' cognitive responses to the bedroom, the coping strategies that they used, gender differences in coping styles, and the influence of…

Social and psychological effects of residing in overloaded social environments are discussed. Data are presented suggesting that the interior architecture of the corridor-design dormitories requires residents to interact with too many others, leading residents to experience stress and develop potentially stress-reducing behavior. (JR)

The suites investigated in this study consisted of three small rooms housing four students and opening onto double-load corridors. Potential for interaction with many students is offered, but the likelihood of roommate incompatibility is increased. Satisfaction with suites was increased when students choose their own roommates. (JP)

The nature of architectural programming of resident behavior in college dormitories is discussed. Design factors contributing to student dissatisfaction with dormitory living are explored in relationship to student activities, needs for various, purposes, and intellectual and emotional needs of young people who are students. (JP)

This study sampled 198 studentsin seven dormitories and 55 suites in an effort to elucidate the relationsh ip between social environment as measured by the University Residence Environment Scales, and subject mood states, friendship patterns, and perception of the architecture of dormitories. (JP)

Investigated was the relationship between dormitory density and attitudes of residents. Students in higher-density dormitories were less trusting, cooperative and friendly than students in lower-density dormitories. The implications of these relults for planners and architects were discussed. (JP)