Presents detailed look at University of Michigan Law, Folger Shakespeare, Vail Public, San Francisco University High School, and New York University Graduate School of Business Libraries, winners of 11th Library Buildings Award Program which included two renovations, two additions, and one new facility. Other notable library design projects are…

Creation of a college in an urban setting is considered with emphasis on its development as an integral part of the surrounding area rather than as a separate entity. Although the report is based on a particular piece of ghetto land in a particular city (Bedford-Stuyvesant section of New York City), its implications are national in scope. Physical…

Consideration is given to planning as a process and the student union as a part of the total campus plan. An analytical programing approach is discussed as a prelude to architectural planning. Certain facts and problems, which are inherent in total campus planning and which have an external effect on the nature of the student union, are…

Step-by-step procedures are given for the development of construction plans, including: instructions for the initial site survey and report, schematic drawings, preliminary drawings, working drawings, the construction period, and the use of the recommended specification form. Construction standards are specified for numerous building constituents…

This planning study was conducted in two major phases. Phase 1 included the investigation and analysis of the educational program and existing physical plant, a statement of policy and goals, determination of needs, and the delineation of conceptual ideas on future growth patterns and campus development. A summary of Phase 1 is included in this…

Topics of economical designing and planning are examined in both general and specific terms. Diagrams and photographs illustrate general conditions and principles while the text outlines criteria and provides specific suggestion. Subjects covered include--(1) building design fundamentals, (2) cost comparisons, (3) efficient design, (4) basic plan…

Descriptions of facility planning and design for a college library, a public library, and a community college library highlight those design features that have worked well and those that have not. Ways to facilitate the design process are suggested, and six additional library renovation projects are briefly described. (CLB)

A guide to future physical plant development is outlined for Michigan Technological University, Houghton Campus. Consideration is given to the existing campus situation, concept development, plan description, and the development plan which is included as an insert. (RK)

The need for flexibility in science research facilities is discussed, with emphasis on the effect of that need on the design of laboratories. The relationship of office space, bench space, and special equipment areas, and the location and distribution of piping and air conditioning, are considered particularly important. This building type study…

This volume presents the proceedings of the preconference institute of the Architecture for Public Libraries Committee of Library Administration Division's Building and Equipment section. The keynote address raises questions about architecture in a strategy for change. The remaining 14 articles and presentations are divided into five sections:…