Des Moines is an urban community located in the heart of Iowa. Des Moines Public Schools serves 32,000 students in a system with 62 buildings, including Central Campus--a Regional Academy. Central Campus is housed in four buildings, including the main campus at 1800 Grand located on the western edge of downtown Des Moines. As a regional academy,…

This pamphlet, for use by architects and local school officials, offers assistance in the preparation of plans for new buildings and in making adult education facilities more suitable and usable in existing buildings. Sections are included on various aspects of planning for administrative areas, instructional areas, outdoor facilities, heating and…

A developmental setting for multi-handicapped preschool children and the physical layout of the classroom are described. Photographs and drawings of specially designed educational equipment, such as a shallow sand and water table adapted for wheelchair-bound children and an adjustable easel that allows armless children to paint with their feet,…

The purpose of this document is to transform the educational program planned for Mission College into instructional and service space. This study of physical facilities and use of space is organized into four support systems required for the development of college programs: instructional support system, individual support system, activity support…

Features of a biology demonstration laboratory designed to handle large number of students and provide opportunities for using materials including live specimens for practical work are described. The design of the demonstration laboratory is given. (PS)

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)

Eleven conference papers treat designing learning modules, or complete instructional facilities, for the deaf. The following aspects are considered: the changing classroom, a multimedia approach to teaching American History, a project design for a special school, and educational implications of architecture for the deaf. Further topics are…

A picture-essay describing the effectiveness of a "structured" open plan child care center which contains a variety of kinds and sizes of spaces interconnected by various controllable surfaces. (Author/ED)

Many investigators have been interested in the development of techniques for remediating undersirable classroom behavior, but far less attention has been paid to physical, spatial and architectural variables which often set the occasion for inappropriate behavior in the classroom. The present study explored the relationships between these…

The proceedings of a conference called to institute a dialogue between the architectural and educational professions are summarized. Areas considered include deterrents to efficient dialogue, the need for research, parameters of research (foundational questions; flexibility; furniture, materials, hardware, and teaching equipment; information…

Discusses design of physical environment for an early childhood program. Provides six starting points and pertinent questions for redesigning: start from the end and work forward; do your research; who's on your design team?; clean out and de-clutter before you start; maximize space; and beautify places. (DLH)

A presentation of the Hope School's physical plant and program specifications is introduced with a listing of the specifications committee, a history of the school, the needs of the children served, and a philosophy of teaching mentally handicapped children. Areas discussed are school-wide specifications, the administrative complex, the diagnostic…

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PLANNING A MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A MODERN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, THIS BOOKLET PRESENTS DISCUSSIONS OF (1) PHYSICAL FEATURES OF A MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM, (2) FURNISHINGS, (3) EQUIPMENT, AND (4) FLOOR PLANS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE SUBJECT IS PROVIDED. (JT)