Surveys library construction during 1979 through statistical tables and photographs. Costs, volumes, and funding are listed by state for new buildings and additions/remodelings/renovations. Also represented in tables are public libraries in Canada, leased public library space, and a six-year cost summary. (SW)

Discusses the development of a camp design brief that clarifies the specific priorities and criteria for building or expanding camp facilities. Presents three situations in which camp directors accurately diagnosed their facility problems but changed their building plans over time because of financial, operational, or locational considerations.…

Presents survey results of collegiate fitness centers showing that they are rapidly changing and more popular than ever. Data reveal center sizes have increased 10 to 20% over the past five years and have greater numbers of equipment per 1,000 students. Diversity of programs and equipment are recommended for increasing facility usage.(GR)

A university's financing choices cover many shades of gray. Some off-balance-sheet financing uses no debt capacity, while others represent or imply full financial commitment. Many others fall in between. The choices made by a number of institutions in financing facility expansions or improvements are discussed, and the Moody's Investors Service…

Examines the renovation of a community college's traditional library into a combination library and technology center, including providing additional square footage, creating a new identity for the main entry, minimizing costs by preserving the existing structure, and revitalizing the interior spaces. Before and after photos are provided. (GR)

THIS MANUAL WAS PREPARED TO ASSIST AND GUIDE THOSE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AN INVENTORY OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN MONTANA. THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES INVENTORY DATA WILL BE USEFUL IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--(1) TO PROVIDE A CONTINUING, ACCURATE RECORD FOR EACH BUILDING, (2) TO PROVIDE A…

The references included were drawn from the documents received and processed to date by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, and are organized into the following sections--(1) guidelines and concepts in campus planning, (2) planning the urban college, (3) mathematical and computer aids in campus planning, (4) the architect and college…

The first of the three parts in this research bulletin is devoted to definitions and policy establishment. Terms defined are remodeling, rehabilitation, modernization, and repair. Part II is an inventory of questions to be asked before a decision is made to rehabilitate an existing school structure or construct a new building. Maintenance,…

This document contains a set of guidelines designed to assist officials and consultants of the state-supported universities, colleges, and community colleges in the appropriate procedures for selecting campus sites, in the preparation of long-range facilities plans for the development of their campuses, and in the program planning of specific…

This article cites how existing space has been used more efficiently and how institutions have acquired space in buildings that have not necessarily been used for education before. The common goal of all the solutions is to avoid resorting to new construction. The solution to redeploy campus space (and the timing of programs) depends on such…

The past year has found universities in trouble. During the previous decade, the emphasis was on the expansion of existing institutions and the development of new ones in order to accommodate the growing numbers of students. However, there was no grasp of the major contemporary problems in the social and political fields and the changes which they…

To determine the type of day care used and/or desired, a survey was conducted with representatives and women employees in industries in five economic planning and development districts of Arkansas during the summer and fall of 1971. Approximately 50 percent of the industries participated, with a total of 21,000 women responding to the survey.…

Venturi and Rauch's addition to the Allen Art Museum at Oberlin College is in two separate parts: a loft that houses new facilities for the art department and a gallery for contemporary art. (Author/MLF)

The new Milwaukee Art Center provides 90,000 square feet of undifferentiated exhibition space on three main levels, each interconnected with a vertical circulation spine. (Author/MLF)