A STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS OF REHABILITATION AND MODERNIZATION OF AN OLD SCHOOL BUILDING IS REPORTED. THE INFLUENCES ON THE DESIGN INCLUDING THE SITE, EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS, SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY, LEGAL RESTRICTIONS AND THE EXISTING FACILITY ARE DISCUSSED. ANALYSES OF SPACE AND COSTS ARE PRESENTED. THE QUESTION OF THE INVESTMENT OF THE SCHOOL…

A STUDY OF AN OLD SCHOOL BUILDING AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD IS REPORTED, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF EACH. A DESCRIPTION OF PITTSBURGH MASTER PLANS FOR ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND RACIAL AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION INTRODUCES THE PAPER. URBAN DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF NEW HOUSING, TRAFFIC CIRCULATION, PARKING…

THE ROLE OF THE UNION MEMBER IN REGARD TO HOUSING PROBLEMS WAS PRESENTED. DESPITE THE CLAIMS OF EXPERTS, AN INDIVIDUAL CANNOT AFFORD A HOUSE COSTING THREE TIMES HIS ANNUAL INCOME, THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE HE CAN BUY A NEW, STANDARD HOUSE WITH THREE BEDROOMS FOR $7,680. THEREFORE, BECAUSE NEW HOUSES ARE SO EXPENSIVE, MOST PEOPLE LIVE…

Some of the tasks undertaken by the Pittsburgh Public Schools over the past 10 years in the continuing effort to make desegregation work include the construction of new buildings and the renovation of old, restructuring of school attendance patterns, development of innovative programs, utilization of community resources and support, and the…

Methods in use in industry are suggested for providing vocational facilities that are flexible and adaptable to changing conditions. Academic and vocational activities are allowed to intermix in order to implement interdisciplinary educational situations. A systems approach to construction enabling specification of building components to fulfill…