A long range plan is presented explaining how the Lorado Taft Field Campus of NIU might be most effectively used and how the resource might be best developed to serve the students. Idealized positions applicable to the development of the campus and the use and conservation of its resources are considered. Proposals for land use and facility…

Based on data obtained in earlier phases of a comprehensive planning study, this report presents--(1) the development of a space projection model responsive to unique institutional requirements, and (2) a forecast of the aggregate academic space needs of higher education in Indiana for a given future enrollment level. The scope of the study and a…

A format to be used by each of the institutions in the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State University systems to summarize information which justifies requests for new facilities. Its completion requires information concerning--(1) present and projected student enrollments by level, and (2) amounts of space by "category" (i.e., classroom…

These guidelines include definitions pertaining to educational criteria and planning criteria, and guidelines regarding--(1) administrative ratios, (2) space allocation in assignable square feet, (3) area conversion factors, (4) gross building area distribution, (5) curriculum balance development, (6) project performance schedule, and (7) project…

A methodology guide is presented for data collection and reporting for the West Virginia Facilities Inventory, which is the preliminary phase of the Higher Education Comprehensive Planning Project. The methodology described represents a convenient outline of techniques designed to accomplish--(1) a quantity and quality inventory of physical…

A survey of existing facilities and a projection of academic facility needs for state-supported and private institutions of higher education in Arkansas. Data are presented concerning physical facilities available, the condition of these facilities, and their present utilization. In addition to the utilization study, the report contains a…

Statements of goals and policies for the growth and development of the University of Northern Iowa are established. Data are presented concerning the utilization and condition of space, enrollment, interdisciplinary registration crossover, and academic program, as well as student and faculty activities. Estimates of space and facilities required…

Methods for determining teaching load measurements and for projecting building space needs for the various functional activities of the University of Minnesota are discussed and evaluated. Factors which might influence the space needs of the individual departments are identified and evaluated. Assignable square foot building space needs are…

Resource and demand characteristics of the public and private institutions of higher education in Indiana are reviewed. A summary and utilization study of the physical facilities available are presented, as is a profile of the instructional activity for these colleges and universities during the fall term, 1967. Space inventory summaries are…

Included in this comprehensive study of physical facilities is an inventory and utilization study and the projected physical facility needs for the years 1975 and 1980 for twenty-two of the twenty-four colleges and universities in Arkansas. In order to insure uniformity in the data collected, a physical facilities procedure manual was utilized…

This annotated bibliography of recent articles, books, and reports on library facility building and construction includes publications that discuss facility standards and requirements, preservation programs, guides to the building process, facility evaluations, and financial sources. (CLB)

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)

In planning for the year 2010, Cornell University (New York) found that, although space for library collections must increase, advancing technology would slow the increase required, with most of the collection growth after 2000 managed through wider technology or remote storage. Consolidation of special libraries is also considered. (MSE)

SCSD, a structurally coordinated school building components system, is a highly automated method of building new schools that creatively meet the needs of the ever changing educational environment through functional and flexible planning. Examples of why SCSD high schools are efficient, flexible, and spatially planned, are cited. Environmental…

Construction costs, building form, design, and space planning are compared with regard to teaching and the learning needs within educational facilities. Photographs and diagrams emphasize the importance of functional and flexible facilities to quality education and environments for learning. Building types presently popular and successful are…