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Progressive Architecture, 1978
A decision to upgrade and integrate all the science facilities at Wellesley College was accomplished by renovating an old building and attaching a new structure. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Facility Improvement, Higher Education
Progressive Architecture, 1978
The design of the Sherman Fairchild Center for the Life Sciences at Columbia University emphasizes the lightness necessitated by the building's placement on an existing five-story podium structure. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Biological Sciences, Building Design, Higher Education
AIA Journal, 1979
The Undergraduate Science Center at Harvard University provides interiors that are an "appropriate science environment, attractive to students," the jury said in selecting it for one of the 1979 AIA Honor Awards. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Awards, Building Design, Facility Guidelines
Rohrbaugh, Patricia – American School and University, 1979
Tucked into a hillside to conserve energy, Bluffton College's science center is an open plan laboratory designed for flexibility. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Energy Conservation, Heat Recovery, Higher Education
Peer reviewedStephens, Cahal – Planning for Higher Education, 2000
Examines the trend at many institutions of higher education to construct unified science centers which stress the integration of the scientific disciplines. Offers examples of building design and design challenges, such as the integration of older buildings within a new science center. Suggests guidelines for the planning process. (DB)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Educational Facilities, Educational Trends
