In workstation design, furniture selection and arrangement directly relate to the way in which work is accomplished. Standardized workstations are being developed to fit the specific needs of various job categories within the electronic office. (Author/MLF)

An architect designed his combination living and working structure with a central solar heated area and nine thermal zones to make the most efficient use of energy collected. (Author/MLF)

An outline to be considered at least every 20 years, this guide enables librarians and library planners to estimate their overall space needs, assess the adequacy of the existing square footage, and determine if a more detailed study is appropriate. This outline does not presume to offer a precise estimate of every type of library space, but…

Several factors must be considered when implementing office automation. Included among these are whether or not to automate at all, the effects of automation on employees, requirements imposed by automation on the physical environment, effects of automation on the total organization, and effects on clientele. The reasons behind the success or…

A report on the remodeling projects at the University of Minnesota president's house and office is presented, noting significant shortcomings in the way the projects were managed and in the reporting relationship that existed between the Board of Regents and the university's administration. Recommendations are offered to the university on how…

Prepared as a guideline for reports on facilities in square feet quantities in response to the Higher Education General Information Survey and other requests for facilities data by the Office of Education and other Federal and non-Federal agencies, facilities terminology is defined and numerically classified. Building area and room classification…

Facility requirements for the University of Illinois, Chicago Undergraduate Division, were analyzed to estimate space requirements of the various departments of the Division. Standards used were established by assignment of areas to actual equipment, furniture, etc. , for specific usage of the space under consideration rather than assignment of…

This document presents two kinds of data, gathered from several State reports, that pertain to higher education facilities. The first type of data reflects the standards and space utilization forecast used in planning higher education facilities; the second provides information about the utilization of existing facilities. Planning standards are…

A record and assessment of the important environmental features of office buildings erected between 1948 and 1961 in the business center of London, England, has been assembled. This survey gives an overall picture of the main trends in office building and architecture and examines their consequences in terms of user satisfactions and complaints.…

Classroom and office space factors are recommended for the 1969-71 biennium. New classroom space factor formulas are presented based on a comparison of--(1) utilization standards of Wisconsin and other states, and (2) alternative standards based on different allocations per seat. The office space factor remains at 135 net assignable square feet…

General developmental considerations, space and facility requirements, and facility equipment needs for the new humanities building are described and summarized. Net floor area and total net floor area are charted for each room facility, as study, office, classroom, conference/seminar area, or work area, of each department comprising the…

This manual describes the techniques for evaluating the capacities of and projecting the requirements for office and research facilities. The procedures and techniques presented and illustrated constitute the core of a valid process to which must be added the unique elements of the institution or agency putting them to use. (For related documents,…

A faculty-run, faculty-organized Office of Faculty Development at a medium-large state university beset by normal budgetary and enrollment problems is described. Programmatic requirements and pitfalls to be avoided are presented for this that views instructional improvement as its single goal. (JMD)

School of education facilities at the University of Urbino (Italy), originally an 18th-century convent and chapel, are organized around an open courtyard and a semicircular lecture-theatre hall. Open to the community are the theater, a cinema, and a cafe. (MLF)

Considers one location involving complex language skills, the offices of professional architects. Analyzes written and spoken texts in such an environment and the context of working relationships in which they are produced. Broadens a view of language competencies required by professional communicators. (HB)