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Sarah T. Zipf; Leqi Li; Gala Campos Oaxaca; Crystal M. Ramsay – Innovative Higher Education, 2025
Historically, classrooms have utilized stationary furniture, facing front toward a centralized instructor position, and limiting student-to-student interactions. Such classrooms often stem from design processes that tend to focus on building codes and feedback from investors, architects, and planners, which leaves little input from instructors and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Space Utilization
McAllister, Keith; Maguire, Barry – British Journal of Special Education, 2012
Architects and designers have a responsibility to provide an inclusive built environment. However, for those with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the built environment can be a frightening and confusing place, difficult to negotiate and tolerate. The challenge of integrating more fully into society is denied by an alienating built…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Architecture, Autism, Physical Environment
Backus, Harry – American School and University, 1972
Incorporating certain flexibilities into desk, chair, bureau, and bed designs encourages the use of the furniture in several different ways to better serve the normal and the innovative requirements of the student. (Author)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Dormitories, Furniture Arrangement, Furniture Design
FLANIGAN, VIRGINIA; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE REPORT CAN BE USED AS A GUIDE IN THE PREPARATION OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. NEW CURRICULA, METHODS OF INSTRUCTION, AND TEACHING AIDS ADD TO THE SOPHISTICATION OF EDUCATION. PROGRAMS ENCOMPASS MANY AREAS OF EDUCATION, EACH REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL DECISIONS. THESE DECISIONS MUST BE ORGANIZED INTO WRITTEN SPECIFICATIONS…
Descriptors: Classrooms, Design Requirements, Educational Specifications, Equipment
Mobil Finishes Co., Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1962
THE AIM OF THIS MANUAL PREPARED FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS IS TO PROVIDE FOR COLOR PLANNING IN HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS AND ALTHOUGH APPROPRIATE FOR THE SELECTION OF ALL INTERIOR SURFACE MATERIALS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. IN SCHOOL, AND INDIVIDUAL'S EXPOSURE TO DECORATION IS REPEATED DAILY FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF ATTEND AT LEAST FOR THE SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Building Design, Color Planning, Design Requirements, Environmental Influences
Fawl, Clifford L. – 1982
This paper describes the psychology laboratory at Nebraska Wesleyan University and the efforts of the small department which participated in the design and development process. The lab consists of 26 rooms, mostly small cubicles, and covers approximately 3,800 square feet. Each area of the lab is described in terms of its design and function.…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Facility Guidelines, Higher Education, Interior Design

Moos, Rudolf H.; Lemke, Sonne – Journal of Gerontology, 1980
The Physical and Architectural Features Checklist (PAF) measures physical resources of sheltered care settings in terms of nine derived dimensions. Data show that facilities which have more physical resources are seen as attractive by outside observers and pleasant by residents. Cost is not related to any PAF dimension. (Author)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Check Lists, Design Requirements
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1967
The planning problems of setting up comprehensive schools which incorporate existing school buildings are examined. Five case studies which have been selected to illustrate how these problems can be resolved are described. The main emphasis is on problems of enlarging existing buildings and adapting them to comprehensive use. The organization of…
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Building Plans, Comprehensive Programs, Design Requirements
Amsden, Daniel J. – Planning for Higher Education, 2005
This article looks at how behavioral research can be an effective tool to use during the redesign process of university plazas. It also summarizes the research that was conducted at University Union Plaza at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), a 30-year-old plaza that is scheduled to be redesigned. Through the use of behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Campuses, Space Utilization, Design Requirements
Jackson County Public Schools, Marianna, FL. – 1969
A presentation of the Hope School's physical plant and program specifications is introduced with a listing of the specifications committee, a history of the school, the needs of the children served, and a philosophy of teaching mentally handicapped children. Areas discussed are school-wide specifications, the administrative complex, the diagnostic…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Specifications
Alexander, Nancy P. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Discusses the importance of planning lighting in childcare centers. Ideas for organizing lighting in efficient and developmentally appropriate ways are offered. Suggestions are made for provisions that will ensure children's gradual transition from bright to dimly-lit rooms. Guidelines for assessing light quality in a facility and the degree to…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Design, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Gallington, Ralph O. – IAVE, 1967
Serious consideration is given to the problems of space layout and design of facilities for cooperative vocational education. The accompanying floor plan has most of the essential needs considered. Cooperative vocational curricular patterned programs should be able to adjust or revise to meet needs of unique offerings. The space needs for all…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Classroom Design, Cooperative Education, Design Requirements
American School Board Journal, 1965
Auditoriums of the future, divisible auditoriums, economic advantages of multi-service space and auditorium location are discussed. Also presented are guides for buying and selecting seating, state equipment, portable stages, and stage lighting. (RK)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Audiovisual Instruction, Auditoriums, Design Requirements
SAYERS, JOHN – 1962
THIS REPORT DISCUSSES CONSIDERATIONS IN THE USE OF FALLOUT SHELTER SPACE FOR NORMAL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FALLOUT SHELTERS AND PROBLEMS RELATED TO WINDOWLESS ROOMS. THE PRESENT LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO WINDOWLESS ROOMS IS MENTIONED. THE BEST USES FOR WINDOWLESS SPACE ARE NOTED--(1)…
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement
Bartholomew, Robert – 1973
For the average child in the three to six age group, considerable time is spent in a group or institutional setting, such as day care centers, nursery schools, or kindergartens. The physical facilities of a day care or school setting are very basic to the program -- providing opportunities for the program implementations. Various principles and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Day Care, Design Requirements, Early Childhood Education
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