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American School and University, 1974
Opening next September, the Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers in downtown Manhattan, will share space with the telephone company. The architect's adherence to the site's natural shape provides adequate space. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, High Schools, Shared Facilities, Site Development
American School and University, 1975
To preserve open space on an extremely limited site, an athletic center at Columbia University was built "underground" and its roof landscaped with shade trees, evergreens, and shrubs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Facility Expansion, Facility Planning, Higher Education
Gould, Bryant; Finci, David – American School and University, 1986
A campus-wide site plan looks at the campus as a whole and defines immediate and long-range problems and potential. Text and photographs illustrate site development at McClennan Community College in Waco, Texas, and at the University of Toledo and the University of Dayton, both in Ohio. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Campus Planning, Landscaping, Long Range Planning
Meyers, Richard S. – American School and University, 1973
Tells how a community college sifted through the building possibilities on the hot, dry, and windy Mojave desert. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Community Colleges, Environmental Influences, Flexible Facilities
American School and University, 1977
Indian Valley Colleges, in Marin County Community College District, was given an award in the AS&U 1977 College & University Architectural Competition for the design of separate cluster colleges that blend with the site with little disturbance. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Awards, Building Design, Campus Planning
American School and University, 1975
The campus is surrounded by a circular drive with entry corridors leading to different portions of the campus. (Author)
Descriptors: Architecture, Awards, Campus Planning, College Buildings
Brickman, Dick – American School and University, 1982
A landscape architect explains how maintenance requirements and costs are affected by landscape design, the physical demands of the site, and the relative use of grass, ground cover, shrubs, and trees. The relationship of these factors to initial and ongoing maintenance costs, including staff requirements, is discussed. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education