Describes the construction of classification and discusses the development of spatial imagery as a metaphorical mechanism with the ability to discover the processes by which powerful and privileged discourses shape information and with the potential to inform change. Presents a theoretical framework based on spatial conceptions in the context of a…

Outlines how classification systems or codes, operating in a variety of contexts, regulate the interaction between man and the built environment. Views the ritual forms of the built environment as transmitters of culture. Suggests that this framework might provide a new starting point for investigations into the built environment in use and the…

This publication is intended to supersede the Higher Education and Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM) first published in December 1972. Like the earlier manual, this revised and updated version provides a common framework and coding structure to be used in collecting and reporting inventory data on college and university…