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Ski Lodge Schools
Progressive Architecture, 1970
The design of two California schools with innovative programs and lots of snow. (RA)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Educational Facilities
Systems Definitions
Progressive Architecture, 1970
A list of definitions intended to correct the often indiscriminate use of architectural terms. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Building Systems, Definitions, Modular Building Design, Structural Elements (Construction)
High Tech Images. San Bernardino City Hall
McCoy, Esther – Progressive Architecture, 1974
A part of San Bernardino's larger redevelopment plan, the new City Hall has helped revitalize the downtown core. The solar bronze glass-surfaced structure, called a 6-story street, is the shape of the street which was closed to form the site. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Building Design, City Government, Facilities, Glass Walls
Between Culture and Context: St. Bede's Worship Assembly Building and Swarthmore College Music Building
Stephens, Suzanne – Progressive Architecture, 1974
The Swarthmore College music building and the St. Bede Abbey worship assembly building have similar cultural concern but have widely different design solutions. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Architectural Character, Building Design, Churches
Reduce the Load: The Building as a Heat Exchanger.
Progressive Architecture, 1979
In the first part of an interview, internationally famous engineer Fred Dubin talks of a full range of opportunities to conserve energy with passive design. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Research, Building Design, Energy Conservation
Meet the Load: Mechanical Matches.
Progressive Architecture, 1979
In part two of the interview, Fred Dubin discusses mechanical means of meeting the heating and air conditioning load. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Climate Control, Efficiency, Energy Conservation