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Mooij, D. – 1973
This booklet is intended for builders and others who actually construct small buildings in earthquake areas and not for professionally qualified architects or engineers. In outline form with sketches the following topics are discussed: general construction and design principles; foundations; earth walls; brick, block, and stone walls; timber frame…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Materials, Safety, Structural Elements (Construction)
Brubaker, Charles William – NEA Journal, 1966
Discussion of urban school concepts is accompanied by individual illustrative sketches and diagrams. (1) good urban schools should harmonize with their setting, (2) an example of a two-story school whose classroom window orientation is directed toward a central court is shown, (3) an example of a three-winged school which provides every classroom…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, School Planning, Urban Schools
Michigan State Legislature, Lansing. – 1966
A physical handicap is defined as an impairment which affects an individual to the extent that special facilities are needed to provide for his safety. Facilities include--(1) the special design of parking lots, building approaches and entrances, (2) stairs, ramps, doors, and multilevel floors, (3) corridors, and (4) rooms with sloping floors,…
Descriptors: Building Design, Parking Facilities, Physical Disabilities, Sanitary Facilities

Georgia Univ., Athens.
Provided is a sample survey form for identifying architectural barriers in any building or area that needs to be accessible for the handicapped. The checklist covers the following areas: offstreet parking, on street parking, passenger loading zone, approach to selected entrance, entrance doors, elevators-escalators, essential areas, access from…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Building Design, Check Lists, Physical Disabilities
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC. – 1972
This pamphlet explains how to be prepared and plan for bomb threats and describes procedures to follow once a call has been received. The content covers (1) preparation for bomb threats, (2) evacuation procedures, (3) room search methods, (4) procedures to follow once a bomb has been located, and (5) typical problems that search teams will…
Descriptors: Building Design, Crime, Emergency Programs, Guidelines
Ersing, Walter F. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1978
This paper presents an overview of selected basic guidelines valuable to the planning process of designing barrier-free facilities for able and disabled persons. (DS)
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Building Design, Disabilities, Facility Guidelines
Morgan, William – Progressive Architecture, 1979
Reviews examples of earth-related architecture in the United States over the past 40 years. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Energy Conservation, Underground Facilities
Progressive Architecture, 1978
The triangularly shaped library at State University College in Plattsburgh, New York, repeats the triangular shape of the campus. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, College Libraries, Higher Education

Sparshott, F. E. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1976
Author compared different book reviews on building and architecture as well as the relation between architecture and general building practice. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Architects, Architecture, Book Reviews
American School and University, 1976
Fine arts, music, science, and vocational training departments share a multifunction building in Miami. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, College Planning, Flexible Facilities, Higher Education
Schmertz, Mildred F. – Architectural Record, 1976
The Nathan Marsh Pusey Library is constructed below grade on a site that was too constricted for a building above ground. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, College Libraries, Site Development
Washington Univ., Seattle. Center for Environment, Education and Design Studies. – 1997
This post-occupancy evaluation of Martha Lake Elementary School in the Edmonds School District, Washington, was designed to answer questions in two areas: (1) "What aspects of the facility are effectively supporting learning and the current educational program? Conversely, which aspects, elements, or components of the facility appear to be…
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Preferences, Elementary Schools, School Buildings
2000
This report assesses: (1) whether the Jackson State University (JSU) Honors Dormitory required nearly $1 million in repairs two years after it was built because of inappropriate design, construction, and maintenance; and (2) if the state or university has legal recourse to recover damages resulting from inferior design and/or construction…
Descriptors: Building Design, Dormitories, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility
American School and University, 1973
The buildings of this rural college harmonize with the region's farm structures, and the facility stays open year around from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Internship experiences are provided in community shops, offices, and institutions. Vocational/technical course laboratories and classrooms were placed in definable building areas in order that special…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, College Buildings, Community Colleges
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1972
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Operation, Facility Planning, School Maintenance