Begins with an overview of the basic principles of light and light sources currently utilized in building design. Case studies of several successfully lit library buildings are presented and specific recommendations for the various functional requirements of a library are provided. (15 references) (MES)

Evaluation of Play Unit for the Severely Handicaped (PUSH) designed for the living room of a residential area used by 16 severely retarded multiply handicapped persons revealed that the impact of the unit was individualized and diverse, and that the responsiveness of the environemt's components appeared to be important. (CL)

No one today is surprised at constantly increasing costs of building, but this year's $39.22 per square foot is such a large increase over 1975 ($34.16) that one cannot but wonder how long such increases can continue. (Author)

The Chula Vista Public Library exemplifies the success of the completely planned library, with each and every element specified before construction begins. In contrast, the Penrose Library at the University of Denver is a triumph of a diametrically different approach: phased construction. (Author)

Describes the design of the gymnasium of York (South Carolina) Comprehensive High School, a circular 12,000 square foot structure with a prefabricated domed roof constructed of steel hubs and curved wooden beams. (JG)

This paper discusses environmental preference, particularly related to the design of children's museums. It explains that preference for an environment leads to motivation to interact with the environment, which leads to learning. It lays out several design principles: (1) involve children in the process of children's museum design in a way that…

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)

Specially designed and equipped to train special education teachers and to accommodate people with special disabilities, Thorndike Hall in Columbia University Teacher College, is the only academic center in the U.S. to bring the entire range of education for the handicapped under one roof. (Author)

Describes technical specifications required in designing theatre spaces for high intelligibility of speech. (CH)

Discusses differe nces between "soft" and "hard" conversion to metrication; what benefits or problems might be expected; the role of engineering standards; the role of modular precoordination as an adjunct to engineering standards; and how metrication might be turned to advantage for the users of buildings. (A paper presented at Building Research…

Attempts to respond to questions about the possible harmful effects of "unplanned" and/or "soft" conversion to the metric system. (A paper presented at Building Research Institute conference, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1973.) (Author/MLF)

Author suggests that the function of a building must come first and outlines the four major areas that should be included among the facilities of any learning resources center. (Author/RK)

Describes a new Human Resources Center in Pontiac, Michigan, that has programs and services that are a blend of education and social services designed to respond comprehensively to the needs of people of all ages -- enabling them to have the opportunity for lifelong self-development. (Author)

A project which started as a design exercise in form and linear relationships and the containment of spatial elements, quickly developed into a many-sided study. (Author)

Foothill College owes its tremendous popularity to the fact that it neither fits into the tradition of the modern movement of architectural art, with its in-group language of heroic forms constructed in brute concrete, nor the more esoteric world that sees high art in commercial strip development and A & P parking lots. (Author)