Three groups appear to be in a position to lead the construction industry in adopting metrication: the building materials manufacturers industry associations, the architectural community, and the building code and standards organization. (A paper presented at Building Research Institute conference, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1973.) (Author/MLF)

Architects favor metrication because it should unify the construction industry by eliminating a proliferation of sizes, mismatched uncoordinated products and procedures; and also because it should be economically feasible. (A paper presented at Building Research Institute conference, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1973.) (Author/MLF)

To combat the feeling of isolation for Rhode Island Junior College's mainly commuter students, an urban environment was created in a multipurpose building that houses classrooms, theaters, lounges, cafeterias, and a gymnasium. (Author/PG)

The development of the field of environmental psychology and its research methods are reviewed. Trends in areas of study -- perception, space, personality, learning, and building design -- are noted. (KM)

Describes the planning and interior design of the new bookstore at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. (PG)

The need to apply wilderness principles to architecture and the construction of buildings is explored. Earth-covered building designs are advocated, utilizing sewerless toilets, recycled wastes, and solar energy. A 15-item checklist illutrates how to construct a wilderness-based building. (BL)

Reviews attack on fire safety in high rise buildings made by a group of experts representing the iron and steel industry at a recent conference. According to one expert, fire problems are people oriented, which calls for emphasis on fire prevention rather than reliance on fire suppression and for fire pretection to be built into a structure.…

The article is concerned with developing the Whitehead and Eldars algorithm for problems on more than one floor and an algorithm for the definition of circulation routes in computer-developed building plan arrangements. (Author)

The architect-author calls for the re-examination of many basic assumptions made by those involved in designing the delivery of services to handicapped persons. (Author)

Two campus structures -- a student-faculty center at the University of Massachusetts and a technological complex at New York University -- and a downtown high-rise office building in Cleveland all have precast panel walls, which play a major role in the mechanical and electrical distribution systems. (Author)

Handball and tennis courts are covered with a large slatted roof with slats open to the north to provide protection from the winter rain and summer sun as well as allow adequate ventilation and good illumination from the diffused north light. (Author/MF)

Describes the structure of the observatory built in India in 1710 and shows the relationship of the scientific and geometric principles involved. (AL)