Describes an elementary school that makes skillful use of earth berms to provide interesting interior and exterior spaces with unusual economies in building and operation; and a high school that has created an atmosphere of excitement through the involvement of students and teachers in interior planning. (Author/DN)

In designing the Educational Facilities Building for Harvard's school of Public Health, the architect had to reconcile a modern building not only with the older structures around it, but also with a trapezoidal site. (Author/MLF)

A small museum located on a Northwestern New Mexico Pueblo Indian ruin contains a Pueblo Indian ladder. The materials, construction, use, and durability of the ladder are given. (AH)

The design stage encompasses the planning and scheduling of design development, preparation of construction documents, assistance in bidding and negotiation, and periodic visits to the site. (Author)

Profile of a new facility for handicapped children from infants to 8-year olds. Created to purposefully avoid any resemblance to an institution, this unique facility is helping to provide a laboratory for improving the development of the children's potential. (Author)

The incidence and causes of children's accidents in the home are briefly described. Data on the most common types and locations of such accidents are provided in tables. Characteristics of children and the home environment that contribute to accidents are briefly discussed. In conclusion, problems associated with accident prevention strategies,…

The physical environment can measurably affect behavior and psychological well-being. This is critical in the case of older persons who are more environmentally vulnerable than the young due to limited financial resources and decreased mobility. A group of 91 olderly residents in multi-story private and public housing participated in this study.…

Descriptions of facilities and centers built specifically for the arts and completed during the 1970s are included in this catalogue--a sequel to one published two years ago. The description of each building includes a brief listing of the specifications, cost, architects and other consultants responsible for the design, and an information…

The report describes research and recommendations regarding architectural and environmental accessibility for visually handicapped persons. A three phase study was conducted in which visually handicapped persons helped identify mobility problems and evaluate tactile floor signals to identify areas of imminent danger (staircases, dropoffs, and…

The authors describe many current school design responses to mainstreaming as limited in scope, focusing mainly on barrier free environments. This approach, they suggest, is an incomplete one to a wide range of problems in mainstreaming. An analysis of the literature is seen to demonstrate that barrier free design is casually substituted for the…

In recent years the college dormitory has become a popular setting for examining chronic effects of crowding and high density in humans. Possible differences between corridor- and suite-type residents were investigated to examine the degree to which corridor- and suite-design dormitories influence assertive behavior of the residents. It was…

THE SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION OF BOULDER CITY'S DIVISIBLE AUDITORIUM ARE PRESENTED. IN 1956, WITH THE THREAT OF A SHARP ENROLLMENT INCREASE, CONSULTANTS WERE BROUGHT IN TO BOULDER CITY TO DEVELOP SPECIFICATIONS FOR A PROPOSED NEW BUILDING. THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR MORE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE HAD TO BE RECONCILED WITH THE EXISTING NEED FOR AN…

THIS NEWSLETTER DESCRIBES THE COMPETITION HELD FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF A FOUR STORY URBAN HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROBLEM WAS TO CREATE NEW AREAS AND SPACES WITHIN THE EXISTING EXTERIOR WALLS. THE WINNING SOLUTION UTILIZED THE CONCEPTS OF A CENTRALIZED RESOURCE AND INDEPENDENT STUDY CENTER AND A HIERARCHY OF GROUP INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES. INCLUDED ARE…