In modern architecture of the 1970s, esthetic choices that appear regularly are "historicism,""high-tech," and "slick style." The Brooklyn Children's Museum is one of the many examples photographed. (Author/MLF)

The relationship among architectural characteristics, organizational structure and functioning, and the social environments of 87 university student living groups were investigated. The social environment was found to be an important mediator of the effects of architectural and organizational characteristics of student living groups. (Author/MA)

Describes a student project in chemical plant design offered as part of a freshman chemical engineering course. (MLH)

The course developed and offered at Clark University over the past five years is a first exposure to architecture for the general liberal arts student. It uses historical examples wherever appropriate but emphasis is on the direct involvement of the students in the experience and design of architecture. (LBH)

Presents information on fire prevention, fire safety inspection and fire evacuation planning that child care directors and staff should be aware of. (MS)

Venturi and Rauch's addition to the Allen Art Museum at Oberlin College is in two separate parts: a loft that houses new facilities for the art department and a gallery for contemporary art. (Author/MLF)

The postmodernist architecture of new college buildings is adding interest to campuses all over California, with a few architects leading the trend. (MSE)

Relocatable modular classrooms are valued for their flexibility, speed of occupancy, and economy. Manufacturers advise school districts to seek industry input when writing specifications for portable classrooms and to deal with reputable companies. (MLF)

Discusses broad trends in planning academic library buildings: (1) greater differentiation between storage and user space; (2) retention of existing facilities; (3) incremental growth; (4) tighter programming; (5) increased protection of life and property; (6) dispersal of formats and equipment; and (7) accommodation of nonlibrary functions. (20…

Discussion of Andrew Carnegie era in American public library history focuses on library buildings financed and built in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building design which Carnegie developed, surviving Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia, procedures for obtaining a library, and comparison of architectural attractiveness of Carnegie libraries with…

From 90 projects identified for the study, survey responses were received from 85 percent of the superintendents and 60 percent of the architects ranking 12 categories of conflict both according to the severity of the conflict and as causing the deterioration of the working relationship. (MLF)

A school to accommodate handicapped students side by side with nonhandicapped elementry students in remote Alaska was designed with programing considerations in mind and attention to the development of stable relationships among students. Design concepts and features are reviewed. (CL)

Discusses three alternatives to the traditional high horizon planetarium design: the tilted dome, the hyperhemisphere, and the minimum horizon design. (MLH)

A highly regarded project of the early '60s as seen by its users, 11 years later. (Author)

The new Milwaukee Art Center provides 90,000 square feet of undifferentiated exhibition space on three main levels, each interconnected with a vertical circulation spine. (Author/MLF)