Schools seem to be the logical place to serve the health needs of students, since children spend a majority of their time there. Design standards were not available for health clinics in Georgia elementary schools; therefore, this study examined key characteristics of an elementary school clinic in order to determine the importance of each design…

Schools without Walls (SWW) is an alternative college preparatory program within the District of Columbia Public School System that provides a student-centered environment that maximizes integrative, interactive, and experiential learning with the framework of the humanities. This document is intended to serve as the basis for the design of new…

This document presents the San Diego Unified School District's specifications for planning and designing a new middle school. Information on district parameters, a vision plan, curriculum and instruction concepts, community functions, aesthetic and flexibility considerations, and activity areas are included, as well as summaries of space…

The specifications outlined in this document provide a basis for addressing facilities needs at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, Vermont. An introduction describes the school's current facilities and need for improvement and discusses the educational program to be housed, the school's philosophy/mission, goals for the educational…

An Educational Specification Committee was convened to determine the design specifications required for a new K-5 (and temporarily 6-8 grade) elementary school in Roseville, California's Dry Creek District. This report, the result of the committee's efforts, examines school room specifications for each grade level and administrative area.…

Gives ideas on how to incorporate a teacher professional center, a learning resources center, and an early education center into existing school facilities. (Author/DN)

Discusses the importance of knowing the psychological environment of individuals in order to plan effective social change. (SB)

The Science building at the University of California at Santa Cruz, was originally designed as an engineering educational facility, but when completed emerged as a combination of School of Applied Sciences and administration. (Author/MF)

The effectiveness of open space depends on the richness of materials and experiences that are available within any large space. Open plan furnishings should provide the element of choice -- from critical-concentration carrels to comfy beanbag chairs, from group-study roundtables to stretched-out carpet projects''. (Author)

A recent study outlines the environmental prerequisites for a successful day care center. (Author)

An in-depth analysis of an annotated bibliography on the development of design methodology and applied design methods in architecture and environmental design. (Author/MF)

Building on air rights is not just a matter of putting one building on top of another to save money; two New York architects discuss their experiences and opinions. (Author)

Surveyed are 53 techniques for measuring human physical characteristics and emotional responses in the belief that problems should be solved on the basis of what is good for people.'' (BL)

Discusses the reasons why conventional classroom facilities won't work for continuing education. Illustrates how one continuing education center was designed and built and suggests how flexibility can be built into a facility without the use of movable partitions. (DN)