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)

A psychologist extends the logic of learning to imaginative conclusions. (Editor)

A model structure for organization and management in the building process, with special reference to tendering procedures--management of the relations between two or more operators of the building process. (Author)

A system of yoking literature and industrial design to provide insights into both disciplines individually and to explore potential benefits of cross-fertilization. (Author/GB)

Provides a capsule history of the school building systems concept, and describes some of the projects currently employing the concept. (JF)