Sources for biographical information in architecture, art, music, theater, and drama held by the Arkansas University library are listed. Directories, encyclopedias, biographies, bibliographies, and handbooks covering the national and international spectrum are organized by topic, and include some works in French and German. Full bibliographic…

This paper presents a chronicle of the Division of Engineering Design Graphics of the American Society for Engineering Education from 1920 through 1976. (CP)

A discussion of traditional approaches to design forms the basis for the presentation of a methodology for architectural design. In particular, the sequence of analysis-synthesis-evaluation is given as being indicative of most design approaches. Variations of this sequence are examined and the importance of correctly ordering parts of any…

Students can develop appropriate understandings, skills, and attitudes pertaining to architecture from diverse countries and areas in the world. Article suggested relevant objectives in developing a course on architecture and recommended principles of learning for greater student awareness. (Author/RK)

De-architecturization is art about architecture, a catalyst suggesting that public art does not have to respond to formalist doctrine; but rather, may evolve from the informational reservoirs of the city environment, where phenomenology and structure become the fabric of its existence. (Author/RK)

Develops a phenomenological perspective of silence and illustrates its principles through a study of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, discussing the memorial as an architectural instance of object-silence. Suggests that the meanings individuals find at the memorial can be distinguished in terms of various public signs of understanding that…

Special learning environments for severely handicapped students can seldom be justified. Specially designed and often extravagantly costly physical space, which does not provide adequate opportunity for the generalization of functional skills to unmodified settings, should be viewed skeptically. The use of natural environments, without expensive…

Reviews the interrelationships between concrete poetry, industrial design and the plastic arts over the past fifteen years to illustrate the sort of team work necessary if poets are to have an active voice in our contemporary society. (Author/HOD)

Current National Parks Service's design policy is summarized and the manner in which this policy produces national park transportation, planning, visitor center siting, architecture, preservation, and exhibits, is detailed. Organizations lobbying for better parks are listed. (BT)

This document presents a sample request for proposal that Arizona school districts can use when requesting architectural services, from the general request requirements to response information and signature sheet. General proposal requirements cover such areas as information on special terms and conditions, the scope of architectural services…

The urban housetype and attitudes towards the urban housetype are used to illustrate the concentric zone model and to shed some light on such zonal concepts as the inner city and suburban ring. (Author)

The simple, painless way of easing secondary school students into the more verbal and conceptual aspects of art is through the study of architecture. (Author/CB)