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Fowler, Charles W. – American School and University, 1975
A DeKalb, Illinois, school district involved students and community members in passing a bond tax rate and in school planning. An old hospital converted into an administrative center produces rental income. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Bond Issues, Building Conversion, Community Support
Graves, Ben E. – American School and University, 1978
An outline of planning practices that result in better schools. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Community Involvement, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Specifications
Reed, Charles P.; Schonbak, Judith – American School and University, 1983
Computer-aided design provides managers a means of visualizing and interrelating the components of a comprehensive facilities management system. Composites of any combination of transparent overlays can be viewed, stored, and viewed again for ongoing management. Classroom space planning and many other uses are cited. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administration, Building Operation, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs
Graves, Ben E. – American School and University, 1985
Representatives from North Carolina shared with other members of the Interstate School Building Service a systematic approach to school closure that includes analysis of facility physical condition and useful pupil capacity, current and projected enrollment, cost of operation, transportation responsibilities, racial balance, alternate uses, and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Brubeck, Thomas; Vanston, A. Rorke – American School and University, 1972
A recent study outlines the environmental prerequisites for a successful day care center. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Design Requirements, Environmental Influences
American School and University, 1972
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, Exercise (Physiology)
American School and University, 1972
Design Experiences concerning science facility building costs, occupational safety, and pollution control. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Electromechanical Technology, Facility Planning, Laboratory Safety
American School and University, 1977
Systems design, modularity, and prefabrication help speed construction of a megastructure for 8,000 students. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Systems, Community Colleges, Higher Education
King, Jonathan – American School and University, 1975
Architects for a new student-housing project at the State University of New York at Brockport used System III, a French industrialized building system, to create a humanistic, low-rise apartment village, while shortening project delivery time and markedly cutting construction costs. (JG)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, College Housing, Design Build Approach
Miller, Richard Paul – American School and University, 1975
Discusses the need for school buildings that are flexible and adaptable to any educational situation, rather than rigidly "self-contained" or rigidly "open." Such buildings are not tied to any educational fad that may become unfashionable, and they can accommodate many educational approaches, as well as noneducational uses. (JG)
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Graves, Ben E. – American School and University, 1984
This article reviews recommendations on policies for leasing surplus school space made during the Council of Educational Facility Planners/International conference. A case study presentation of a Seattle district's use of lease agreements is summarized. (MJL)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Educational Administration, Educational Facilities, Facility Planning
American School and University, 1976
A four-year, $8,000,000 renovation program has expanded and upgraded facilities at Boston University. (MLF)
Descriptors: Athletic Fields, Auditoriums, Building Conversion, College Housing
American School and University, 1974
The first phase of Penn Valley Community College at Kansas City, Missouri, reflects the master plan directives -- provide harmony with the environment and an atmosphere conducive to student faculty interaction. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Awards, Building Innovation, Campus Planning, Community Colleges
American School and University, 1973
Illustrated article describing an educational park facility designed to make each student proud to identify with his chosen trade, to understand its relevancy in a cooperative effort, and to realize its importance to the community -- through the use of bold color and supergraphics.'' (Author/EA)
Descriptors: Career Education, Color Planning, Educational Parks, Interior Design
Jenkins, William A.; Shoaf, Lawrence G. – American School and University, 1973
Discusses nine of the most serious limitations of the office landscape concept: status screens, noise level, privacy problem, hazard control, security, unjustifiable changes, thermal environment, storage, and future planning. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Facility Planning, Flexible Facilities, Interior Design
