Describes how one crowded elementary school was able to double its size and modernize its facility at low cost. (Author/DN)

Preplanning buildings for easy upkeep may cost more not but cut custodial costs later. (Author/JN)

The design, layout, and orientation of sports facilities should be planned, and sites selected, so that the majority of the players will not be affected by the direct rays of the sun. (JD)

The needs of women in relation to their race and class are examined; a warning is made that professional women in planning must be sensitive to these differences in needs. (DT)

Describes two new design ideas -- a combination study carrel-locker for use in high schools and a geodesic dome made of transparent vinyl for housing ping pong games in densely populated activity area on a college campus. (DN)

Proposes 18 key planning and design principles for quality child care facilities. The principles are based on empirical research, consulting on 40 child care centers around the United States, and visiting another 100 innovative facilities throughout northern Europe and Canada. Eleven drawings and 16 citations are included. (MLF)

There are four elements in every meeting: the program, the communicators, administrative work, and the facility. Facility design should respond to the findings of environmental psychology. Environment is a primary force in helping the meeting attendee to reprogram into a problem solving and learning mode. (MW)

Raleigh County (West Virginia) Vocational Technical Center is strongly committed to the importance of total student development as well as to the responsibility of vocational instruction. These commitments are clearly reflected in the architectural planning for the new educational center. (Author/MW)

This seminar and workbook are designed to aid librarians in planning and designing attractive and efficient libraries in light of the changing technologies of the 1980s. It is based on the premise that the electronic revolution of the 1980s will cause substantial changes in the work force, work processes, and the nature of physical layouts of…

This book provides information that will help in purchasing the kind of food service equipment most useful in any given facility. Hence, it should be of value to architects, contractors, administrators, dietitians, managers, and others involved in remodeling a facility, replacing equipment, and/or improving the efficiency of food service…

Citizen involvement in the decisionmaking process affecting the traditions and physical form of their community is an excellent resource for planners and architects. Outlines steps for citizen involvement. (Author/MLF)

In the introduction or expansion of art facilities in individual schools, there is a general movement away from the single, multipurpose art room concept. More consideration is being given to the variety of functions that the area must accommodate, adequate working space, separate storage areas, and more display facilities. This booklet contains…

Air structures have developed through a number of significant stages: military applications, conventional standard air structures (the "bubbles"), exhibition structures, and permanent building applications. With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, additional ceiling clearance for…

Major challenges for recreation facility planning in an age of increasing costs are reviewed with emphasis on the need to combine imagination and technology to produce environmentally-sensitive, energy-efficient, aesthetically pleasing recreation designs. Major planning considerations are: operational efficiency, greater facility use,…