In planning the first building of a proposed $80 million facility, Florida International University combined the classical open-space design with some modern cost-cutting measures. (Editor/PG)

Ten units in higher education employing computer techniques which used a key measure relecting the relative degree of flexibility available to an institution for scheduling its instructional program are reported upon. Other measures which have been employed are described in the form of a short history of space utilization in higher education and…

Data regarding the utilization of instructional space, including laboratories and physical education rooms, are reported in three sections--(1) space utilization by resident day classes only as of Fall 1968, (2) space utilization by resident evening classes only as of Fall 1968, and (3) a comparison of the Fall 1967 and Fall 1968 data for resident…

IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A PHYSICAL PLANT PROGRAM WHICH WOULD REMEDY THE PRESENT DEFICIENCIES OF THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AT WILSON COLLEGE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY INDICATE THE IMPLICATIONS OF HIGHER ENROLLMENT LEVELS, A PLANNING PROJECT USING A CONSULTANT FIRM WAS INSTITUTED. THE AREAS OF INVESTIGATION PRESENTED IN THE ANALYSIS WERE AS FOLLOWS--(1)…

The facilities inventory to be conducted with the guidance of this manual is designed to obtain and to keep updated a campus-by-campus, building-by-building, room-by-room physical facilities inventory. The utilization study is designed to assemble, record, and analyze instructional room use information. The manual defines and describes each area…

Results are presented from a study of classroom and class laboratory space utilization at the University of Washington. The report is limited to space used for direct instruction in regularly scheduled classes in all disciplines except medicine, dentistry, and nursing; classes given during the day and evening are included. It does not include…

Findings are presented of inventory and space utilization studies encompassing the facilities at 105 of the institutions of higher education in North Carolina. Information is given regarding--(1) building characteristics, (2) interior space characteristics, and (3) utilization of instructional space. The majority of the data is presented in…

Asserts that campus space needs could be remedied by moving centrally located service delivery organizations, such as fleet vehicle maintenance facilities. Describes the process of operational and space needs assessment; this process provides information that enables architects to plan for appropriate adjacencies, correct space allocation, and…

Speeches at this workshop on the construction and utilization of physical facilities on the college campus include the following--(1) academic planning and educational specifications, (2) space utilization and planning for expansion, (3) the role of the architect in facility planning, (4) federal participation in academic facilities, and (5)…

An approach to campus planning and renewal during declining enrollment is described. The process uses computer programing to integrate seven factors: building suitability to program, schedule, existing commitments, cost, effect on general use spaces, campus planning compatibility, and disturbance of current assignments of units not in the study.…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL IS TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR SYSTEMATICALLY PROGRAMMING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL PLANT AND LAND TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF AN INSTITUTION UNDER A SPECIFIED SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THE MANUAL IS ORGANIZED INTO SIX BROAD ELEMENTS--(1) ACTIVITY LEVELS OF ENROLLMENT, INSTRUCTIONAL WORKLOADS AND STAFF REQUIREMENTS, (2)…

A survey of existing facilities and a projection of academic facility needs for state-supported and private institutions of higher education in Arkansas. Data are presented concerning physical facilities available, the condition of these facilities, and their present utilization. In addition to the utilization study, the report contains a…

The problems and future requirements related to transportation on the Purdue University, Lafayette campus, are examined. After identifying a central academic zone, future requirements are estimated related to the pedestrian circulation system, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, parking facilities, and mass transportation systems in the zone. A number…

An evaluative study of the University of Cincinnati stadium site shows its potential with relation to the existing campus. Conclusions and recommendations concerning its future utilization are presented, based upon consideration of the following--(1) basic university planning policies, (2) assets and liabilities of the site, (3) the decision to…

The references included were drawn from the documents received and processed to date by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, and are organized into the following sections--(1) procedures for making facilities and space utilization studies, (2) uses of the computer for facility and space requirements, (3) facilities inventory…