The myriad and complex health and safety needs of a college or university campus are discussed. Consideration is given to the demands of fire prevention, accident prevention, food service standards, and the mental and physical well-being of students, faculty, and staff. Structural and architectural concerns of the well-designed campus are…

Minnesota's bookstore is housed in an award-winning underground building designed to save energy and space while providing scenery. It includes vaulted ceilings, slanted windows, a recessed courtyard, platforms, mezzanines, and plants growing in bookcases. A solar energy unit supported by a federal grant is incorporated in the design. (LBH)

The approach described is used at the University of Michigan at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in architecture to implement teaching materials regarding designing for the elderly. It uses lecture series, experiential field exercises, direct input to designer studios, and elective courses on the elderly. (LBH)

MIT research work has expanded into the design studio setting as a result of the Curriculum Project of the Gerontological Society. A classification method for screening the literature on design needs for the elderly and a set of daily-life scenarios help in current design education. (LBH)

Working on an eight-week design problem for a Senior Center in Phoenix, 52 environmental planning students participated in a Gerontological Society-sponsored project to introduce aging content and assess the usefulness to designers of various sources of information. (LBH)

This study at Kansas State University explored how the different educational contexts provided by two alternate design studio structures might influence students' ultilization of environment/aging research. (LBH)

Students in two college departments--child and family development and horticulture--worked together to develop an outdoor play environment for children. The processes used to gain insight into the nature and needs of children at play are discussed. (DF)

A brief review of shortcomings of commercially available computer assisted instruction (CAI) programs, is followed by a description of Wordsworth II, a sophisticated interactive CAI program written at Michigan Technological University for teaching English composition. Criteria met by each of the program's eight process-based modules are discussed…

Develops a case supporting the claim that the objectives of the work in most of the public affairs careers entered by psychologists can be served as well, possibly better, by a mix of skills and knowledges in a general program that requires less than MA or PhD preparation in psychology and more of other areas of learning. (Author/AM)

Since physical environment has such a pronounced effect on mental attitude, all efforts should be made to create pleasant buildings. This can be done by paying attention to the views, colors, textures, greenery, art objects, inviting places for small group discussions, special features such as fireplaces and outdoor areas, etc. (Author/LBH)

Designing and remodeling educational facilities are becoming more complex with options that include computer-based collaboration, classrooms with multimedia podiums, conference centers, and workplaces with desktop communication systems. This book provides a collection of articles that address educational facility design categorized in the…

The new chemistry facility at the University of Akron, heralded as one of the safest chemistry buildings ever constructed, is described. Topics discussed include: preliminary planning, general building design, design of specific areas, and safety training for personnel. (BT)

Classifies sites on the World Wide Web according to purpose. Examines what metaphorical design has to offer Web site designers and details how principles of metaphorical design were applied to create a university Web site. Discusses technological limitations that influence design decisions and when metaphorical design might not suit a Web site.…

Discusses the role of academic libraries as campus meeting centers, highlighting the distinction between changing functional requirements that are addressed with space programming and the social and emotional needs of a community that are realized through the design of place. Offers examples of design ideas and recommendations for librarians and…

Suggests that distance education instructors need to understand and apply important instructional design elements in order to successfully fulfill their role as instructional designers. Reviews the most recent literature pertaining to designing instruction in distance education. Identifies some key instructional design elements for teaching at a…