Putting buildings underground can result in significant energy savings, prevent environmental damage, and preserve valuable open space. (Author/MLF)

Four projects were assigned to final year civil engineering undergraduates in a course on structural steel design. The projects involved the design, construction, and testing of two columns and two trusses. (TS)

An extension of the concept of scale is proposed whereby through perceptual experiences a relationship is achieved between the physical properties of the environment and the sensory responses of man. (Author)

The marriage between the method, theory, and content of traditional architectural education and the social sciences is discussed. It is suggested that the architecture student, the profession, and the social scientists need to work cooperatively in the teaching of architecture in the context of the design studio. (MLW)

Some quantitative methods are illustrated that might be used to select design elements that are appropriate year-round and matched to the annual climate profile, and, in addition, to apportion architectural and mechanical strategies so that they complement one another. (Author/MLF)

Architectural energy analysis assesses the effects of architectural design decisions on the overall energy performance of buildings. Models and computers are utilized. (Author/MLF)

Much of the destruction labeled vandalism is a consequence of thoughtless design and therefore avoidable in the planning stage. Presented are a redefinition of vandalism, a discussion of administrative programs, and a review of the literature. (Author/MLF)

Two open plan schools were compared with two schools of traditional architecture so that the relationship between the building design and the program could be examined. (Author/MLF)

Sixteen students, aged eleven to fifteen, from Colorado Academy, near Denver, spent 18 days in China in March, 1977, devoting much of their time to a study of education there. The purpose of the expedition was to compare and contrast educational experiences and circumstances during the intermediate years of education. (Editor/RK)

The author integrates disparate bodies of literature and draws implications for the psychology of instruction and physical environment design. (VW)

Architecture uses both aesthetic and scientific research concepts in developing of modern advances. The program at the University of Sydney is discussed in terms of its uses of physical models, environmental studies, energy studies, and mathematical models and is presented as a model for relating the aesthetic and scientific. (JMF)

Describes the design philosophy of an architect who remodels and builds public libraries. Reviews the author's work on the Cohoes Public Library (New York) and the Saratoga Springs Public Library (New York). Discusses how architects create memorable public buildings by reading about and understanding sites, by working closely with communities, and…

This report describes studies on natural air motion induced in wide-span educational buildings. It includes a discussion on the influence of air motion indoors on various factors such as the span of buildings, orientation in relation to outdoor wind, open spaces such as courtyards, plan form, semi-partitions, external projections, adjacent…