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Something More Than Functional Space . . . A Place to Be and A Place to Remember
American School and University, 1976
A glass and steel space frame links the Wilson Commons triangular brick towers that house about 80 percent of the student activity areas. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Glass Walls, Higher Education
Activism in Concrete: Student Union, San Francisco State University
Progressive Architecture, 1978
The San Francisco State University Student Union is a futurist design of two steel space-frame pyramids. Each contains a stairway leading to four partial floors that diminish in size as the pyramid tapers. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Higher Education, State Universities, Structural Building Systems
To Top It Off: Wood, Steel or Space Frames
Modern Schools, 1977
Roof and ceiling systems combine function with flexibility and provide new ideas to "top off" a school building. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Modular Building Design, Roofing, School Construction
1961-1968 New Construction Report.
National Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges, Richmond, IN. – 1968
137 NAPPA colleges and universities provided data for this summary. Projects are summarized by thirteen building classifications. Under each classification the following information headings are used--(1) name of institution, (2) project completion date, (3) gross square feet, (4) net assignable area, (5) construction costs, (6) number of stories,…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Auditoriums, Classrooms, Comparative Analysis
A SCHOOL FOR ALL SEASONS.
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BERGQUIST, ROBERT – 1966
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES A HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA INCORPORATING FLEXIBILITY TO ACOMMODATE ALMOST ANY FORESEEABLE EDUCATIONAL CHANGE. STUDENTS MOVE IN THE MIDST OF A COMPACT ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ALMOST EVERY SQUARE FOOT OF SPACE IS USABLE ACADEMIC SPACE. EACH DEPARTMENT SUBCOURT COMPLEX IS SITUATED SO AS TO BRING ALL STUDENTS INTO SOME CONTACT WITH…
Descriptors: Controlled Environment, Curriculum Development, Economics, Educational Change
New Ideas for School Construction.
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Producers' Council, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1965
Present educators, architects, engineers, and building product manufacturers with a medium of common interest for discussion of mutual school construction problems, objectives, needs, ideas, capabilities and limitations. Contents include--(1) modern wood construction, (2) school room in a steel mill, (3) masonry in new school design, (4) the…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Construction Materials, Doors, Educational Facilities Design