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)…

Step-by-step procedures are given for the development of construction plans, including: instructions for the initial site survey and report, schematic drawings, preliminary drawings, working drawings, the construction period, and the use of the recommended specification form. Construction standards are specified for numerous building constituents…

This report explores the feasibility of physically and educationally updating 31 of San Francisco's vintage schools by studying three of them in depth and applying the concepts and unit costs thereby developed to the remaining 28. Diagrammatic layouts and photographs accompany the facility analyses. The approaches to updating suggested in the…

This booklet was conceived and developed in response to the many questions asked of the AIA about architects and architecture by those contemplating a construction project. Questions answered concern reasons for retaining an architect, selection of an architect, methods of paying an architect, client responsibility, the building design process,…

The building planning policies and suggestions of the University of Chicago focus on three types of goals: conservation of resources; innovation in restructuring the internal environment to improve the functioning of existing facilities and to obtain maximum benefit from new buildings; and the maintenance of both design quality and continuity.…

Offers a selection process through which a school district will have a better chance of selecting an architect who can best assist their specific building program. (Author/MLF)

The cooperative arrangement of a public agency, Columbia College, and a private builder to construct student housing is described, including legal and college/district requirements. One critical need for planning involves the college's use of student housing during the summer. (MLW)

Public colleges and universities are seeking the authority to issue millions of dollars' worth of bonds to pay for construction projects. These requests are emerging as one of the major higher-education issues in legislative sessions this year. (MLW)

In 1997, the Congressional subcommittee responsible for oversight of schools in the District of Columbia asked for information regarding school roof repairs in the District. The subsequent report to that committee is presented. It focuses on the availability of funds to repair roofs, and it offers plans for roof repair in 1998. Although sufficient…

At Boston State College, a class in metropolitan studies became a student-faculty research team for the institution's master planning. (Author)

Some advice to administrators involved in building or renovating school buildings. (Author/MLF)

Discusses some of the principal issues that will be faced by academic library building planners in the present period. Issues discussed include the use of community surveys in the planning process; factors affecting the decision to expand or replace facilities; guidelines for determining facility requirements; and building program documentation.…

Presents statistics for construction activities in academic and public libraries for new buildings, additions, and renovations for July 1, 1994, to June 30, 1995, and a six-year cost summary for 1990-95. Determines that library administrators have found that it is more economical to renovate and add on than to start new construction. Also provides…

Presents statistics on public and academic library construction for new buildings, as well as for additions and renovations. Information is provided on funding sources, costs, size, book capacity, and seating capacity. A directory of architects, numerous photographs, and a list of buildings in progress are also included. (LRW)