The Savoy Elementary School Modernization and Co-Location project is designed to meet a number of important goals for Washington, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and the District of Columbia. It will improve the teaching and learning conditions for Savoy Elementary School so that they are in excellent condition, can support a high quality curriculum,…

Like their baby-boomer parents, the echo-boom generation is reshaping the college and university landscape. At 80 million strong, this group of children and young adults born between 1980 and 1995 now is flooding the college and university system, spurring a college building boom. According to Campus Space Crunch, a Hillier Architecture survey of…

The persons and groups who held lead roles in the development of an electricity generating plant near Craig, Colorado, and/or aided in problem solving activities are the concerns of this examination of boomtown studies in which field theory is employed as a framework for assessing Craig's community structure characteristics. The usefulness of…

Do you plan or hope to build a new school or renovate an old one? Practical guidelines for exerting leadership during facilities planning are provided here. (Editor)

Many principals' offices are less attractive and functional than they could be if certain simple guidelines were followed. This article suggests ways of designing and equipping office space for maximum benefits. (Editor)

Advantages, disadvantages, and mistakes to avoid are outlined. (Author)

The Student Union at Oklahoma State University is constantly working to expand its services to students. Services offered include: a flower shop, souvenir and gift shop, a sweet shop, parking garage, and a paperback book store. (PG)

Descriptions are given of the background and the careers of a woman architect, an environmental psychologist, and an architect/planner. (DT)

The real potential of the Council of Educational Facility Planners as a worldwide organization is the willingness of members to share experience and information, and move together towards the development of a philosophy of planning and design that adds to and takes from the experience of individual members, regions, and countries. (Author)

This document provides information to assist with preparing a preliminary facility plan for construction of municipal sewage treatment works. The text describes the requirements in the applicable laws and regulations and suggests a planning process by which they can be met. (CS)

The booklet is designed to aid school administrators, vocational directors, and teacher coordinators to better determine equipment needs, classroom layouts, and room locations for distributive education (DE) students. The results of two surveys provided the data on which the suggestions are based. The first obtained responses from the DE…

This report of the conference on low-cost sports halls, sponsored by the Council of Europe, is divided into two sections: technical studies and conclusions. The introduction to the report provides an overview of the long-term program of the Council of Europe with regard to sport for all and a discussion of multipurpose sports halls. Sociocultural,…

A description of television facilities that were planned several years ago, but recently implemented, at Sevenoaks School in Great Britain. (HB)

The design of a particular low-cost structure which houses agribusiness programs is presented. It is a cable supported, stressed membrane, relocatable enclosure. (EC)