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Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities is a one-stop source for the essential information architects, engineers, and facility planners need to fast-start the design process. In this book, award-winning architect and planner David Neuman, along with an impressive list of industry-leading contributors, addresses a broad scope of essential issues concerning campus architecture, including such sweeping advancements as distance learning facilities, technology-driven research laboratories, and electronically enhanced dormitories. Dozens of successful projects by a variety of designers are showcased, bringing to life in-depth material on such topics as cultural centers (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates); libraries and learning centers (Moore Ruble Yudell); teaching buildings and professional schools (Robert A.M. Stern Architects); science teaching and research buildings (Ellenzweig Associates); social and support facilities (Kieran Timberlake Associates); athletics and recreation facilities (Sasaki Associates); sustainability (Foster and Partners); and housing (Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis).
This indispensable guide:
- Asks and answers twenty questions that frequently arise in the early phases of a project commission
- Provides project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details
- Includes design guidelines for a variety of college and university building projects, from new construction to renovations and additions
This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves architects and facility planners countless hours of research. Engineering consultants will also find in this volume a wealth of information to help them tackle college and university building commissions of all kinds.
Synopsis
* Content ranges from isolated bucolic environments to large urban environments.
* Includes many building types such as dormitories, classrooms, and research facilities.
* Covers sweeping changes such as distance learning facilities, technology-driven research laboratories, and electronically enhanced dormitories.
* Contributing industry leaders include Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, Kieren Timberlake, Ruble Yudell, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Ellenzweig Associates, and many others.
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Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
Synopsis
The fastest way to straighten out the learning curve on specialized design projects
"The series is welcome . . . By providing recent buildings as examples, supported with
technical information and charts of design criteria, these books attempt to bridge the gap between theory and practice."
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Building Type Basics books provide architects with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized facilities. In each volume, leading national figures in the field address the key questions that shape the early phases of a project commission. The answers to these questions provide instant information in a convenient, easy-to-use format. The result is an excellent, hands-on reference that puts critical information at your fingertips.
Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities provides in-depth information that is essential to initiate designs for a variety of building projectsfrom new construction to renovations and additionson a diverse range of college and university campuses, from isolated rural environments to large urban settings. Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details, this book combines highly illustrative, specialized material from industry leaders with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.
About the Author
DAVID J. NEUMAN, FAIA, is the University Architect and Associate Vice Provost for Planning at Stanford University. His campus plans, historic preservation projects, and individual building and landscape designs have earned him more than sixty national, state, and regional awards.
STEPHEN A. KLIMENT, FAIA (Series Founder and Editor), is an architectural journalist and an adjunct professor at the City College of New York. He was chief editor of Architectural Record from 1990 to 1996.
Table of Contents
Preface (S. Kliment).
Acknowledgments.
1. Campus Planning (D. Neuman).
2. The New University and Sustainability: Recent Case Studies (D. Nelson).
3. Libraries/Learning Centers (J. Ruble & M. Yudell).
4. Academic Buildings and Professional Schools (G. Wyatt).
5. Science Teaching and Research Facilities (M. Lauber).
6. Housing (C. Davis).
7. Athletics and Recreation Facilities (R. Viklund).
8. Social and Support Facilities (J. Timberlake).
9. Cultural Centers (J. Gath & D. Waters).
Bibliography and References.
Index.