Browsing Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books by Issue Date
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Form/Space and the Language of Architecture
(1974-01-01)An analysis of the perception and meaning of architecture and urban design from a Gestalt point of view. The report looks at meanings associated with architecture and relates these to a visual grammar that can be used to ... -
Buildings in Use Study
(1975-01-01)Results of a two-year post-occupancy evaluation of four elementary schools in Columbus, Indiana, all designed by nationally prominent architects. Two of the schools contained traditional classrooms and two utilized open ... -
Case Studies of Child Play Areas and Child Support Facilities
(1978-08-01)Results of a post-occupancy evaluation of child care centers and outdoor play environments. This report covers 50 children's environments around the U.S. and Canada, and is based on the results of facility inventories, ... -
Recommendations for Child Play Areas
(1979-01-01)Design guide for the planning, programming and design of children's outdoor play environments. Includes 75 patterns for a range of children's play areas imbedded in a tiered park system and in conjunction with recreation, ... -
Mainstreaming the Handicapped: A Design Guide
(1979-01-01)A design guide for mainstreaming handicapped children in educational facilities. Based on a user-oriented programming process and existing research literature, 18 design principles are advanced for helping physically ... -
The Small Public Library: Design Guide, Site Selection, and Design Case Study
(1980-12-01)A design guide based on available empirical data and expert opinion on user behavior in and around small public libraries. Includes a site selection analysis and a sample design case study for a community in southeastern ... -
Theater Facility Impact Study, Volume 1: Theater Facilities: Guidelines and Strategies
(1981-01-01)This report formulates guidelines and strategies for the creation of regional theater facilities. This study creates a typology for a new building type based on the programmatic desires of regional theater as it has evolved ... -
The Neighborhood’s Catalogue: Lower East Side Planning and Design File
(1981-01-01)This catalogue was designed to support the process of slow redevelopment over time, combined with conservation of diverse social and historical continuity and the exploration of new land and building uses. The catalogue ... -
Anatomy of a Competition: Urban Design for Milwaukee’s Lakefront
(1982-01-01)This study explores the professional ideas and attitudes reflected in 140 entries to the 1980 Milwaukee Lakefront International Design Competition. Design ideas are evaluated and recommendations made for using the best ... -
Public Space Design in Museums
(1982-05-01)A manual which provides architects and museum professionals with information about visitor behavior, programming, and building design for art and natural history museums. Describes design principles that can improve the ... -
A Comparison of the Application to Architecture of the Ecological and Gestalt Approaches to Visual Perception
(1984-01-01)This research is a comparison of two psychological theories of visual perception, Gestalt Theory and an Ecological Theory developed by J. J. Gibson, with two theories of architectural composition, theories developed by the ... -
Assessment of Land-Use Impacts of Highways in Small Urban Areas
(1985-07-01)Evaluating existing techniques for assessing the secondary land-use impacts of highway projects on small communities, three promising techniques were applied to case studies in Wausau, Eau Claire, Sheboygan, and Wisconsin ... -
Museums and Children: A Design Guide
(1985-09-01)The goals of this applied research project were to identify important issues and related design implications through the study of children's museums. Research methods included case studies, literature reviews, and interviews ... -
Design Guidelines for Montessori Schools
(1987-01-01)The purpose of this thesis is to provide architects, designers, and teachers with design guidelines they must be aware of when designing for the child's environment necessary to enhance the Montessori method of teaching. ... -
Blurring Boundaries: Socio-Spatial Consequences of Working at Home
(1987-01-01)This report looks at a cross-section of professional home workers in various occupations, both self-employed and corporate-employed. It identifies patterns of divergent activities within the home and assesses their success ... -
The Integration of the Highway and Landform
(1988-01-01)This research stresses the artistic potential of the roadway through the introduction of formal design elements. Using landscape, median, spanning, roadway and enclosure within highway planning and design, the design ... -
Space Architecture: Lunar Base Scenarios
(1988-01-01)A study of design alternatives for a lunar base settlement. The research explores the lunar environment requirements, program development, goal identification and processes involved in lunar design solutions. The report ... -
Density Measures and Their Relation to Urban Form
(1988-06-01)The relationship between density and urban form is explored using four dwelling types: Single family detached housing, row housing, low-rise garden apartments and high-rise apartments. Ninety-nine typical site layouts of ... -
The Cities of James Duane Doty
(1989-01-01)A monograph documenting the numerous cities designed by James Duane Doty during the period 1824-57. Reproductions of many original drawings are accompanied by analysis and interpretation of the design work. A synopsis of ... -
Improving the Law Office: Principles for Design
(1989-03-01)This report describes an applied research, translation and design application project. Information about the law offices was gathered and transformed into fifteen critical design principles. The format and approach leading ...