Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities

by Neuman, David J.

• ISBN13: 9780471439639
• ISBN10: 0471439630
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-21
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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."-Oculus 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 Research Laboratories provides the essential information needed to initiate designs for government, academic, and private research laboratories. Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details, it combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, energy, cost, and safety issues that are unique to research laboratories with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.

Author Biography

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. <p> N 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.