In Sync: Environmental Behavior Research and the Design of Learning Spaces
by Lennie Scott-Webber
Clearly, space affects learning behavior. Yet even in this new Knowledge Age, designers go back constantly to familiar Agrarian and Industrial Age learning space models. For the past decade, SCUPer Lennie Scott-Webber  has worked assiduously to comb through the latest behavioral and sociological research relating to how people interact with the built environment. She's taken what used to "sit on shelves in the ivory halls of academe" and has applied it to the physical design of interior learning spaces. Her work, shared in this elegant book with clear and over-sized diagrams and charts, establishes five different archetypal environments that support knowledge sharing:
• Environments for Delivering Knowledge;
• Environments for Applying Knowledge;
• Environments for Creating Knowledge;
• Environments for Communication Knowledge; and
• Environments for Decision Making.
There's more to classroom design than simply considering what technology to put into the classroom. Designers and clients, whether in education or the corporate world, will each
enjoy the way existing environmental/behavior research can be applied to the thoughtful consideration of these archetypes, either standing alone or used in combinations to create
rich, interactive learning spaces.
$40 member
$50 nonmember
SCUP 2004
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The Non-Architect's Guide to Major Capital Projects
Planning, Designing, and Delivering New Buildings
by Phillip S. Waite
The book is an outgrowth of Waite's popular SCUP workshops and webcast. In his preface, Waite explains that "[N]on-architects are often placed in positions of leadership or
responsibility in a capital project process. Administrators, managers, and academics, while no doubt experts within their own specialties, often have little or no training to
prepare them for a role in a major capital project. The purpose of this book is to provide the non-architect with a broad framework of understanding in the steps, phases, and
sequence of planning, designing, and delivering a capital project."
Although written focused on the higher education environment, the lessons to be learned from this book are as pertinent in the K—12 and corporate world as they are in
the realm of colleges and universities. In addition to appealing to "non-architects," this book should also appeal to architects who (a) may wish to understand what those
non-architects are learning from this book and (b) may wish to purchase for distribution to clients or potential clients as part of the information process.
Table of Contents
Foreward
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1
The Pre-Design Planning Process
Introduction
Establishing the Project Planning Committee
Project Orientation:
Strategic Initiatives
Master Planning
Aging Physical Plant
Natural Disasters
Federal Initiatives
State/System Initiatives
Private Donors
Institutional or Program Growth
Coordinating Policy with Physical Development
Establishing the Need/Opportunity
Feasibility Studies
Facility Studies
Benchmarking
Programming
Products of Programming
Understanding Gross vs. Net Square Feet
Building Efficiency Ratio
The Project Budget
The Construction Budget
The Owner's Budget
Owner's Fees
Owner's Costs
Furnishings, Fixtures, and Equipment
Contingencies
Inflation
Establishing the Budget
Project Schedules
Pre-Design Process Conclusion
Chapter 2
The Design Process
RFP/RFQ
Background
Scope Description
Minimum Qualifications
Fee Basis
Schedule
Proposal Evaluation
Selecting a Consultant
The Consultant's Viewpoint
Shortlisting Firms
Interviews
Post-Interview Debriefing
Negotiating Contracts
Schematic Design
Input, Review, and Decision Authority
Products of Schematic Design
Adjacency Matrix
Circulation Diagrams
Bubble Diagrams
Concept Diagrams
Building Diagrams
Massing Models/Study Models
Reviewing Schematic Design
Final SD Review and Budget Recommendation
Design Development
Refining the Plan and the Budget
Products of the Design Development Stage
Construction Documents
Specifications
Bid Packages
Final Cost Estimates
Chapter 3
Services in Construction Administration
Services Provided Before Construction
Bidding Assistance
Bidding
The Base Bid
Add Alternatives
Contract Award
Notice to Proceed
Services in Construction Administration During Construction
Site Visits
Submittal Services
Testing and Inspection
Change Orders
Requests for Information
Interpretations and Decisions
Project Closeout
Final Payments
Construction Delivery Methodologies
Introduction
Design/Bid/Build
Design/Build
Construction Manager
Construction Management/General Contractor
Building Commissioning
Agency Commissioning
Contractor Commissioning
Third-Party Commissioning
Conclusion
End Notes
Glossary
Appendices
Appendix A Understanding Design Documents
Appendix B Annotated Bibliography and Recommended Reading List
Appendix C AIA Defined Services
$32 member
$40 nonmember
SCUP 2005
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