3. Does this building, as planned, fit any special type of educational program? 4. Assume that the Board of Education at its next monthly meeting decides that it is unwise to place the shops and household arts room in the basement. At this time, the working drawings for the basement will already have been partially completed at considerable cost in drafting service. If a change is allowed by the architect, what expense should the Board of Education bear in addition to the contract fee already agreed upon? 5. Assume that at a subsequent meeting of the Board of Education, representatives of the industrial company request a reconsideration of the plans and present the cause of onestory buildings. Because of the influence of the company in the community, the Board of Education yields to the request and votes to have the architect change from the two-story and basement plan to a one-story plan with the idea of having the architect of the schoolhouse conform to the architectural housing plan developed by the company. The architect reports that the working drawings are practically complete and that the specifications are partially written. If the change is made, who should stand the loss? 6. The Board of Education presents a proposal for payment to the architect under the condition that the change is made. The architect rejects the proposal with a stipulation that if a different type of building is to be planned, a second fee must be paid in its entirety. What are the rights of the parties involved? BIBLIOGRAPHY Architect and His Commission. April, 1913. American School Board Journal, 46:8, 57, Architect's Charges. American School Board Journal, 47:17, 61, October, 1913. BRUCE, W. G. School Architecture: A Handy Manual for the Use of Architects and School Authorities. Johnson Service Co., 1906. (Revised 1910) DONOVAN, J. J. ET AL. School Architecture-Principles and Practices, pp. 33-34. Macmillan, 1921. Expert Advice Needed. American School Board Journal, 60:50-51, January, 1920. Let the Architect Beware! By a Western School Architect. American School Board Journal, 70:49-50, January; 51-52, February; 55–56, March; 135–36, 1925. PERKINS, D. H. What Service Should the School Architect Render the Board Beyond the Drawing of Plans and Supervising Construction? American School Board Journal, 67:64-65, 140, July, 1923. Schoolhouse Planning and Expert Architectural Service. American School Board Journal, 68:62, 138. April, 1924. TAYLOR, C. S. The Architect's Business Relations with School Boards. Architectural Forum, 37:91-94, August, 1922. PROBLEM 28 THE GRADE ASSIGNMENT OF ROOMS IN A NEW ELEMENTARY BUILDING Problem: In Lincoln, N. K., a twenty-four-classroom building is being built for elementary school purposes. The floor plans are being reviewed. The architect requests the superintendent to designate the rooms to be assigned to the various grades. The elementary school in this community includes the kindergarten and Grades 1 to 6 inclusive. Assignment 1. How would you proceed to answer the architect's request? 2. Of what importance is such a grade assignment before the completion of the building? What factors, if any, are affected? BIBLIOGRAPHY BONNER, H. R. A Study of the Changes in Age-Grade Status of 80 Cities Studied by Strayer in 1908. U. S. Bureau of Education, Bulletin, 1919, No. 90, pp. 222-321, Washington, D. C. DONOVAN, J. J. ET AL. School Architecture-Principles and Practices. Macmillan, 1921. STRAYER, G. D. AND ENGELHARDT, N. L. Standards for Elementary School Buildings. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1923. PROBLEM 29 THE WORKING DRAWINGS FOR A SCHOOL Problem: In the expenditure of $2,000,000 appropriated for new school buildings in the city of Gregory, N. K., the Board of Education has selected five local architects, each of whom has been assigned the task of planning a school. The assistant superintendent in charge of business affairs has undertaken to secure the standardization of the working drawings which the architects will submit. The assistant superintendent coöperating with the superintendent and the architects has made the following tentative specifications for these plans, using as a basis Hart's A Standard State Schoolhousing Code.1 These specifications have been presented to the Board of Education for perusal and approval. The important questions are raised as to: whether the detail set forth on these specifications would hamper the work of any architect; whether the architect's professional attitude should be relied upon to produce the essential plans in the detail required in each case; and whether the requirements of the specifications were not more severe than the customary architect's fee of six per cent warranted. SPECIFICATIONS AS TO FORM AND CONTENT OF FINAL PLANS General Requirements.-The required drawings shall include plot and floor plans, sections, elevations and details, together with complete plans for plumbing, heating and ventilating, and electric installations. Sec. 1. Plot Plans: The plot plan of site with the scale indicated on the drawing shall include: 1. The boundaries showing size and shape of site. 1 Hart, Frank W. A Standard State Schoolhousing Code. C. F. Williams & Son, Albany, N. Y., 1924. 2. The block plan of the proposed new building as it will be located on the site, together with an outline of any existing buildings and their location on the premises in relation to the proposed new building. 3. The location of sewer, water, electric, and gas mains in the streets with their connections to the building. 4. The location of sewage disposal plant if such is to be installed, and location of light and power poles, together with voltage and cycle. 5. The block plan of the new building shall be clearly distinguished from other buildings or data shown on the drawing. 6. The contours of the entire surface of the ground and the proposed finished grade at building. Elevations of sufficient points above an established datum to give clear idea of the configuration of the site. 7. The points of the compass. 8. The general description of property adjoining, and on the opposite side of the street. This is to include type of building and nature of its occupancy. Sec. II. Floor Plans: 1. There shall be required a plan of each floor of the building and of the roof. For buildings less than 100 feet in greatest dimension these drawings must be made on one-fourth inch scale. A plan of the foundation walls and footings shall be required in addition to those mentioned above unless such items can be shown on basement plan. 2. If concrete construction is to be used, plans of all floors and roof where concrete is to be used shall be required and may be drawn at one-eighth inch scale. These plans shall indicate the location of all columns, girders, and joists; and a schedule of size of each, properly numbered, must be given on each drawing. (If necessary for a clear understanding of structural requirements, separate floor plans and roof plans, column schedules, etc., shall be furnished.) 3. On all floor plans, all rooms, windows, and doors must be numbered consecutively, as: Basement, 1, 2, 3, etc. First floor, 101, 102, 103, etc. Throughout sections and elevations, and in specifications and correspondence, references to any or several rooms, windows, or doors shall be made by number. 4. All plans shall be completely figured so that sizes of rooms, thickness of partitions and walls, etc., can be readily determined. |