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AT the instigation of the British Science Guild, the Royal Institute of British Architects has undertaken an inquiry into the design of science departments with the view of affording guidance in the matter of accommodation, fittings, finishings, and supply services. An elaborate questionnaire has been drawn up in convenient column form asking for particulars of the sizes of rooms for definite numbers of students, their aspect, wall and floor surfaces, and various laboratory fittings considered desirable. Replies are to be sent to Mr. Alan E. Munby, Science Standing Committee, Royal Institute of British Architects, 9 Conduit Street, London, W.I. Science departments, of course, fall into different categories, and the present inquiry is confined to provisions for higher teaching and research and has been sent to the heads of departments of the universities of the British Empire and certain research institutions. Should an analysis of the returns justify it, the Council of the Royal Institute of British Architects may issue a short report which would put architects and engineers into closer touch with the specific needs of science departments. There can be little doubt that, given adequate response, the questionnaire will give designers of new science departments a valuable body of data on which to base their work.
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Buildings for Science Departments. Nature 129, 755 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129755a0
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