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Unit 3: Management at Different Levels-Elementary, Secondary, Higher Education

The above types of designs will not suit a multipurpose school which is supposed to provide a Notes
number of elective groups and a number of departments like the science section, the technology
section, the art section, the commerce section, the agriculture section, the humanities section. A
full-fledged residential multipurpose school also needs an extension campus, the hall, the hostel,
the staff quarters, the agricultural farm, play-grounds etc.

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Figure : H TYPE Design
School Architecture
An ideal school building should be planned spaciously, functionlly and with pleasing architectural
features. It should stand out in the village or city as something of which the local community can be
proud of.
Essential Qualities
1. Simple but elegant and beautiful design.
2. Low cost.
3. Comprehensive Plan : A comprehensive plan is necessary in which function and space are so
harmonised tha the soil from which the synthesis grows, will be enriched by such a pattern.
4. Maximum Utility : It must give the maximum utility to the pupils, as regards accommodation
protection from weather maximum light, maximum ventilation, free movement and comfortable
stay in the room for longer hours.
5. High standard Mterial : The material used for the building must be of high standard to enable
them to stand the great load put on its use.

Solutions to Shortage of Accommodation
l. Reducing the Cost : Following studies have been made in our country for, reducing the cost of
building :
(i) Studies made by Committee on Plan Projects in Delhi. The conclusions of this study are
found in Reports on Delhi School Buildings, 1960 and Reports on Primary School Building
in Delhi, 1963.
(ii) Study done by Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee University.
(iii) Study made by a committee of the Ministry of Education in their brochure, Planning Schools
for India, 1959.
These studies show that the total cost of an elementary school building can be reduced by
paying attention to the follws,

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