Richard ColuzziDesign and Project CoordinatorPresident, RJC Designs

David Lees, Ed.D.Director, Instructional Technology and Distributed Learning

"Form follows function."

"Form follows function." Louis Henri SullivanSept. 3, 1856 - Apr. 14, 1924

Auditorium BuildingAddress: 430 S. Michigan Ave.Year Built: 1886-90Architect: Adler & Sullivan

“Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.”

“Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.”

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

Chalk

Blackboard

School Bell

Thru 12Utilizing a total Of 60 sq. ft.

Mandeville HallSt. Joe’s UniversityPhiladelphia, Pa.Square Ft : 88,000Architect: BHRK / Phila.

RJC Designs Inc.Technology ConsultantsDesign DevelopmentProject Management

A Modern Higher Education FacilitySix Electronic Classrooms Faculty Development RoomOne Multi-Point DLC Dinning/Presentation RoomFour Seminar Rooms Computer LabsOne VTC Seminar Room Master Control Head EndTwo Moot Board Rooms Synergy/Media RetrievalOne Moot Observation Room Moot Control RoomOne Teletorium VTC/Presentation Teletorium Control/Production

Integration of Form with Function

ADA REQUIREMENTS

NEW CODE ISSUES

ENVIRONMENTAL

TECHNOLOGY

ERGONOMICS

Seamless Integration of Technology and Facility

Development Time Lines

Never to Early to begin planning for Technology

• Program• Budget• Architect • Technology Consultant• Design Build Firm

Time Lines and ProcessIn the beginning…..

Understanding the Big PictureDevelopment of a Program

Budget DevelopmentDesign

Equipment ListTransferring the Technology

Plan to Mechanical and Electrical Needs

SupervisionInstallationAcceptance

Time Lines and Process

Involvement

Decisions with littleOr no information

And the magic number is…..

Critical Time

In the beginning…..

Understanding the Big PictureTime Lines and Process

Architecture / Infrastructure Room ErgonomicsBudgetCoordination of Tech and EnvironmentPedagogical Considerations

•Training / People•Staffing•On going maintenance / upgrades

We will get back to those !!!

Time Lines and Process

Who’s Driving The Plan

Development of a Program

Time Lines and Process

• How the space is to be used• Connectivity between spaces• Shared resources• Desired technology formats• Video applications

• General functionality……….

Who Owns the Classroom?

• Facilities• Academics• The Registrar• IT• Some Combination • Somebody will need to maintain to

the room.

Budget DevelopmentTime Lines and Process

•Furniture•Computer•Voice/Data•Electric•Cooling•ADA Requirement•Consulting Fees

Oh Ya….A/V equipment…..

Agreeing on what is in the technology budget

DesignTime Lines and Process

Little of this a little of that

Equipment ListTime Lines and Process

http://www.spcontrols.com/

Screens

Screens

Size Rules of Thumb– Max Viewing Distance

• Video = 10-12 x Image Height• Data = 6-8 x Image Height

– Min Viewing Distance• Video and Data = 2 X Image Height

– Bottom of Screen should be 3.5” to 4” above the floor.

– http://www.ustechelectronics.com/choosing.html

• Manual v. Electric 16x9 / 4x3• Tension Tab• Screen Gain

Data/Video Projectors

• Manufacturers• LCD v. DLP• Brightness• Resolution• Size• Noise

www.projectorcentral.com

Transferring the Technology Plan to Mechanical and Electrical

Needs

Time Lines and Process

SupervisionTime Lines and Process

We have it under controlIt’s a coordination issueSounds like a change orderThe slab is being poured tomorrowFloor box…what floor box ?Ya..controlled lighting….On/OffWhat !…You want a projector where that sprinkler head is Why is furniture part of the technology budget?

The Most Dreaded Phrases in a Project

InstallationTime Lines and Process

Time line coordination of installationand classroom scheduleIntegration of EquipmentManagement of the installationFit and Finish inspections

AcceptanceTime Lines and Process

Understanding the Big PictureTime Lines and Process

•Training / People•Staffing•On going maintenance / upgrades

“The Point Being”

Early Technology Program Development followed

by CAREFUL Infrastructure Planning can help assureA Seamless Integration of Technology and Facility