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Vital
Signs Case Study Library  Case Studies by Vital Signs
Initiative
Vital Signs has specifically encouraged case
study investigations through several program initiatives. These have included:
Teaching Incentive Grants
Equipment Kit Loans and
Student Case Study Competitions.
A number of case studies in our library don't
fall under any of the above initiatives. These studies were conducted by enterprising
students and faculty who undertook the investigation on their own. Those studies aren't
listed on this page, but you will find them under our listings by building name, school or
architect.
Teaching Incentive Grants: In
the spring of 1996 and again in 1998, we awarded $5000 grants to faculty members to
support student investigations of existing buildings. Classes included large lecture
classes, seminars, and a design/research studio.
Audubon House: It's Not Easy Being
Green - New York, NY
Campbell Hall Architecture Studios at the
University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA
Cholla Branch Library - Phoenix, AZ
Dallas City Hall - Dallas, TX
Fitness Center at the University of
Virginia - Charlottesville, VA
Gordon Wu Hall - Princeton, NJ
Kimbell Art Museum - Ft. Worth , TX
Margaret Esherick House - Media, PA
Menil Gallery - Houston, TX
Mesquite Branch Library - Phoenix, AZ
Mt. Airey Public Library - Mt. Airey,
NC
Museum of Anthropology - Vancouver,
BC, Canada
Museum of South Texas, Dallas, TX
National Wildflower Research Center
- Austin, TX
Phillips Exeter Academy Library -
Exeter, NH
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame -
Cleveland, OH
Rotunda and Caplin Pavilion -
Charlottesville, VA
Shelly Ridge Girl Scout Center -
Philadelphia, PA
Shipley School - Philadelphia, PA
Taliesin West Drafting Room -
Scottsdale, AZ
Taliesin West Garden Room - Scottsdale,
AZ
University of Michigan Law Library -
Ann Arbor, MI
Wiliam Chrisman High School -
Manhattan, KS
Equipment Loan Program: Beginning with the Fall 1997 academic term, Vital
Signs has loaned toolkits of measurement equipment to schools around the country. Below
are some of the studies students have conducted using these tools. More studies will
appear as this program continues.
Kroch Library (balance point) -
Ithaca, NY
Kroch Library (lighting) -
Ithaca, NY
Kroch Library (thermal) -
Ithaca, NY
Olin Library, Ithaca, NY
Uris Library (acoustics) - Ithaca, NY
Uris Library (lighting) - Ithaca,
NY
Uris Library (acoustics) - Ithaca, NY
Uris Library (lighting) - Ithaca,
NY
Student Case Study Competitions: During the Fall term of 1996 and again in
the Spring term of 1998, Vital Signs conducted a juried Student Case Study Competition.
The studies listed below were recognized by our juries in one of these competitions.
Allied Enterprises: Using Fiberglas
Skylights to Save Energy - Columbus, MS
Audubon House: It's Not Easy Being
Green - New York, NY
Dog Trot: A Vernacular Response -
French Camp, MS
Greening the Grand - Kitchener, Ontario,
Canada
Let There Be Light - Many sites in
Western Europe
Ojai Section: Daylighting in Maynard Lyndon
Schools - Ojai, CA
Phoenix Central Library - Phoenix,
AZ
REI Flagship Store Daylighting Study - Seattle,
WA
Tale of Two Houses - Cairo, Egypt
Waverly Mansion - West Point, MS
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