CHICAGO, IL (March 19, 2007) – Harrington College of Design is pleased to announce that the book, Facility Planning: Principles, Technology, Guidelines by Harrington faculty member, Jeffrey E. Clark, was recently released by Prentice Hall.
Written to emphasize the relationships of classical planning principles to the layout of space, this comprehensive book illustrates ways in which these principles apply to design programs of the past and present. The primary focus of the book is on planning office space, but it also includes a chapter on space programming and planning in a residential context. CAD and CAFM applications are emphasized throughout and two advanced chapters discuss relational databases and their use in computer-aided facility management. Facility Planning is for beginning and intermediate level individuals interested in design and in developing their space planning skills.
“I was approached by Prentice Hall in early 2003 about doing a book on space planning,” said Clark. “Most of my experience is in commercial interiors, and I spent about twenty years as a programming specialist. Prior to joining Harrington, I was with a systems integration firm specializing in facility management. I proposed Facility Planning as a broad overview of planning and design principles, building codes and other guidelines, with a strong emphasis on the technical issues related to facility programming, planning, and management.”
Clark has been a full-time faculty member of Harrington College of Design since 2002. He began his career with an architectural degree from Illinois Institute of Technology, and has worked with computers for over thirty-five years. Clark focused his efforts in the area of commercial interior design and facility planning as a principal of such firms as ISD Incorporated, Murphy/Jahn; GHK Associates; and Fujkawa Johnson, one of two successor firms to the Office of Mies van der Rohe. As a software developer, his work has been featured in such publications as PC Magazine, Cadalyst, and Facilities Design & Management. Clark’s first book titled VBA for AutoCAD 2002, Writing AutoCAD Macros was published by Prentice Hall in 2002.
About Harrington College of Design
Harrington College of Design is a four-year college that offers flexible scheduling for a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design, an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Interior Design or Digital Photography and a new Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Communication Design. Harrington is committed to creating the next generation of design professionals to lead and serve the global community.
Harrington has been a member of Chicago’s design and higher education communities since 1931. Located at 200 W. Madison St., Harrington seeks to foster an environment that maximizes students’ intellectual and artistic potential. The majority of the faculty is practicing interior designers, architects, photographers and fine art professionals.
Harrington is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Harrington is recognized as a private college by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), and is authorized by the IBHE to confer baccalaureate and associate degrees. The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, formerly known as the Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research (FIDER).
