The purpose of the creative project was to complete a Design Standards Manual consisting of guidelines and standards to aid Park Planners in completing the site design process (the site design plan and construction drawings). The project consists of chapters pertaining to playground, outdoor athletic facility, parking lot and park road, plant material, trails-paths, and signage design.The project was tested through a case study involving Ball State University landscape architect students redeveloping twelve school sites for the City of Anderson School Corporation. The test was to determine if an organized, technical manual would ease decision making in the site design process, make plans consistantly workable, and not limit the Planners originality and creativity. The case study was summarized, evaluated, and the project's usefulness and limitations were concluded. / Department of Landscape Architecture

Leung Chi Keung Pal. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1996-97, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Acknowlegements / Chapter 1. --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Client & Needs --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Design Objectives --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- Planning (statutory) Constraints --- p.2 / Chapter 1.4 --- Site Selection --- p.2 / Chapter 1.5 --- Site Context --- p.3 / Chapter 1.6 --- Programme --- p.4 / Chapter 2. --- Planning Strategy --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Phasing of Development --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- Design Philosophy --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3 --- Design Development --- p.8 / Chapter 2.4 --- Zoning --- p.9 / Chapter 2.5 --- Site Planning --- p.10 / Chapter 2.6 --- Functional Relations --- p.13 / Chapter 3. --- Environmental Issue --- p.16 / Chapter 3.1 --- Climatic Control --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2 --- Lighting Strategy --- p.21 / Chapter 3.3 --- Acoustics --- p.25 / Chapter 3.4 --- Plumbing & Drainage --- p.25 / Chapter 3.5 --- Power --- p.25 / Chapter 4. --- Life safety --- p.27 / Chapter 4.1 --- Compartmentation --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2 --- Fire Engineering --- p.27 / Chapter 4.3 --- Means of Escape --- p.29 / Chapter 5. --- Structure & Construction --- p.30 / Chapter 5.1 --- Structural Strategy --- p.30 / Chapter 5.2 --- Construction & Maintenance --- p.34 / Appendix --- p.35 / Presentation Drawings / Programming Report