A performing arts center projects the image of the theater itself as a stage set. (Author)

Architects and designers need to discover ways to work with management-users in determining the design and character of a working office. (Author/MLF)

Because of a high vacancy rate and widespread vandalism in its highrise dormitories, the University of Massachusetts commissioned an environmental consultant to assess the problem. A two-year study showed that occupancy increased and vandalism decreased in an experimental dormitory where students were allowed greater freedom to arrange their own…

The renovation of the student union at the University of New Mexico involved heavy user participation to clarify students' needs. (MLF)

Committed to the idea that environment is important to learning, two former teachers now design and build interiors for learning centers. (Author)

In attempting to select an open plan furniture system for a client, architects compiled data on available systems, then set up a test area where the systems could be used and evaluated by the personnel. (Author)

The new faculty club at Pennsylvania State University designed by Venturi and Rauch, is praised for its siting, but criticized for the institutional colors of the interior and lack of accommodation to human needs. (MLF)

The Massachusetts General Hospital/Surgical and Special Services study, an information processing system for redesigning an outmoded existing hospital, structured information into small-scale elements that could be analyzed, reassembled into different solutions, and the solution selected that best accommodates all of the complex requirements. (MF)