Describes the renovation and expansion of Palmer Hall, New Jersey-based Princeton University's original physics laboratory, to house the Frist Campus Center. Includes before and after photographs. (EV)

Describes the award-winning designs of several elementary schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. (EV)

Describes the design of a new technical education center at Daytona Beach Community College. The facility was designed to be an educational tool to enhance the curriculum's workforce development efforts. (EV)

Discusses important considerations when designing early childhood facilities, including adequate space, design features that work for both small children and adults, floorcovering, color, and technology. (EV)

Three articles address issues that relate to libraries and the environment. Highlights include recycling projects; buying recycled paper products and other ecology-minded purchasing ideas; energy-efficient libraries; indoor pollution problems; a list of environmental information sources; designing library buildings; and activities that libraries…

Presents an investigation that engages students in constructing models of houses to examine the dynamics of energy flow patterns. Uses the learning cycle procedure that allows students to experience the processes of science and to use higher level thinking skills. (JRH)

Discussion of laboratory cabinets and desk systems looks at considerations of cost, flexibility, utility, serviceability, storage capacity, future availability of compatible components, and safety or other legal compliance issues. Four system types (standard floor-mounted, C-frame, end rigger-leg frame suspended, unistrut) are described, and…

Reviews in detail environmental impacts associated with buildings. Discusses building construction, internal environments, building life spans, building materials, protection from climate, and amenities. (LZ)

Describes the eight libraries that are winners of the 1993 American Institute of Architects/American Library Association Library Buildings Awards and describes institutions' needs and building design. Facilities represented include university and public libraries, building expansions, historical renovations, a temporary structure, and a…

In one Massachusetts Institute of Technology building, architect I. M. Pei gave up three crucial areas of the project to three other designers for the purpose of artistic experiment: the main public space; the atrium's skin, with its impact on material and color throughout the building; and the site itself. (MSE)

The Center for Arts and Sciences (Oklahoma) developed an interdisciplinary curriculum for disadvantaged gifted children on styles of architecture, called "Discovering Patterns in the Built Environment." This article describes the content and processes used in the curriculum, as well as other programs of the center, such as teacher…

Explores ways to identify and meet the housing goals of college campuses. Stresses the participatory approach through open communication between stakeholders in order to resolve design issues before construction funds are spent. Provides an example of Lafayette College's (Pennsylvania) experience with this approach. (GR)

Discusses Yale University's campus facility renovation program that revitalized its undergraduate teaching areas after years of neglected maintenance while maintaining the traditional architectural character. Architectural details and preservation techniques are examined. (GR)

Presents a unit on designing and building a bridge. (YDS)

Offers suggestions for facilities managers to alleviate dissatisfaction with architects during school building or renovation projects. Areas discussed include budgets, communication, program development, scheduling, firm hiring, resource allocating, fees payment, and increasing the scope of the projects. (RE)