A renovation gives the Columbia Law School needed room for offices and also an inviting lounge that is a popular campus rendezvous. (Author/MLF)

Columbia University converts a nursing home into a graduate residence and university offices. (Author/MLF)

In the new interiors for a student center, the architects play on Temple University's name and the concept of institution, using both graphic and architectural symbolism. (Author/MLF)

In the renovation of Lewisohn Hall in the School of General Studies at Columbia University, the lowered ceilings, installed in the 1962 renovation, were removed, thereby re-creating the rectangular spaces that reveal the perimeters of the building's volume. (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)

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)