Guidelines for building owners to use in determining if a building is a financial asset or a liability. (MLF)

Describes a cultural center in Mexico City's University City that includes a concert hall, two theaters, a library, two cinemas, a ballet hall, and an opera hall. (Author/JM)

Two Oregon recreational facilities, the Tualatin Hills Sports Complex and the Corvallis Aquatic Center, designed by architects Broome, Oringdulph, O'Toole, Rudolf and Associates, share the bold application of color and clarity of design. (Author/MLF)

In a modest, tongue-in-cheek proposal, the author suggests solving the busing crisis by converting abandoned gas stations into one-room neighborhood schoolhouses, complete with restroom facilities and outside drinking fountains. (Author/RW)

Describes the use of wood-flanged trusses in a school gymnasium and auditorium designed to utilize local forest products. (WD)

Submerged below grade at Simmons College are a new commons, a dining room and kitchen, and a multifunction area. (Author/MLF)

Two university renovations are visual metaphors using craftsmanship and other arts to suggest larger contexts. (Author/MLF)

Creative renovation for a Fremont (Ohio), 1981 junior high school means extending construction from sidewalk to sidewalk by wrapping the building in a band of insulating glass. (Author)

Fabric structures are no longer confined to temporary use. Aided by computer technology, designers are creating permanent buildings. Fabric structures are being used in all temperatures and weather conditions. (Author/MLF)

As part of a districtwide construction and renovation program in Everett (Washington) an Art Deco auditorium was refurbished, theater support facilities were expanded into an old gymnasium, and cafeteria space was rebuilt to house studios. (MLF)

A biographical sketch of William Robert Ware, founder of the architectural schools at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia, is presented. After a review of Ware's educational background, focus is on Ware's concept of architectural education. A review of Ware's publications and contemporaries follows. (PHR)

Describes and illustrates three award-winning school renovations. (IRT)

The University of Idaho built a long-span sports dome that doubles as community space for trade shows, concerts, and even an annual circus. (Author)

Argues that hiring an architect for a fixed fee will not save money over the standard practice of hiring an architect for a percentage of the building cost. (IRT)