The University of Chicago has restored historic buildings (Harper Library and Wieboldt Hall), modernized them to serve the same use better, and rebuilt the interiors to correct code deficiencies. (Author/PG)

Playing up the mechanical/structural elements of buildings to let the interiors derive expression from the building has gained wide acceptance with designers. A systems building for Milton Keynes (a new town in England), an office building lobby, and a child care center in New York illustrate how similar principles, applied to varied problems by…

Minimum maintenance and maximum use were the prime objectives in the design of Northwestern University's Norris University Center. (Author)

Discusses the message of modern architecture as exemplified by the Las Vegas strip. (RB)

The image of the labyrinth from mythology can find modern day parallelisms in architecture, art, music, and literature--all of which contributes to a humanities unit combining the old with the new. (MM)

Describes a survey designed to help administrators evaluate functional aspects, adequacy of employee work areas, quality of housekeeping methods, maintenance response, interior and exterior appearances, alteration and renovation satisfaction, employee feelings about parking adequacy, plant security, and attraction and function of roads and…

A systems design specialist discusses where systems built schools are going. (Author)

Gives tips on the selection and maintenance of school doors for maximum life. (DN)

Four permanent self-contained classroom additions were designed and completed within 90 days, at 60 percent of the average bid for temporary units. (Author)

A word tour of the new comprehensive high school in Alliance, Ohio. (CB)

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

Procedures for coordinate indexing are described and the importance of a controlled vocabulary common to indexer and searcher discussed. (Author)