Two high-technology new buildings and two renovations were recognized in the 1979 College and University Architecture Competition. (MLF)

International recommendations concerning school buildings are listed. An annotated bibliography includes 280 annotated citations to materials on various aspects of educational architecture in both developed and developing countries. Arrangement is by topic: management, planning and programming, design for education, environmental design,…

The survival of the consulting engineer depends on adequate training in environmental systems and energy technologies. A mechanical/electrical building systems curriculum is proposed. (Author/BB)

Systems design, modularity, and prefabrication help speed construction of a megastructure for 8,000 students. (Author)

Presents eight Boston Society of Architects award-winning educational facilities. Provides information on the architectural and project teams, contractors, and consultants, and includes a brief description and photographs. (EV)

Describes the design of notable educational facilities, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on architects, suppliers, and cost, as well as photographs. (EV)

Describes the design of notable day care facilities, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on architects, suppliers, and cost, as well as photographs. (EV)

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

An annual survey of college maintenance and operations (M & O) funding concludes, among other detailed findings, that college spending held steady this year, even in tough economic times. (EV)

Describes the design of Stoney Creek High School in Rochester, Michigan, including the educational context, design goals, and probable use of the designs for two other high schools. Includes information on size, construction costs, architects, contractors, and suppliers. Also includes photographs. (EV)

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee building illustrates how an academic building can be ill-suited to its users due to uncompromising adherence to its formal conception. The building is out of scale with its neighbors and unsuccessful in fulfilling human needs, particularly those constituting the latent functions of the building. (MSE)

Arizona State University's school of architecture has extended itself into the community in several ways: formation of an advisory board of practicing architectural professionals; a joint university/city urban design studio; faculty participation on many design review boards; and recruitment and selection of internationally recognized architects…

Through aesthetics, styles, and organization of space, campus architecture has often been complicit in reproducing dominant ideologies and social relations of society, undermining diversity and its possibilities. Architectural scholars, as teachers of architecture, should move theory and practice into new, more critical social terrain. (MSE)

Year-round education is an essential component of California public education. Through creative calendar planning, space utilization is being increased by 25 to 50 percent, depending on the selected configuration. Although growth remains the driving force, there is increasing acceptance of the learning, employment, and lifestyle benefits of…

An Illinois school district leased a vacant school building to a local hospital, and was then ruled by the county tax office to have lost the building's tax-exempt status and to owe property taxes. Districts interested in leasing school property are advised to hire an attorney who specializes in real estate. (MLF)