A tracing of changing architectural trends in this country, an examination of the effects of individuals on the architecture of the times, is presented. Examples of French architecture illustrate the concept, and the value of architectural research and scholarship is stressed. (PHR)

A student recreation facility, constructed under a football field at Georgetown University, is saving significant amounts of energy. (Author/MLF)

Suggestions for making existing facilities more energy efficient. (Author)

Finds that "much of the black-owned Southern housing would fall in the standard-marginal or substandard levels. Advocates that "all housing legislation should be aimed at implementing the mandates of the Housing Act of 1949 and 1968, a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family." (Author/JM)

Students brighten their learning environment and their school spirit by painting murals on school walls. (RK)

The design of housing for the elderly should, insofar as possible, take into account their needs and preferences. Direct solicitation of potential users' views was facilitated by use of slide shows, illustrating specific design alternatives, shown to small groups of the elderly, with concurrent discussion and "voting." (Author)

Salary data for 670 local building trades unions indicates that the salaries of local union business agents are related to the members' salaries and to the business agents' bargaining performance. Findings are related to other public and private organizations. (MF)

In Shelby, North Carolina, the community not only shares the multipurpose high school auditorium but also helped pay for it. (Author)

Examines how university libraries are thriving in an era of educational change, exploring ways in which to store print publications, examining how libraries are increasing space for services and activities, addressing new roles and partners for libraries, and offering architectural solutions to spatial constraints. (SM)

Explains that although it is difficult to find money to pay for school security technology, there are places to look. For example, the Department of Education has a list serve that summarizes various funding opportunities. There is also a Federal Register list serve and a site put out by the Department of Justice. A sidebar presents three…

Administrators and design teams can use proven approaches to create sustainable washrooms and locker rooms. Presents design strategies related to lighting, flooring, and water conservation that contribute to sustainability, then describes one college's experiences developing sustainable architecture, explaining how the building takes full…

Discusses how a contentious "town-gown" conflict on the edge of Berkeley's campus over expansion of its School of Public Policy was resolved through communication between the school and city preservationists. (EV)

Discusses how to deal with the pressures to defer maintenance on campus buildings, including the issue of accelerated cycles of obsolescence, which "stranded" costs to avoid and to accept, and specific strategies to gain control of the physical asset portfolio. (EV)

Describes how, although deferring maintenance can seem like the least painful choice among tough decisions about spending, some colleges have found it a lot more costly in the long run. (EV)