Describes how university interior design is responding to increased student demands for wide-ranging services, technological capabilities, and accessibility. Design concepts for dining areas, auditoriums, residential halls, libraries, and computer-friendly classrooms are discussed. (GR)

Describes how the construction of a new domed K-5, multipurpose facility created a learning experience for its students. Highlights the cost savings realized in its construction, and the interior design's minor problems with sound and storage. (GR)

Discusses how a positive partnership with the architect can help one who is inexperienced in building design and construction make smart building decisions. Tips address how to prevent change orders, what red flags to look for in a building project, what the administrator should expect from the architect to make the project run smoothly, and what…

Presents the lessons learned when facility use and abuse, and proper planning are not adequately done in, the school design and construction process. Eleven steps for building durability into schools to decrease the effects of prolonged use and stretch a school's life expectancy are outlined. (GR)

Examines changes in the traditional school dining hall and the prevailing trends in food-service design. Explores dining-hall space flexibility and multi-functionality and the need to cater to student preferences for brand names and choice. (GR)

Discusses three ideologies relating to school design that attempt to positively address functional and technical trends in school construction. Discusses privatization and the ideologies of schools as marketplaces and communities, as well as cautionary comments on technology's influence on replacing the traditional school facility. (GR)

Explains how the University of Connecticut (Stamford) moved its suburban campus to the city center where it would be closer to the students. Discusses the master planning that assessed the move's impact on the business district, what the benefits would be for the students and the community, and the architectural design concepts used. (GR)

Discusses how Bowdoin College built a new science building around an existing one, without destroying the unity of the campus and while preserving a vital green area. Examines architectural design features intended to encourage interdisciplinary learning. Floor plans are included. (GR)

Discusses how one college resolved the problems of building a high-tech, modern-design college science center on a visible location within a traditional-looking campus. Design features that helped the facility blend into its traditional surroundings are highlighted. (GR)

Discusses how a college can develop an integrated campus design that allows for flexibility for future technological change while preserving a campus's character. Steps in planning the best architectural solutions are highlighted and examples of various solutions in creating a new campus image and feel are discussed. (GR)

Discusses how two small communities, driven by economic exigency, combined forces to build one preschool through grade-three school using the geodesic dome design. The school planning committee's decision-making process in using the geodesic design is examined, including design features that made the school an attractive alternative to traditional…

Describes one Texas high school's efforts to obtain funding for a new music facility and the planning process behind its design. Acoustics and storage space considerations are discussed. (GR)

Discusses school-design concepts that can help create safer schools that provide a supportive environment where teachers can know their students better and where continuity of learning is fostered. Emphasis is away from building large-scale schools to more compact learning environments. (GR)

Describes a Minneapolis urban school design based on diversity of the public magnet school's students and community integration. Design data, photos, and floorplans are included. (GR)

Describes the minimalistic design features of a new addition to a suburban New Jersey elementary/middle school that expanded classroom space and created better traffic flow. Photos and a floorplan are included. (GR)