Solar power is providing about 60 percent of the space heating and domestic hot water and about 22 percent of the cooling load at the Ralph Bunch Middle School in Atlanta (Georgia). (Author/MLF)

Physical education facilities at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio have been adapted for the recreational needs of handicapped students. Changes include a special exercise room, accessible locker and shower facilities, a pool area, and a wheelchair repair shop. (CJ)

A rolling gate fashioned in the form of a giant motorcycle is the most unique feature of a prize winning media center in one Minnesota school; and, in another, is a theater hailed as the most technically sophisticated in the Twin Cities area. (Author/MLF)

Explains the various steps taken by Cornell University to create a freshmen campus on their north campus. Explores the reasoning and process whereby the plan was developed. Compares the new physical plan to other campuses, and offers planning guidelines for designing new freshmen residence halls and dining facilities. (EV)

Describes the design of the title building, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the architects, manufacturers/suppliers, and construction team. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. (EV)

The demand for high-tech programs in tandem with traditional classes challenges school districts to provide flexible facilities for career and technical education. Some districts partner with local businesses to develop state-of-the art facilities and deal with costs, upkeep, and upgrading. Some high-tech educational facilities are themselves…

High-density mobile storage (storage units mounted on carriages and rails which move and compact to utilize wasted space) can double the capacity of an existing school library facility. This article describes the benefits of going mobile and looks at the advantages of powered, programmable mobile storage systems. A sidebar describes Michigan…

Describes the award-winning title building, including its educational context and design goals. Includes building plans, photographs, and reviewer comments. (EV)

Discusses trends in educational facilities design away from the traditional school template, in which students sit in isolated classrooms in factory-like rows to observe teachers imparting knowledge. Explains that today's facilities are organized into learning studios that are student-driven, engaging, active, and participatory. (EV)

Describes the three-phase process of developing a new school facility for the Wilmington Montessori School in Delaware. Focuses on the unique school design requirements of Montessori schools and the collaboration between the architect, the school board, and the administration. Offers suggestions for selecting an architect, hiring a construction…

Describes the design of the secondary and continuing education institution named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Offers a brief post-occupancy evaluation describing which aspects of the buildings meet users' needs and which have not lived up to expectations. (EV)

Describes the Humanities Building at Rice University, the Health Sciences Center at Lake Sumter Community College, and the Norman S. and Lida M. Smith Academic Technology Center at Bentley College as examples of the importance of academic buildings in helping define campus image. Includes photographs. (EV)

Details the University of Cincinnati's campus master plan, designed to overcome deans'"fiefdoms" and make the best use of the limited remaining open space. Three imperatives shaped the plan: siting new buildings to infill the campus fabric rather than taking open space, siting buildings to shape outdoor spaces, and weaving open spaces as…

Discusses standard of care and accountability for errors and omissions in the work of design consultants such as architects and engineers. Emphasizes the responsibility of owners, the importance of communication, and strategies for risk management, such as professional liability insurance, third-party review, design/build, and modified contract…

Examines form, color, and technology at the University of Ottawa's School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) building, focusing on systems (e.g., SITE is a data wired building, but with no expensive raised floors or cheap dropped ceilings); assembly rather than construction (replacing standard notions of construction with the process…