Details characteristics of good learning spaces and provides an overview of innovative models from campuses around the country. (EV)

Describes the design of the Agnar Pytte Center for Science Education and Research at Case Western Reserve University and the School of Law building at Gonzaga University. Discusses how their atriums serve as campus landmarks and create a welcoming sense of place. Includes photographs. (EV)

Describes the development of technological design standards for a 35-school construction/renovation effort by Guilford County Schools in North Carolina. The standards encompassed the physical infrastructure, telephone systems, and paging systems. (EV)

Lists in outline form 12 steps that ensure success of a construction program. (MLF)

Fernbrook Elementary School in Maple Grove, Minnesota, is designed with simplicity and flexibility. Interior walls can be torn down or moved around to accommodate future changes. The prototype design is expected to be used for at least four additional schools. (MLF)

Descriptions and photographs of 12 outstanding school facilities that were honored in the Association of School Business Officials's 1994 Architectural Exhibition. (MLF)

Examines four different middle school floor plans that support teaming and integrated curriculum. Floor plans include the finger shape, the pinwheel, the science cluster, and a multi-level plan. Examples of each floor plan are provided to illustrate their features and benefits. (GR)

Presents award-winning examples of new school designs for K-12 schools. Describes the architectural design and lists information about the architectural firms, members of the design team, and project data. (GR)

Discusses the community acceptance and benefits of dome architecture for an elementary school in Payson, Arizona. Highlights design advantages for enhancing the educational environment. (GR)

Describes how academic and administrative buildings can be designed to support learning into the next century in the following examples: an applied science an engineering facility; a college greenhouse; and a public affairs classroom building. Photos and floor plans accompany each example. (GR)

Presents awardees of the Netherland's School Building Prize: those schools that have shown they can embrace new directions in school building design while adhering to budgetary limitations. Highlights general findings of the judges on school design and construct as presented by the 41 participating schools. (GR)

Explains the use of proper collaboration when planning and designing an athletic facility. Consultation with the coach and athletic staff is stressed along with an explanation of administrating the planning process. An example of one school's answer to balancing athletics and academics is provided. (GR)

Shows how school design can enhance study safety by facilitating supervision. Design concepts of limiting building access to outsiders, creating good traffic flow, and avoiding blind spots and informal gathering areas that resist monitoring are discussed. (GR)

Describes three college science buildings that support student- centered learning in their science programs. How the schools created facility spaces that were interactive but quiet, merged multi- disciplinary sciences into the facility design, and encouraged departmental collaboration in the planning stage are addressed. (GR)

Examines the "spacesaver" architectural design of the International Elementary School (Long Beach, California) that was built with concern for security, saving money, and not being too complicated. The design uses one-third less space than conventional Los Angeles-area elementary schools. Photos and floor plans are provided. (GR)