For the postoccupancy evaluation of a Colorado high school, four instruments probed different aspects of the total facility. Tables show responses from different groups regarding the overall quality of primary space, building design, and site facilities. (MLF)

Presents the 1997 architectural award citations for outstanding designs of K-12 school and university buildings as well as specialized educational facility designs and works in progress. Cites each architectural firm along with the school name and location. (GR)

Explains how intentionally exposed steel, concrete, brick, wood, and sheet metal surfaces offer students of architecture an opportunity to learn about a newly renovated facility. (GR)

Presents award-winning examples of new school designs for elementary schools. Floor plans and photos accompany each description. (GR)

Presents award-winning examples of new school design for K-8 schools. Floor plans accompany the description as does information on the architectural firm and design team that produced the design. (GR)

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

Examines the planning behind renovating the University of New Hampshire's multi-building athletic/recreational facility to accommodate additional sports use. Particularly addresses the challenges and solutions for adding a hockey arena in a facility with limited expansion options. (GR)

Describes the unique design qualities, found in some college libraries, that help create individuality. Examines library designs that complement school's traditional images and facilitate learning while providing optimum user satisfaction. (GR)

Describes the planning of, and community and staff reaction toward, a four-dome, K-12 school complex in a Missouri rural community. The efficiency of the school's design and layout are discussed. (GR)

Discusses the inclusion of a police substation in the student union of the University of Mississippi and its positive impact on administrators and students. The importance of having visible security and how it was designed into the facility are discussed; and the desired goals, shared by Union staff and the university police, that drove the design…

Examines telecommunication technology's influences on interior school design and effective learning, and discusses how to implement this technology into the school. Building the infrastructure to support telecommunications in an educational setting and the importance of effective lighting are discussed. (GR)

Examines the Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) building boom that has made up for the shortcomings in outdated facilities while preserving the best of existing building traditions. Details of several building designs are provided, including information on the architectural firms involved. (GR)

Describes a Connecticut elementary school design that integrates the natural outdoor environment with the school, unites several buildings into a unified whole, and preserves forest pathways for public use. Photos and a floor plan are included. (GR)

Presents the 10 educational facility award winners of the Impact on Learning Award for 1999 and explains the ways they demonstrate how real-world problems can be solved with innovative design. The design challenge facing each facility and a critique of how it was met accompanies each entry. (GR)

Explores some inexpensive solutions to school security systems when budgets are tight. Facility design elements, technology, and school ground assessment are discussed. (GR)