The development of conceptual prototypes preceded a vocational-technical school building program in the state of Tennessee. (MLF)

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)

Highlights Stanford University's 220,000 square-foot Center for Clinical Sciences, the design of which represents a high-quality architectural departure from the old building styles and creates an elegant, solar-protected gathering place for scientists. Includes photographs, sectional drawing, and site plan. (GR)

The newly completed facility represents the smallest of the three prototype vocational schools. (Author/MLF)

Describes how Princeton University transformed a plaza between two academic buildings from a vacant lot into a functioning courtyard. Discusses the architectural planning and design development and includes floor-plan drawings. (GR)

Existing spaces in the school were renovated to form a new library, bookstore, and seminar rooms. (MLF)

Examines renovation efforts involving an old urban, magnet high school (North Fort Myers, Florida) that transformed it into an up-to-date school facility without interfering with the school's operation. Discusses design and planning strategies, materials used, and the environmental concerns that needed to be addressed. (GR)

Examines the design of a new library/art facility at a San Francisco high school that complemented the school's contemporary academic program and reputation for excellence. Discusses the planning and architectural strategies and the technological and convenience additions designed to meet greater student needs. (GR)

The Park School was designed to fit into and above an outcropping of rocks thus providing varied exterior spaces, reducing the building's scale, and freeing the open spaces for playing fields. (Author/MLF)

The Martin Luther King, Jr., High School has options designed in for future utilization of the building. (Author/MLF)

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)

Describes how the University of Cincinnati, with the help of architects and a master planner, improved the architectural quality of its buildings, left more open space on campus, created pedestrian connections between campuses, and changed parking lots into green areas. Considerations on the costs associated with major architectural improvements…

Illustrates a large campus renovation and expansion project at the University of Pennsylvania, whose quadrangle preserves the school's historical buildings and student union as the center of student activity. Includes nine photographs, a site plan, and project data. (GR)

In this system the most efficient and appropriate technology was applied to the development and assembly of building components. (Available from 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, $15.00 annually.) (Author/MLF)

By transferring park land to the school committee, state support was obtained for renovating a park and building Lincoln Park Community School within its boundaries. (Author/MLF)