Winner of the first award in the 1970 P/A competition, Pembroke dormitories embody a combination of sources of inspiration pervasive in current design. (Author/MLF)

Announces four certificates of excellence awards for renovated or newly constructed school buildings in Lombard and Elgin, Illinois; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Houston, Texas. Certificates of merit were awarded schools in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts; Celina, Ohio; and Austin and Houston, Texas. Judges' comments are provided. (MLH)

An AIA Honor Award was given for the Pembroke Dormitories at Brown University. The dormitories, said the jury, are an "outstanding example of weaving an institution into the urban fabric." (Author/MLF)

One of the ten buildings chosen to receive 1976 AIA honor awards, Whig Hall, reconstructed after fire destroyed the interior, contains 10,000 square feet of space in the original shell for classrooms, reception, and meeting rooms. (Author/MLF)

Canvas awnings are cutting down significantly on energy costs at Northeast Missouri State University's Administration and Humanities Building. (Author/MLF)

The Portland Community College was given an award in the AS&U 1977 College & University Architectural Competition for the Rock Creek Center, designed like a shopping center that lets people view the various activities inside. (Author/MLF)

A contemporary building wraps around a mid-19th century landmark, preserving the old building but providing enlarged space for many campus activities at Vassar College. (Author/MLF)

One of the ten buildings chosen to receive 1976 AIA honor awards, is a complex consisting of a dormitory for 800 students, a dining facility that serves 400 at a time, and student activity rooms. (Author/MLF)

Photographs and descriptions of four award-winning projects selected at the Association of School Business Officials' annual meeting: (1) Stafford Community Educational Complex (Texas), (2) Father Flanagan Alternative High School (Nebraska), (3) Davis Middle School (Wyoming), and (4) Lake Washington Vocational Technical Institute (Washington).…

The Undergraduate Science Center at Harvard University provides interiors that are an "appropriate science environment, attractive to students," the jury said in selecting it for one of the 1979 AIA Honor Awards. (Author/MLF)

An AIA Honor Award was presented for an athletic facility at St. Mary's College. All elements are exposed and painted bright colors to differentiate functions. Walls are transparent panels to admit as much light as possible. (Author/MLF)

The University of Minnesota Law School is a winner in the AS&U 1977 College & University Architectural Competition. The jury commented on the strong recognition of energy conservation and the skillful integration of the building with the existing campus. (Author/MLF)

Indian Valley Colleges, in Marin County Community College District, was given an award in the AS&U 1977 College & University Architectural Competition for the design of separate cluster colleges that blend with the site with little disturbance. (Author/MLF)

The Performing Arts fan-shaped hall at the University of Akron has been structurally and acoustically designed to accommodate audiences of varying sizes and performances ranging from symphonies to intimate theater. (Author/MF)

This large high school is divided vertically according to function. The areas most frequently used by the largest number of students are on the first floor. (Author/MLF)