The new academic complex and art center at the University of Wisconsin in Madison houses the departments of art, art education, history, and music in one building. (Author/MF)

The basic principle behind the Olmsted Theater at Adelphi University derives from the emphasis placed upon the spatial relationships between performers and spectators. (Author)

The first phase of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Graduate Center works well within its context. (Author)

A new student union building at the State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh, is oriented both to campus and town, which are on the diagonal to each other. (Author)

Domes and bubbles are being utilized to create innovative environments for learning. (Author)

The fourth in a series of articles on library buildings completed in the 1980s describes and evaluates new and remodeled buildings in Australia and New Zealand. The types of library buildings evaluated include state, public, academic, parliamentary, national, and special libraries. (30 notes/references) (Author/CLB)

Describes the unusual design and construction of Magdalena Municipal School (K-12) in rural New Mexico. Designed to complement the physical setting and suit diverse age groups, the school features a unifying stepped facade motif, rough-textured surfaces, high desert colors, and trees used as a windbreak. (MLH)

Proxemics deals with man's use and structuring of space, particularly the unconscious patterns that deeply influence life. It can never tell the designer how to design but can tell him important things to consider. (Author/PR)

Additions made to two schools are shown as opportunities to modernize existing buildings, infuse curricula with new techniques, and update educational tools. (Author/MF)

Examples are cited to support the argument that structures and spaces, especially public buildings and spaces, establish and reaffirm hierarchies of values for society. These buildings and spaces define both goals and people as important or as expendable, and win support for the values of those groups that are already powerful. (JMD)

This special report on library facilities and furnishings focuses on restoration and renovation. Areas discussed include the status of the Carnegie libraries, the earthquake protection design of the new Alameda County (California) library, a successful effort to restore a historic library in Franklin, Massachusetts, and function and beauty in…

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee building illustrates how an academic building can be ill-suited to its users due to uncompromising adherence to its formal conception. The building is out of scale with its neighbors and unsuccessful in fulfilling human needs, particularly those constituting the latent functions of the building. (MSE)

This booklet describes 21 libraries completed in England during 1967-68. Photographs and floor plans illustrate structural details, and a descriptive section presents the history of each library and comments on those design features considered both functional and attractive. A table summarizes relevant data on each library. (MLF)

One of the newest and most promising developments in architecture has been the use of lightweight structures for encapsulating space. Using this new technology, builders can enclose large and small areas at a fraction of the cost of conventional construction and at the same time provide interior space that is totally flexible. This brochure shows…

Six examples of attempts by colleges and universities to organize a variety of functions into one structure that serves more than one purpose, or houses a variety of disciplines, or is jointly owned and used by many colleges, or houses all facilities of a new college under one roof. (Author/MLF)