Discusses the past and current organizational structure of Greece's School Building Organisation, a body established to work with government agencies in the design and construction of new buildings and the provisioning of educational equipment. Future planning to incorporate culture and creativity, sports, and laboratory learning in modern school…

Presents an interview with architect and educational planner Bruce Jilk, who responds to American Institute of Architects conference attendees' questions concerning how school design is changing and why the next 10 years are critical. (GR)

Describes the planning and design of a new school for an Aboriginal community in Australia, which replaced their previously transient school services. (EV)

In the Netherlands, institutional mergers, a new funding system, and the transfer of ownership of buildings and property to the institutions concerned are causing many changes. (MLF)

Describes some current challenges for those making decisions related to educational facilities in Hungary, explains who should be involved in the design process, and presents the make-up of the functional units of educational community centers. (Author/EV)

Explores how radical, strategic re-thinking in postsecondary education dormitory facility planning has been stalled due to reliance on too many assumptions. Also examined is how assumptions have shaped master planning. (GR)

Summarizes discussions from a seminar focusing on earthquakes and educational facilities, including findings related to educational buildings; partnerships; training; standards, regulations, and procedures; finance and legislation; and research and support. (EV)

Comments on current education-related trends, including the shift to a knowledge economy, the questioning of the relevance of current education, and changes in learning theory and pedagogy, then offers questions planners should ask when thinking of schools of the future. (EV)

The new Port Adelaide College has been designed to make possible an alternative future use for the buildings. Noneducational commercial purposes are envisaged, and it is intended that the capital value of the college will increase over the years. (MLF)

Describes the methodology used by a Belgian community to determine the community's building needs at all levels of education. Explains how the inquiry evaluated building stock, needs, and effects; and offers recommendations for increasing investment funds, distributing resources, relying on experts' reports, budgeting for resources, and increasing…

Discusses efforts by the Venezuelan government to improve the nation's school infrastructure through the Bolivarian Schools Project administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. The project set educational principles which are guiding current school building efforts. (EV)

Deliberately designing alternative uses for new educational facilities has been utilized in a number of different projects in South Australia. One example is a high school designed to be converted to residential units, commercial office accommodation, and joint school and community use. (MLF)

Situating the University of Thessaly in Volos and Larissa, Greece, represents the idea that the university has a role to play in the community, and, therefore, its facilities are integrated within the city. Describes an old factory warehouse converted to create "a building within a building," while preserving style of the former factory…

St. John's Central College, the third largest further education institution in Ireland, recently expanded and refurbished its facilities. The resulting site is more open to the community, and the new building spaces are designed in accordance with their social and academic functions.

Discusses one college's efforts to determine its future accommodation and utilization needs and the strategies to meet those needs. Describes a new multilevel building scheme that provides high utilization and affords a reduction in capital and running costs. (GR)