This article follows the timeline of the "Nicosia International Airport: The Return" Integrated Design Project which was undertaken by Year 2 students of Civil Engineering and Geomatics at the Cyprus University of Technology in Cyprus. The Nicosia International Airport was the first and main airport of the Republic of Cyprus since its…

In India's beleaguered higher-education system, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) stand apart. The seven institutions have turned out some of the world's finest engineers and computer scientists, eagerly recruited by top graduate schools in the United States. Many of the institutes' graduates have gone on to become the chief executives of…

The looming energy crunch forecasts an uncertain future for state park activities. (Editor)

Describes Louisiana State University's new school of dentistry facilities. (PG)

The University of North Florida used the latest technology to build a campus village. (Editor)

Higher education administrators are finding that they can cut construction costs, improve communications, and provide for future changes, by removingoffice walls. (Editor/PG)

Planning for the Alabama Space and Rocket Center's new recreational-educational complex included (1) goal establishment, (2) needs assessment (including accessibility for the disabled), (3) environmental impact analysis, (4) formulation of objectives and priorities, and (5) strategy development to meet objectives, as well as preparation of a…

Provides an update on progress from the Lake Charles (Louisiana) library building project. Design activities related to selecting colors and checking drawings and samples are described; reasons for changes in original plans are discussed; and floor plans for nine of the buildings are included. (LRW)

The North Dakota State University Varsity Mart, the university bookstore, has spread its services to an expanding university through the creation of a mini-Service Store and a Varsity Mart Branch in two remote areas of the Fargo campus. (Author)

To preserve open space on an extremely limited site, an athletic center at Columbia University was built "underground" and its roof landscaped with shade trees, evergreens, and shrubs. (Author/MLF)

Describes the building plan of Orange County Community College that began in 1968 and now has six buildings. (PG)

Describes how one crowded elementary school was able to double its size and modernize its facility at low cost. (Author/DN)

Discusses the development of a camp design brief that clarifies the specific priorities and criteria for building or expanding camp facilities. Presents three situations in which camp directors accurately diagnosed their facility problems but changed their building plans over time because of financial, operational, or locational considerations.…

This article cites how existing space has been used more efficiently and how institutions have acquired space in buildings that have not necessarily been used for education before. The common goal of all the solutions is to avoid resorting to new construction. The solution to redeploy campus space (and the timing of programs) depends on such…