Building design for a three-quarter round theater addition to the Arena Theater in Washington, D.C. (RA)

A P/A citation for research was given for this report, the initial step in a U.S. Army project to improve child care facilities and play areas at military establishments around the country. The report evaluates 50 child care and play environments. (Author/MLF)

A renovation gives the Columbia Law School needed room for offices and also an inviting lounge that is a popular campus rendezvous. (Author/MLF)

Civic determination, at many levels, restored the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, to its 1925 splendor. (Author/MLF)

A decision to upgrade and integrate all the science facilities at Wellesley College was accomplished by renovating an old building and attaching a new structure. (Author/MLF)

The recently completed restoration of Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda at the University of Virginia is criticized as being the result of compromises and, consequently, an amalgam of its three previous designers. (Author/MLF)

A number of case studies show the conservation benefits of reuse and continued use of existing buildings. Energy savings increase when changes are adapted to individual circumstances. (Author/MLF)

One of the spaces in the renovated Carnegie Library in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, is used for a theater with rented seating, stage, production, and costumes returned when no longer needed. (Author/MLF)

An energy-efficient library in New Rochelle (New York) incorporates part of an old garage. The new library was developed closely with a master plan to become the central focus and cultural center intended to encourage revitalization of the decaying downtown. (Author/MLF)

In an effort to make the Berkeley campus more accessible to handicapped persons, a survey was taken of 66 buildings and the grounds. Further improvements demand the involvement of disabled people in the programming toward modification of the built environment. (Author/MLF)

A P/A architectural design award was given to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for a planned expansion of the college of architecture. Two existing buildings will be incorporated in a complex that uses a tightly restricted area at the campus edge. (Author/MLF)

The renovation of the student union at the University of New Mexico involved heavy user participation to clarify students' needs. (MLF)