Causes of project failure and common programing and design problems are discussed, including vague expectations, lack of architectural program detail, unwillingness to understand compromises, misunderstanding economics of audience size, site impact on budget, making a smaller facility less versatile, lobby expenses, late value engineering,…

There are good reasons for educational institutions to coexist on the same site or even in the same building with governmental, residential, or commercial functions. Notwithstanding, there are roadblocks such as bureaucratic inertia and laws governing financing of public buildings. Profile of one institution that tried to share its facilities with…