A description of how a progressive educational program dictates the unusual form of an elementary school for 660 is presented. Featured in the design are--(1) flexibility of space usage, (2) an instructional materials center, (3) an audiovisual nerve center, (4) the spiral building configuration, and (5) the stimulating learning environment.…

Seven examples of school auditorium innovation are presented with accompanying floor plans. The concept of the divisible auditorium is illustrated through facilities combining auditorium, classroom, theater, and audio-visual center usages. Featured within the descriptions are--(1) a theater-in-the-round with individually controllable segments, (2)…

How one planning team solved the problem of getting the utmost out of the square footage and the budget provided for teaching spaces in a medical school. (Author)

The Grace Doherty Library (Centre College, Danville, Kentucky) is a library that "swings," being so designed that a substantial part of its space is used alternately for classroom purposes during the day and for library reading-study space in the peak evening hours. (Author)

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 Park School was designed to fit into and above an outcropping of rocks thus providing varied exterior spaces, reducing the building's scale, and freeing the open spaces for playing fields. (Author/MLF)

The brick arch from the oldest part of the building was used as a design theme in the renovation of an old elementary school. (Author/MLF)

Discusses how, with today's recreational sports landscape broader than ever, sportsplex operators must and can accommodate diverse activities within limited spaces. (EV)

Describes how the North Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church has designed new conference lodges and improved existing facilities to increase flexible space at its camps and conference centers. Outlines the flexible use of bedrooms/dormitories and activity rooms. Includes floor plans. (SV)

The importance of effective utilization of resources in planning university libraries is emphasized. (PF)

Describes two novel ways to accommodate new student populations: (1) building small, house-style classroom buildings in developing residential areas (in Flint, Michigan); and (2) using modular classrooms that can be dismantled and attached to other schools as the population shifts (in Montgomery County, Maryland). (MLH)

Design flexibility allows a new auditorium at an Illinois high school to be three theaters in one. While the large auditorium supports 1,200 seats, two rotating platforms can divide the large space into a 240-seat small theater and a 240-seat recital hall, leaving a 720-seat auditorium in the center. (MLF)