Northside Hall on the South Bend Campus of Indiana University is the first unit of a planned megastructure and is planned so that it is possible to make complete changes in the building rather than mere modifications. (Author/MLF)

Describes design of new visual arts center at Bowdoin College and renovation of the college's 60-year-old Walker Art Building, which is linked to the new building by an underground gallery and studio. (JG)

The community, students, and staff were given a voice in the design of this junior high building. (IRT)

This booklet offers four two-page case studies of schools demonstrating exemplary facilities design. The institutions profiled are: Beverly Elementary School in Allen, Texas; Charles Young Elementary School in Washington, DC; Robert L. Mueller Charter Elementary School in Chula Vista, California; and Ridgeland High School in Northwest, Georgia.…

Describes two new southern California schools, each housing grades five through eight and featuring a wall-less pavillion for sports activities and an outdoor amphitheater for large gatherings and performances. (Author)

The procedures for a statewide survey and the findings of the survey on the current status of public school facilities in Tennessee and the need for future construction and renovation projects is presented. (FF)

The Power Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Michigan; The Center for the Arts at Wesleyan; and the Fine Arts Center at the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts -- are temples to the performing arts. (Arthor)

At the Ogontz campus of Pennsylvania State University in Abington, a massive gymnasium fits the site and blends well with small-scale campus buildings nearby. (Author)

Author discusses how acoustics must be managed in order to allow successful use of loudspeakers (Author/HB)

The new library at Vermont's Lyndon State College is simultaneously an attractive 24-hour study/research center and an effective architectural solution to a variety of unique problems. Built to bridge an awkward ravine and acting as a causeway between the two major sections of the campus, the library transformed what was an unsightly portion of…

A discussion of the philosophical foundations and architectural innovations of architect Louis Kahn's library and dining hall at Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. (Author)

A consulting engineer's lighting designer, brought into a project at its conceptual stage, could influence the architectural design in such a way so as to incorporate a lighting system that is both aesthetically pleasing and economical. To do this, he must speak the architect's language. (Author)

This article reports on a selected number of the findings which resulted from a game-building experience of a gaming project. (MM)

A new public library has been designed as a series of three interconnected pavilions stepping down from one major street to another -- thoroughly contemporary, but still respectful of the colonial character of its surroundings. (Author)