Discusses how a contentious "town-gown" conflict on the edge of Berkeley's campus over expansion of its School of Public Policy was resolved through communication between the school and city preservationists. (EV)

Summarizes discussions from a seminar focusing on earthquakes and educational facilities, including findings related to educational buildings; partnerships; training; standards, regulations, and procedures; finance and legislation; and research and support. (EV)

Comments on current education-related trends, including the shift to a knowledge economy, the questioning of the relevance of current education, and changes in learning theory and pedagogy, then offers questions planners should ask when thinking of schools of the future. (EV)

Discusses the importance of the facility master plan (FMP) in defining project scope and validating or challenging the work of consultants. Offers three case studies illustrating how facility master plans averted problems or led to unanticipated benefits for the colleges involved. (EV)

Describes the award-winning designs of several elementary schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. (EV)

Describes how the University of Washington-Bothell and Cascadia Community College came to share a single site successfully. (EV)

Delineates the enrollment, program, and funding factors that contributed to a facilities crisis in the Fairfax County Public Schools, explains the planning process implemented to address them, and offers suggestions for adaptation by other institutions of learning. The focus is on the need to be proactive, to scan the environment for change, and…

Details various methods of paying for school construction in California, and discusses problems with "quick fixes" such as stock school plans, relocatable buildings, and shifting of professional services to developers rather than architects. (EV)

Discusses four steps to take before starting a major design and construction expansion program: (1) prepare a space program; (2) prepare a detailed conceptual estimate; (3) rank projects in order of importance; and (4) organize the institution to act effectively. (EV)

This case study of a model facilities planning process used at the University of Guelph shows how engagement of users and sound principles can lead to effective action. (EV)

Reviews how the educational planner can examine trends in society and education and relate them to facility planning. The following trends are examined: (1) societal; (2) school curriculum; (3) instruction; and (4) educational technology. (MLF)

Significant changes in the planning and designing of Japanese public elementary and secondary schools are in response to key educational and social changes. Among these are energy and ecology consciousness, lifelong learning, an aging society, and advancement of information technology. Characteristics of a new secondary school are described. (MLF)

The new Port Adelaide College has been designed to make possible an alternative future use for the buildings. Noneducational commercial purposes are envisaged, and it is intended that the capital value of the college will increase over the years. (MLF)

Provides excerpts from a number of writings about the Oneida Tribe and the Tribal School concerning the rich heritage available that would relate to the physical design for a new elementary school. (MLF)

The principal is viewed as the one responsible for the opening and occupation of a new school. Lists 17 questions a newly appointed principal needs to have answered. Stresses the importance of operating an efficient and effective maintenance and operations program. (eight references) (MLF)