Describes a cultural center in Mexico City's University City that includes a concert hall, two theaters, a library, two cinemas, a ballet hall, and an opera hall. (Author/JM)

Recipient of a research award from the 28th Progressive Architecture Awards is a teaching guide that begins with sections on aesthetic perception and ways to discover the environment and moves through styles and development patterns within cities to planning issues related to preservation. (Author/MLF)

The structure of architects' psychological knowledge of the effects of their decisions on building occupants was studied. Remarkably few differences were found in judgments of 57 experienced and 57 novice architects about the quality of a floor plan. The special nature of architecture may provide a possible explanation. (SLD)

Describes a workshop where mathematics can be explored both individually and with others, and where the focus is on the support of ideas and understanding rather than on specific answers. Demonstrates students' improved interest in mathematics by hands-on projects emphasizing visualization, manipulation, and modeling. (AIM)

Advances in glass technologies are being applied in contemporary interior architecture. Glass forms and surfaces are appearing in settings and applications that offer vivid aesthetic experiences for users, but create ambiguous messages concerning community and privacy. Where a modernist application of glass may have been directed toward creating a…

This essay analyzes the bi-directional relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy and his architectural experiment of designing the Wittgenstein House. Putting the Wittgenstein House into the chronological context of Wittgenstein's philosophical writings, this research attempts to explore how his architectural design brought about a…

In the seventh century A.D. a new religion took shape. This new religion would grow into one of the world's largest, with some half-billion followers. The religion is named Islam. Islam is the Arabic word for "surrender." A follower of Islam is meant to "surrender to the will of God." The birthplace of Islam was in the Arabian Peninsula. This…

During the 17th century, Baroque decoration used anamorphism to combine actual architectural elements with illusionistic painting. When viewed from a particular point in space, the architecture blends with painting to form a combined image. In this article, Julian Beever, a leading anamorphic pavement artist, explains to the author the principles…

This article presents a Web 2.0 approach for the arrangement of peer tutoring in online learning. In online learning environments, the learners' expectations of obtaining frequent, one-to-one support from their teachers tend to increase the teachers' workloads to unacceptably high levels. To address this problem of workload a self-organised peer…

This article reports on a genre-based needs analysis for a graduate course in English for academic purposes (EAP) at a large public U.S. university. In particular, it describes the theoretical reconceptualizations of genre analysis that the data provoked. Using ethnographic methods, an investigation of academic genres in several classrooms in…

Little is known about the benefits of short-term international programs that concentrate specifically on the subject matter found in the fields of art and music. This article investigates a short-term international program that focuses on the culture, music, and art of Brazil. Findings show that students studying abroad enhance their world view…

This study argues that the shift towards a more multidisciplinary professional life in contemporary design practice requires design curricula to equip students with collaborative skills. The study offers that by the aid of web-based collaborative learning (WBCL) in design education, different disciplines may be brought together during their…

The purpose of this review is to provide educational practitioners with a brief overview of cognitive load theory (CLT) and its major implications for learning. To achieve this objective, the article includes a short description of human cognitive architecture as conceived by cognitive load theorists. Following this overview, the article provides…

Describes the slide classification system of the University of Michigan Art and Architecture Library. (PF)

"People Pockets" located throughout a two-building complex encourage interaction between students. (Author/MLF)