The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Loretto, Pennsylvania, was a former college gymnasium built in the 1920s now converted into an independent museum. (Author/MLF)

Two university renovations are visual metaphors using craftsmanship and other arts to suggest larger contexts. (Author/MLF)

A building on the campus of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, listed as a historic landmark in the National Register, has been restored to a place of activity and usefulness. (Author/MLF)

A thorough renovation of the old Brooklyn Paramount Theater transformed it into a gymnasium while retaining much of the ornate ornamental work on the ceilings and walls. (Author/MLF)

Columbia University converts a nursing home into a graduate residence and university offices. (Author/MLF)

An abandoned supermarket and space in a synagogue are experimental projects that serve as neighborhood centers and enrich preschool childrens' experiences. (Author)

The Samuel F. B. Morse School, built in 1874 and closed in 1980, is a historic landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now the building serves as low-income housing for 70 elderly tenants and is praised as being an imaginative and creative use of an old school structure. (MLF)

Describes the designs of a number of community junior colleges located throughout the United States, and explains why the designs were chosen. (MLF)

High ceilings and the graceful columns supporting them are highlighted in the conversion of a hat factory into the Office of Financial Aid for New York University. Lighting and color coding of departments produce a pleasant atmosphere. (Author/MLF)

For over a quarter of a century architect Giancarlo de Carlo has been designing and carrying out a master plan to revitalize the historic city of Urbino (Italy) and the University of Urbino. A convent built in the 16th century was converted to a new law school. (MLF)

DePaul University's downtown Chicago campus is geared toward professional students. A search for space led to the acquisition of a city-owned landmark 1912 department store. By purchasing from the city, DePaul gained financial advantages. The city benefitted since it was able to make money from a building it was about to demolish. An essentially…

The Surplus Schools Project was designed to stimulate and encourage the adaptive use and preservation of vacant school buildings in New York State. Through a statewide competition, the Preservation League selected four surplus schools that were located in four distinctly different communities and presented a broad range of problems and…

Two dozen schools in Cincinnati, Ohio, were closed over a period of 3 years. Property sales yielded over $1 million; one property, considered an architectural gem, is now a health facility with office spaces and four others are leased. The leases can be cancelled if the district needs school space. (MLF)

Extra space was found in existing structures and remodeled for use as a student center in New York, an art academy in Pennsylvania, and history department office space at Stanford University (California). (MLF)

Renovation and conversion of many old buildings at Davidson (North Carolina) College over the past fifteen years have saved millions of dollars and preserved the neoclassical architecture of the campus. The Davidson shop crews' repair and remodeling projects are described and illustrated by several photographs. (MF)