New York City's old Paramount Theater has been given a second life as a renovated gymnasium for Long Island University. (Author)

Conversion of a University of Oregon bowling center into a computer laboratory by the college union is discussed. Located in a renovated former bowling center, the Erb Memorial Union Computer Lounge is a self-supporting campus computer laboratory. User fees are charged for on-site computer rentals, laser printing, color plotting, and typesetting…

A gymnasium that is now outgrown has been redesigned to be a campus center for students, faculty, and visitors. (Author/MLF)

At Davidson College in North Carolina, a recycling program has turned attics into lecture halls, laboratories, and a museum; a banquet hall is now an art gallery; and the main classroom building was remodeled. (Author/MLF)

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

Highlights how a psychiatric hospital was renovated to provide more space for a mortuary science program. Photos are included. (GR)

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)

With sensitive renovation, many older structures can house new functions and provide space at less cost. (HS)

Examines the transformation of a railroad warehouse into a college bookstore. The new 24,600 square-foot facility also is an art gallery, textbook center, gift shop, lunch counter, and coffee bar that is open to the public as well as students. (GR)

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)

As enrollment growth at Oregon Graduate Institute drew more people to the campus, the need for a central gathering place became clear. An old science building was rehabilitated with a first-floor kitchen, dining areas, plus 2 50- to 60-student classrooms. Renamed the Wilson Clark Center for Lifelong Learning, students and faculty now have a…

Skyrocketing interest rates and soaring construction costs are taking their toll on college and university building programs. At St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, plans are underway to recycle a residence hall for use as a library. (Author)

The sixth of seven articles to address the problem of what higher education can do to meet the space needs of new programs and a wider constituency, without resorting to new building. One way to meet space needs is to obtain facilities on an interim basis. Such facilities may be bought, leased, or used rent-free. (Author)

A campus computer center at Hofstra University (New York) that holds 70 terminals for student use was first a gymnasium, then a language laboratory. Strands of fiber optics are used for the necessary wiring. (MLF)