School districts with surplus space and those wishing to obtain space more economically than by constructing conventional additions will obtain insights from this collection of eight abstracts of references in the ERIC system. (MLF)

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

Notes from a meeting of physical plant planners and administrators on planning and operating colleges and universities. (Author/MLF)

Reconstruction of Whig Hall on Princeton University campus represents an imaginative solution to the problem of how to adapt older buildings to contemporary uses. (Author/JN)

Describes how renovation and a little imagination can convert a city's older commercial buildings into sensitive, supportive quarters for education. The demographic changes within New York are offered as an example to other cities of the need for new kinds of facilities, rather than the need for new additional structures. (Author/WM)

Declining birthrate and government budgets, population migration, and inflation require that educators understand the recycling and rehabilitation process for facilities and sites. A project profile considers design changes and costs. Business/community cooperation is important; rehabilitation tax credits are available. Administrative…

Describes three examples of the adaptation of an existing structure to meet library needs in Pennsylvania--a supermarket in Brookville, a Victorian residence in Franklin, and a bank in Haverford Township--noting location considerations, architect assistance, and library usage. Illustrations provided include floor plans. (EJS)

Describes a community planning laboratory process held to resolve the issue of reuse of excess school facilities. (Author/MLF)

Dormitories at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire; the entire Tulsa Junior College, Oklahoma; and a student center at Northwestern College, Iowa; are examples of buildings converted from other functions into college facilities. (MLF)

Deliberately designing alternative uses for new educational facilities has been utilized in a number of different projects in South Australia. One example is a high school designed to be converted to residential units, commercial office accommodation, and joint school and community use. (MLF)

Situating the University of Thessaly in Volos and Larissa, Greece, represents the idea that the university has a role to play in the community, and, therefore, its facilities are integrated within the city. Describes an old factory warehouse converted to create "a building within a building," while preserving style of the former factory…

Discusses how an architectural firm took an abandoned mini-mall in Los Angeles and converted it into a charter school that helped revive the neighborhood in the process. (GR)

A warehouse leased from the city houses five floors of music, art, science, Cleveland-area heritage, and community resources. Design for a new building is illustrated. (Author/MLF)

Seven experts describe the elements that make college housing a success. (Author)

Brief notes discuss recent developments such as converting gymnasiums to other uses; renovating buildings in a city university; and conversion of a streetcar barn into a university science center, using recycled materials. (JF)