Illustrates how systems planning can be used in the recycling of old school space and in erecting multistory additions. (Author/DN)

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

Examined first is "the overall problem of housing a TV studio complex to see what particular sorts of buildings are required and how they must be related," and then considered are "the relative merits and particular problems of new studio building or a conversion." (LS)

Boston's Jamaica Plain High School is a bright, colorful facility that belies that building's former life as a utilitarian warehouse. (Author)

An imaginative joint effort by public and private interests revived the former Ridgefield High School (Connecticut) and transformed it into an executive office building. It will eventually revert to the town for another use. (Author/MLF)

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)

Depicts how Cornell University renovated its civil engineering and architecture building to include space for musical performances, teaching, and rehearsals. The article highlights the facility's contemporary design, which also compliments the form and massing of the original building. (GR)

Describes a project in Fairfield, Connecticut, to renovate and convert a 1916 elementary school building into 11,500 square feet of administrative office space. Total cost of the project was approximately $100,000. (JG)

In this age of declining enrollments, alternatives exist to boarding up schools that are no longer being fully utilized. This paper discusses such alternatives by describing the situation in a Minnesota school district. Of the four elementary school buildings closed in St. Louis Park in the past five years, one was sold to a developer, two are…

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An outdated 40-year-old school auditorium in the Argo Community High School was remodeled into a functional multimedia facility responsive to modern teaching techniques. (Author/MLF)

An independent junior college redesigned a 100-year old New England Gothic church which now stands as a resource center and historical landmark. (Editor)

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