CAMPUS RECREATION BY MORPHOSIS

In the past generation, the University of Cincinnati has transformed from a parking-lot-riddled commuter school into a vibrant, pedestrian-oriented urban campus. The newest addition to the university's "main street" is the Campus Recreation Center, designed by last year's Pritzker Prize winner, Thom Mayne. Next week writer Brian Libby will show us around.

COOLING DOWN A DATA CENTER

When we think of "data center," what comes to mind most readily is a low, nondescript warehouse in a flat, featureless industrial park. But think again. RTKL Associates, in designing the Highmark Data Center in West Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, built the structure into a hillside, to great functional advantage, and achieved a LEED silver rating in the bargain. Next week we'll see how they made the high-energy-demanding building an energy-conserving one.