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The article focuses on the design of houses in Simi Island, Greece. The author inferred that most of the houses on the island were empty, derelict, and roofless with trees growing inside the rooms. He averred that the houses consisted of two to three stories and presented a unique record of Mediterranean neoclassicism. He added that the double doorway is a common theme among the houses, along with the pedimented roof and facade.

The article focuses on the architecture classicism design of Robert Geddes for the J. B. Speed Museum in Louisville, Kenya. It discusses the roots o the architect's design, as well as the presence of postmodernism in it. The author classifies Geddes' addition to the museum as both classical or neoclassical. He discusses the architectural elements of the building that support his concept.

The article describes the architectural design of the Federal Judiciary Building created by Edward Larrabee Barnes/John M.Y. Lee & Partners in Washington, D.C. It says that the building keeps in harmony with the prevailing Neoclassicism of the city. It states that a horizontal band of bronze glass and a copper spandrel panel was used by the architects to detail the seventh floor.

The article describes the architectural design of the Market Square plaza designed by Hartman Cox Architects at the Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The Market Square won at a 1884 competition conducted by Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. The super-scale Neoclassicism of the plaza which is completed with a Roman Doric peristyle that towers five stories is accounted.

The article describes the architectural design of the corporate headquarters of Bouygues in Versailles, France. The neoclassicism structured building was designed by architect Kevin Roche. According to Roche, the building is a direct and acknowledged descendant of his General Foods building in Rye, New York. However, he notes that they differ in two significant ways. Roche was taking his first timid steps towards baroque symmetry at General Foods. In Bouygues, he has gone all out making the result more resolved.

The article reports on the decision of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to demolish the Modern Andre Meyer Galleries. The movable wall panels, pedestals and freestanding casework were removed and the perimeter walls, sloping window and skylit ceiling were concealed within a suite of Neo-Neoclassical rooms. Curator Gary Tinterow and exhibition designer David Harvey handled the renovation. It was observed that the Neoclassical detail creates distraction within the modest spaces.

The article offers information on architectural design of the Capital High School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, designed by Perkins & Will. The structure combined regional aesthetic and Italianate public architecture using adobe architecture and Neoclassicism in creating interconnected symmetrical pavilions. A two-story portico with a glazed lantern welcomes students and the semi-circular space behind this serves as the area for bus-loading.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article about neoclassic abyss in the October 1986 issue.