In 1981, the University of Minnesota planned for the optimum recycling of selected buildings on the East Bank Campus. The study addressed fifteen buildings, comprising over one million square feet, and 36 distinct programs units. The planning approach was unique and provided a creative way to look at renovating vs. new facilities on a grand scale. Twenty years later, what does history tell us about what really happened to affect buildings? Did subsequent planning change the long-range projections? What lessons were learned?