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American School and University, 1981
The new student center at Villanova University was designed to look as if it had always been there. A large roof forms a unifying framework for the variety of activities organized on two levels. Each function has its place, yet shares visual contact with the other activities. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Campus Planning, Higher Education
Thompson, Richard; Martin, David C. – Architecture California, 1999
Using architectural experiences at the University of California at Irvine and the California Institute of Technology, explores "place-making" as indispensable to both the planning process and the architectural design of individual buildings. (EV)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Campus Planning, College Buildings
College Planning & Management, 2002
Describes the Humanities Building at Rice University, the Health Sciences Center at Lake Sumter Community College, and the Norman S. and Lida M. Smith Academic Technology Center at Bentley College as examples of the importance of academic buildings in helping define campus image. Includes photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architecture, Building Design, Campus Planning
Peer reviewedAbraham, W.V. – Planning for Higher Education, 1983
Two aspects of the physical planning process at Macquarie are presented: (1) the inheritance of ideas and models that influenced the order, form, and structure of the first construction phase; and (2) a description of the major aims and design methods that influenced the construction program. (MLW)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Design, Building Plans, Campus Planning
Orr, David W. – Orion Afield: Working for Nature and Community, 1999
An environmental studies center at Oberlin College (Ohio) was designed to instruct its users in ecological competence and the possibilities of ecological design applied to buildings, energy and waste systems, and landscapes. Students and faculty participated in the planning process, which included research into technologies and materials, high…
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, College Buildings, Cooperative Planning
Edwards, Brian – 2000
This book explores how universities relate their built environment to academic discourse, asserting that the character of universities is often a charming dialogue between order and disarray. It contains numerous photographs and building plans for example campuses throughout the world. In part 1, "The Campus," chapters are: (1) "Academic Mission…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation
Peer reviewedStorey, William – Planning for Higher Education, 1991
The process used by California to revamp its college and university space and utilization standards is described. It involved establishing four space utilization and planning principles (simplicity, flexibility, accountability, consensus) and developed square footage formulas for four space types (classrooms, teaching laboratories, research space,…
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, Classrooms, College Buildings
