Master-planning the American campus: goals, actions, and design strategies

This research identified common goals, actions, and design strategies of university campus master plans in the USA, by analyzing 50 randomly selected master plans. Four design strategies were distilled, based on the top goals and actions: transition from (1) a deficient campus to a complete campus ,...

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Published in:Urban design international (London, England) England), 2017-11, Vol.22 (4), p.363-381
Main Author: Hajrasouliha, Amir H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Architecture and Design
Cities
College campuses
Countries
Design
Empirical analysis
Goal setting
Land use
Objectives
Original Article
Regions
Urbanism
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Summary:This research identified common goals, actions, and design strategies of university campus master plans in the USA, by analyzing 50 randomly selected master plans. Four design strategies were distilled, based on the top goals and actions: transition from (1) a deficient campus to a complete campus , (2) an isolated campus to a contextual campus , (3) a fragmented campus to a cohesive campus , and (4) a brown campus to an ecological campus . In addition, seven campus form dimensions were distilled: (1) land use organization (arrangement of space and facilities), (2) compactness, (3) connectivity, (4) spatial configuration, (6) campus living, (7) greenness, and (8) context. These seven dimensions can provide a theoretical framework for analyzing campus form and guide future empirical research in this area.
ISSN:1357-5317
1468-4519
DOI:10.1057/s41289-017-0044-x