Campus Case Study

The university opened the housing facilities for the students first time in its 10-year history for the students for the 2011-12 academic year. The building location was across the Market Street from the academic tower. “University spokesman Steve Infanti said the school expects to house up to 100 of its 822 full- and part-time students in the building, which the school is operating under lease from city developer Dan Deitchman.

The building was a marvel of modern engineering. A carbon neutral, solar and geothermal powered monument to the future. The outside of the building a sleek combination of recycled redwood and interlocking solar panels. The inside’s high vaulted ceilings and sleek white pillars formed a cavernous inner space. Three classrooms divided the building into working spaces. The bright L.E.D lighting and modern fixtures completed the buildings futuristic design. This building was the newest in a long line of additions to my middle school's campus.

According to Robert Khayat in his memoir The Education of a Lifetime (2013), “the centerpiece of our campus was weary – tired, worn, and in dire need of a facelift” (p. 264). The Lyceum is the national symbol of the University of Mississippi, and Khayat wanted to renovate the Lyceum to ensure it looked its best. While additions had been made to the Lyceum throughout the years, no renovations had ever been done to the Lyceum before Khayat’s time. So, in 2001, “with funds appropriated by the Legislature, and with the support of Governor Ronnie Musgrove,” (p. 264) the Lyceum was renovated for $11 million. Today, the Lyceum holds the office of the Chancellor, the Provost, their staffs, and other faculty members, and some consider the Lyceum as the most beautiful building on the University’s campus. And, it’s because of Khayat that the Lyceum is a respected

People drive past El Paso High School every day and never bother to admire the beautiful architecture of the 100-year-old building that towers above them. I’ve always thought it was a striking building but, like many other El Pasoans, had no idea about the history behind why it was built the way it was. A couple of books and a nice long look at the school, I now have a better understanding and appreciation for Henry Trost’s marvelous works. Geoffrey Wright, an El Paso architect, describes Henry Trost’s grand design of El Paso High School as a “renaissance revival” in a 1991 article in the Austin American-Statesman, which wasn’t entirely accurate. Although he was inaccurate in this remark, he made another observation that was spot-on,

The University of Arkansas Fort Smith (UAFS) was established in 1928 as an extension of the public school system in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was known originally as Fort Smith Junior College until 1950, and it initially only occupied 15 acres. Today, the UAFS campus has approximately thirteen buildings in which classes are held in. There are several buildings that are on campus that do not hold classrooms for learning such as the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, the Boreham Library, the Business Center, the Recreation and Wellness Center (RAWC), and the Lion’s Den. There is a total of 66 campus buildings and facilities on and off campus, and there is 1.16 million building square feet maintained by UAFS (“Why UAFS”). Each building on campus illustrates something different; there are several buildings that are new to our campus also. One building that is not new to our campus, but certainly grabs the eye of many students by either a positive or negative way is the building Gardner. Gardner is one of the oldest buildings on the UAFS campus, but besides the unusual layout that can be an inconvenience at times, the building has history, character, and beauty that out ways the negative any day.

Every day, thousands of Iowa State University students walk past what has become one of the University’s most iconic buildings, Catt Hall. With its older style of architecture and design, most people would agree that it is more visually appealing than most of the buildings at Iowa State. This building also has a lot of history behind it. From its multiple name changes and landscaping additions, to all of the different services it has provided for the University over the years, and how it is a symbol of women’s history, Catt Hall has become an essential part of Iowa State and really set itself apart from the other buildings on Iowa State’s campus.

The Stanfords drew in scene designer Frederick Law Olmsted to outline the grounds. The Stanfords' joint effort with Olmsted and the structural firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge brought about California Mission-enlivened structures of nearby sandstone with red-tiled rooftops, encompassing a sequestered quadrangle with Memorial Church as its core interest. The rectangular arrangement of the Main Quadrangle was intended to accommodate extension through a progression of quadrangles grew along the side.

This street, quiet and empty the night before, turns into a bustling, crowded street, overnight. As I cross the street, the 3 large brick and academic buildings catch my eye. On the far left is McCleary Student Center. It’s large shiny front glass window glistens in the sunlight, reflecting the image of the landscaping just outside. Outside, luscious green bushes and prestigiously maintained grass connect the ever-so-modern campus with the wonders of nature. Directly inside, Price Auditorium, with its grand jet black stage, and maroon upholstered stadium seating, acts as a central meeting spot for the school, and brings together the Severn community on a daily basis. In the time I've been in high school, the spectacle which is Price Auditorium, seems so much more important. It is here in which intriguing ideas are shared, and paramount issues are thoroughly discussed. As I exit price, I follow the scent of hot food up the speckled tile stairs leading up to to the cafeteria. Inside, I can pinpoint the table I always sat at in middle school, with a refreshing view out the back window, where you can catch a glimpse of the river, just beyond the tree line. The cafeteria seems almost like a restaurant, with many unique dishes to chose from. The cafeteria satisfies hunger, while the rest of the 3 academic

The building has an innovative structure, as it was one of the first buildings to use a technique of pouring concrete in stages. This was, unfortunately, discovered when the building was 20 stories high. Though, the building is 100 stories high, so it helped the

Stepping foot onto campus does not immediately dispel any of the preconceived notions one may reasonably have after a few Google searches. The facade does not crack so easily. Reportedly designed by a prison architect—complete with a watchtower cleverly repurposed to house a large clock—the school is made up of a dozen or so small, one-story buildings of approximately six classrooms each. Large,

In this extraction from the first chapter of Learning from Las Vegas, Robert Venturi questions the way architects observe their surroundings. Objective observation of architectural form is a critical tool architects have traditionally used in interpreting existing landscapes. Venturi claims that modern architects have parted ways with method as a means of inspiration -- the modern architect would rather be progressive and reinvent reality. The abandonment of this tradition for a more utopianistic approach is seen as reckless and can have adverse affects on an area. Learning from Las Vegas is meant to serve as a catalyst for architects to take a positive position on gaining insight from everyday constellations.

In 2009, Perkins + Will was commissioned to design the Earth Sciences Building (ESB) at the University of British Columbia. ESB is designed to develop the growing relations between the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmosphere, the Department of Statistics, the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, the Dean of Science and the Pacific Museum of the Earth, providing important chances for shared learning and partnership. Placed along Main Mall, the primary north-south pedestrian route on campus, the building provides opportunity to add visual interest to the pedestrian experience by displaying the research inside the building; to achieve this, the ground floor is considered the main public space, and is glazed on all sides to maximize visibility into the building. Situated across the street is the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, which along with the ESB creates a ‘museum precinct’ in this area of the campus. Also, to promote the project goal of ‘science on display’, a double-height research lab area operates as a backdrop to integrate exhibits from the Pacific Museum of the Earth. The building contains faculty and staff offices for each department, research laboratories, three lecture theatres, and a café. A five-storey atrium divides the north and south wings of the building, providing an organized structure for the departments while simultaneously creating an east-west pedestrian route directly through the building. Unlike the concrete south wing that contains the

Kentlands has idiosyncrasy and imperfections--intentionally. Authentic variety is achieved by allowing odd, leftover lots to remain, forcing the design of a building for just that lot. We insisted that the imprecision of design sketches be reflected in the built work. It took years for the engineers to get used to not straightening every street or making every

The entryways of the building come from four different sides and meet in the middle. The overall shape of the building creates different views and facades. The building was not created just on the looks of it; it is made up of a three dimensional, stimulating, tactile human thing.

The Ray and Maria Stata Center for Computer, Information and Intelligence Sciences (also referred to as Building 32) is housed on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) historic Building 20 site. Between 1946 and 1948, Building 20 functioned primarily as a temporary facility specifically for wartime outdoor training exercises, and as a research laboratory for war related innovations. Building 20 continued to function as a research facility until its 1998 demolition. Architect, Frank Gehry was selected, from a pool of sixteen firms, to design the new building after funding became available through a donation from Ray and Maria Stata in 1998. The Institute sought a daring design that set them a part and portrayed the school as the best. The criteria initially established by MIT in 1989 proposed buildings that wrapped around the exterior of the site, opening the interior space to the campus. This didn’t quite match Gehry’s vision. Instead, Gehry challenged MIT’s traditional bar buildings by dividing the building mass into clusters, connecting the interiors