Campus Architecture: Building in the Groves of Academe - Hardcover

Dober, Richard P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070171858 ISBN 13: 9780070171855

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1996

Synopsis

To work over the long term, a great campus must "ennoble the past, enhance the present, and provide for the future by balancing continuity and change." This book will show you how to achieve these goals as you learn to integrate planning and design of campus buildings with their landscapes and sites; incorporate the latest technology and educational trends into your designs; and ensure that the campus will enjoy a synergistic relationship with the surrounding community. Among the subjects explored are how computerized libraries, changing physical education and recreational needs, and new alternative campus housing affect design; techniques of design rehabilitation, repair, and renovation of existing campuses; design strategies for instructional buildings, research facilities, libraries and information centers, sports facilities, campus housing, and more; how to integrate environmental, conservation, and aesthetic considerations within the same project; how to provide long-term durability and economy in operations, and meet project and construction budget targets; and PLUS fully illustrated case studies of the best in recent campus designs and redesigns - with in-depth analyses of why they work so well and how they achieve their goals.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Discover the secrets of redesigning--memorable campuses that can enrich people's lives! There are few architectural challenges as exciting and career-enhancing as designing or rehabilitating a great and enduring campus. Now, finally, there's a single resource that tells you everything you need to know to successfully embark on this important venture. In CAMPUS ARCHITECTURE, you'll learn how to: Integrate the planning and design of campus buildings with their landscapes and sites; Respond in innovative ways to the obsolescence overtaking many college facilities and grounds; Revitalize and update the existing architectural heritage; Create new buildings that will meet not only the needs of today, but the changing needs of tomorrow; Integrate environmental, conservation, and aesthetic considerations within the same project; Incorporate such new campus trends as computerized libraries, alternative campus housing, changing physical education and recreational needs, and more into your designs; Provide long-term durability and economy in operations, and meet project and construction budget targets; Learn from fully illustrated case studies of the best in recent campus designs and redesigns; and much more!

About the Author:

Richard P. Dober is a principal of Dober, Lidsky, Craig, and Associates, a design group with long-standing experience in campus design projects.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0070171858
• ISBN 13: 9780070171855
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 258