Mehaffy, M.W.; Salingaros, N.A.; Lavdas, A.A. The “Modern” Campus: Case Study in (Un)Sustainable Urbanism. Sustainability2023, 15, 16427.
Mehaffy, M.W.; Salingaros, N.A.; Lavdas, A.A. The “Modern” Campus: Case Study in (Un)Sustainable Urbanism. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16427.
Mehaffy, M.W.; Salingaros, N.A.; Lavdas, A.A. The “Modern” Campus: Case Study in (Un)Sustainable Urbanism. Sustainability2023, 15, 16427.
Mehaffy, M.W.; Salingaros, N.A.; Lavdas, A.A. The “Modern” Campus: Case Study in (Un)Sustainable Urbanism. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16427.
Abstract
The challenge of campus design, like other aspects of contemporary environmental design, reveals a serious problem in education and practice. The foundational design theories of a century ago have been exposed as an obsolete way of thinking about cities, human nature, biological nature, and even the nature of mathematical and physical structures. Yet in practice, these discredited models persist, obscured by new theoretical language and extravagant “neoplastic” forms, but embodying persistent though untested ideologies and driven by systems inertia. This paper considers the campus design typology (including business campuses, commercial districts, hospitals, and schools) as a design paradigm for pedestrian public space with implications for human flourishing and well-being. We propose a specific human-oriented design method to encourage the well-being of occupants and improve the outcomes for creative development, education, and health.
Keywords
pedestrian realm; campus design; public space; urban space; path-network; university layout; Christopher Alexander; Jane Jacobs; Visual Attention Software
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
Copyright:
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