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University architecture / Brian Edwards.

By: Edwards, Brian, 1944- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: vii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: unmediatedISBN: 9781138986534 (paperback); 9780419244400 (hardback).Subject(s): College buildings | Campus planningDDC classification: 727.3
Contents:
Academic mission and campus planning -- Masterplans or development frameworks -- Picturesque enclosure verus rational planning -- Practical problems -- Sustainable development and the campus -- Crime, politics and the university campus -- Libraries and learning resource centres -- Laboratories and research buildings -- Special functions: special forms -- Art, design, and music departments -- General teaching space -- Student housing -- Why does the university campus matter?
Summary: The mission of universities is frequently reflected in cutting edge buildings, novel approaches to urban design and new forms of social arrangement. This book highlights the importance of university architecture.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending 727.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00213866
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 727.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00213847
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Some of the most exciting architecture in the world can be found on university campuses. In Europe, America and the Far East, vice chancellors and their architects have, over several centuries, produced an extraordinary range of innovative buildings. This book has been written to highlight the importance of university architecture. It is intended as a guide to designers, to those who manage the estate we call the campus, and as an inspiration to students and academic staff. With nearly 40 per cent of school leavers attending university, the campus can influence the outlook of tomorrow's decision makers to the benefit of architecture and society at large.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Academic mission and campus planning -- Masterplans or development frameworks -- Picturesque enclosure verus rational planning -- Practical problems -- Sustainable development and the campus -- Crime, politics and the university campus -- Libraries and learning resource centres -- Laboratories and research buildings -- Special functions: special forms -- Art, design, and music departments -- General teaching space -- Student housing -- Why does the university campus matter?

The mission of universities is frequently reflected in cutting edge buildings, novel approaches to urban design and new forms of social arrangement. This book highlights the importance of university architecture.

UCC Fund.