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1 universit y of ark ansas planning for growth

2 Old Main the symbol of the University

3 p l a n n i n g a n d i d e n t i t y

4 CAMPUS GROWTH building at the UA through time

5 1895 O L D M A I N

6 1920

7 1925 masterplan

8 1945

9 1970

10 1995

11 1925 MASTERPLAN creating identity through architecture

12 In the 1910 s, 20 s, and 30 s American Universities turned to Oxford and Cambridge as models for their future growth.

13 Yale Masterplan 1910

14 Yale Masterplan 1910

The purpose of this work is to call attention to the immediate necessity of creating and safeguarding a good, orderly, practical arrangement of

15 The purpose of this work is to call attention to the immediate necessity of creating and safeguarding a good, orderly, practical arrangement of architectural harmony and beauty in the existing and future structures of Yale University and to present a plan whereby this result may be attained. Yale Masterplan 1910

16 D u k e P r i n c e t o n M i z z o u Wa s h i n g t o n U.

17 WHY A MASTERPLAN HERE? In the last ten years the University of Arkansas has grown from a small college... to a great public service institution reaching out into all sections of the state and ministering to all classes of citizens Yet the state has not erected a building on the campus for fifteen years.... -Board of Trustees 1920 UA Masterplan 1925

18 UA MASTERPLAN ARCHITECTS -Jamieson & Spearl - St. Louis -originally with Cope & Stewardson - Philadelphia -premier collegiate gothic architects -involved with these projects: Bryn Mawr - Radnor Hall, Library, etc. Princeton - Blair Hall, Little Hall UPenn - The Quadrangle, etc. Washington U - masterplan, 13 buildings Mizzou - Memorial Union & Tower UA Masterplan 1925

19 UA MASTERPLAN INTENTIONS 1.collegiate gothic architecture 2.buildings form quadrangles and courtyards 3.buildings align in an ordered way 4.topography and views are celebrated 5.simple landscape of lawns, ivy, and trees 6.high aspirations for architectural quality UA Masterplan 1925

20 plan

21 perspective view

22 built according to plan

23 A R C H I T E C T U R E a n d i d e n t i t y

24 1. COLLEGIATE GOTHIC evoking the University Ideal

25 t h e O x f o r d I d e a l

26 Ya l e

27 P r i n c e t o n

28 A r k a n s a s

29 2. CLASSICAL / GEORGIAN evoking America s early history

30 H a r v a r d

31 V i r g i n i a

32 A r k a n s a s

33 3. MODERNISM a different direction

34 t h e M o d e r n i s t I d e a l

35 A r k a n s a s

36 4. POST-MODERNISM approximating the past

38 m a s t e r p l a n n i n g

39 1. creating campus districts for an expanding University

40 D I S T R I C T C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S : 1. i d e n t i f i a b l e b o u n d a r y 2. p l a c e n a m e 3. a r c h i t e c t u ra l c h a ra c t e r 4. b u i l d i n g a r ra n g e m e n t 5. u n i f i e d l a n d s c a p e 6. p e r s o n a l i n t e ra c t i o n

41 N

42 Athletic Valley McIlroy Hill Maple Hill Historic Core Evergreen Hill

43 Markham Hill Neighborhood Athletic Valley Fayetteville High School McIlroy Hill Maple Hill Hill Street Neighborhood Historic Core Evergreen Hill Rose Hill Neighborhood West Lafayette Historic Neighborhood

44 Athletic Valley Oak Ridge Trail McIlroy Hill Maple Hill Arboretum Maple Hill Historic Core Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Hill Old Main Lawn UA districts

45 University Heights Neighborhood Garland Avenue Maple Hill Rose Hill Neighborhood Maple Hill Arboretum Maple Street / Sorority Row administration and student services Arboretum Stadium Central Quad Old Main Historic Core Old Main Lawn Arkansas Avenue West Lafayette Street Historic Neighborhood Markham Hill Neighborhood Stadium Drive / Fraternity Row Greek Theater Evergreen Hill Dickson Street McIlroy Hill service valley Hotz Park Evergreen Cemetery hotz park trail Athletic Valley oak ridge trail Intramural Fields Bud Walton Arena mullins Fayetteville High School Hill Street Neighborhood Frisco Park Razorback Road creek Bates Park frisco trail trail indian trail

46 2. following through with the intentions of the 1925 masterplan

47 b u i l d i n g s a r r a n g e d t o m a k e q u a d r a n g l e s f r e e s t a n d i n g b u i l d i n g s as planned as built

48 p l a n t s c i e n c e s n e w b u i l d i n g a g r i c u l t u r e b u i l d i n g completing the Agriculture Quadrangle

54 1995

55 future

56 3. thinking about architectural character and quality

57 m u l l i n s l i b r a r y - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t c l a s s i c a l - v o l w a l k e r h a l l

58 b a n d b u i l d i n g - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t g o t h i c - g r e g s o n h a l l

59 r o s e n c e n t e r - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t c o l l e g i a t e g o t h i c - e n g i n e e r i n g h a l l

60 h e a l t h c e n t e r - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t c l a s s i c a l - l a w p r o g r a m s

61 new gothic buildings

62 new classical buildings

63 prepared by Facilities Management Planning Group

UA SURVEY CONTROL MONUMENT UA #1 CLEVELAND STREET GARLAND AVENUE. Northing / Easting / Elevation

UA SURVEY CONTROL MONUMENT UA #1 CLEVELAND STREET GARLAND AVENUE. Northing / Easting / Elevation #1 Northing 640586.689 / Easting 669419.281 / Elevation 1443.178 Center of bronze cap with UA seal. Located in sidewalk approx. 10 W of curb on Garland Ave. Approx. 24.5 SE of traffic signal post. UA #1