universit y of ark ansas planning for growth
Old Main the symbol of the University
p l a n n i n g a n d i d e n t i t y
CAMPUS GROWTH building at the UA through time
1895 O L D M A I N
1920
1925 masterplan
1945
1970
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1925 MASTERPLAN creating identity through architecture
In the 1910 s, 20 s, and 30 s American Universities turned to Oxford and Cambridge as models for their future growth.
Yale Masterplan 1910
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 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
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.
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
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
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
plan
perspective view
built according to plan
A R C H I T E C T U R E a n d i d e n t i t y
1. COLLEGIATE GOTHIC evoking the University Ideal
t h e O x f o r d I d e a l
Ya l e
P r i n c e t o n
A r k a n s a s
2. CLASSICAL / GEORGIAN evoking America s early history
H a r v a r d
V i r g i n i a
A r k a n s a s
3. MODERNISM a different direction
t h e M o d e r n i s t I d e a l
A r k a n s a s
4. POST-MODERNISM approximating the past
m a s t e r p l a n n i n g
1. creating campus districts for an expanding University
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
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Athletic Valley McIlroy Hill Maple Hill Historic Core Evergreen Hill
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
Athletic Valley Oak Ridge Trail McIlroy Hill Maple Hill Arboretum Maple Hill Historic Core Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Hill Old Main Lawn UA districts
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
2. following through with the intentions of the 1925 masterplan
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
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
1995
future
3. thinking about architectural character and quality
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
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
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
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
2 0 0 2 1 9 9 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 new gothic buildings
2 0 01 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 8 2 0 0 0 new classical buildings
prepared by Facilities Management Planning Group