DESIGN OF A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

BY HOMER LEROY PUDERBAUGH

DONE BY
DILNA P T
17
S8 BARCH
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Born May 14, 1929 in Henrietta, MO; died February 11, 2020 in Lincoln.
• He received his BA and MA in Architecture from Kansas State University.
• Post-graduate work at Iowa State, UNL, Michigan State, and L’Ecole des Beaux
Arts
in France.
• Prof of Architecture at UNL; Chairman of Dept of Architecture 1970-81 & 1990-94
retired. Interim asst Dean College of Architecture 1982-1983; Dir. School of
Architecture 1969-1970. Received Distinguished Architect Award in 1993.
• During his 36 years as an educator, he initiated and developed enrichment
programs
for students, including the Summer Intern Program and the annual Architecture
workshop for High School students.
• He was a registered professional architect in Kansas from 1952-2001 and in
Nebraska from 1969-2004. Professor Emeritus of Architecture at UNL.
• Numerous awards, honors, and recognition for his contributions in architecture
from: AIA, Professional organizations, University of Nebraska, Kent State University,
Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, the Dublin Institute of Technology
in Ireland.
• This book says about the basic 6 factors that need to be considered while planning a campus. The author
explains each factors easily where anyone who isn’t in this field too can also understands .That the campus
is more than the functional arranging of buildings.

• The first factor he mentioned is the purpose of the design, where he explains how there should be basic
relationship between buildings , buildings and surround , spaces in building etc .

• The second factor is planning , where he says about how buildings are effected due to overcrowdings , too
little land space etc. .

• The third factor is the space , where he states the basic ideas that an architect should have before
designing the spaces.

• The fourth factor is the orientation , where he listed the facts that need to be considered before fixing the
orientation of building.

• The fifth factor is the circulation of both vehicular and pedestrian.

• The last factor is about the buildings as a group and their relations and how they effect to each other and
works all together
PURPOSE
• To establish a basic of space relationships between buildings and building groups as a criteria of design and
• second is the relations to other design elements.
• The arrangements of buildings into groups and the composition of groups into a final unity must include many
complementary and conflicting factors and the final solution will be a compromise of density , enrolment , sex
ration educational funds ,land , context etc.
• The clear idea before designing a campus is that the need of user group and come with a design where we
can include and solve the needs to design .

PLANNING
• It shouldn’t be one groups idea or the
purpose but need to consider
everyone’s need who is going to be
part of it .
• He says that there are many living
existence of poorly planned
campuses with over crowded
classrooms, too little land space
unrelated and randomly located
buildings etc
SPACE

• The arrangement of building is an exercise in spatial considerations.

• It’s a dynamic condition and so the ideas conceiving it are in a dynamic static .
• Architects must have the knowledge of spaces before solving them.
• Man , space and architecture the triad which can’t function alone , except in unit.
• He says that a space can only be defined when it have a combination of these triad.
ORIENTATION

• Rules and formulas for proper orientation are of limited use as the final decision will be a compromise
between orientation and other important facility but orientation will also depends on geographical
consideration , climate, the site under consideration .
• The view the existing landscaping and the basic functions of the structure itself.
• The orientation need to planned only after studying the impact of sunlight , heat radiation , use of material ,
shape , climatic response , ventilation and circulation on the site
CIRCULATION
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND PARKING
• There are basically two types of considerations in evaluating the necessity of campus traffic and parking
facilities, which are student facilities and public transportation .
• While planning the circulation he states that some factors are to be looked into like topography , maintenance
and cost.

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• Pedestrian flow and movements is the means by which students move from one building to another , one area
to other and from one building group to another .
• It includes interior , exterior horizontal and vertical combination of those .Major walks should lead from group to
group and minor walls leading from buildings within the groups
RELATION
• Relationship between buildings and building groups are mentioned here to establish that they must be
recognized , utilized and appreciated to complete and physical design .
• There are certain essentials , necessities and desirable that no group of inter related buildings can be
conceived and planned or can properly function without due consideration for the whole , the same
considerations that would be given any single building .
• To establish unity it is a necessary to have a clear understanding of the nature and function of the
composition.
• To accept a composition as having unity one must know and recognize the functions of the parts as they
serve and become functions of the whole.
BUILDING GROUPS
• An analysis of functions show 4 primary groups : academics, public , service and housing. Academic grouping
• includes building and structures to serve students, teachers etc. Public groups contain administration
,auditorium
• etc.
• Service groups should include all service-type buildings like power plant, maintenance, fire stations etc.

CONCLUSION
• Campus planning is primarily an exercise in space relations .
• The space arrangement of the physical structures must satisfy not only the functions of shelter but must create
an environment of containment.
• The desire for physical definition needs to be satisfied in all structures and physical compositions .
• The planner of a campus must recognize the aesthetic needs of the individual and provide , through planning
, designing and constructions , the arrangement that will best provide and fulfil this aesthetic need .
• The final conclusion is recognition that campus is mire than functional arranging of buildings ; it’s a spatial
composition based on physical desires and concluded on aesthetic needs