SCUP
Conference Presentations

Using Visualizations and Data to Inform Space Planning

Delivered March 27, 2019
Presented by Douglas R. Kozma, Paul M. Leef, Jenna L. Wright
Planning Types: Campus Planning

Institutions referenced in this resource:
California State University-Chico

This session describes how we used data visualization to spark critical conversations as we evolved 1960s-era space guidelines into modern approaches. Key aspects of the space planning process at California State University-Chico were facilitated through data-informed discussions involving demographics and space analytics, which were used to align our plan with strategic directions, pedagogy, and anticipated resources. We'll share how space and campus planning discussions can be informed by environmental scanning tools, benchmarking, data visualization techniques, and scenario-based modeling.