Learning Resources

Abstract: Many colleges and universities have a series of master plans. However, "few institutions use their master plan when they renovate or build," resulting in haphazard campus design. A master plan "lays out the direction, physical needs, and overall appearances," of an institution over the next 15 to 20 years. It includes a land use plan; location and type of architecture; renovation plans; a landscape concept; a plan for the movement and placement of people and vehicles; property development; and plan for utilities. The master plan costs from $30,000 to more than $100,000. It takes from four months to a year to complete. Three factors are essential to successful master planning: (1) Doing homework on the strategic issues that university officials must address for the future. This should be done before the master planner arrives. (2) Involvment in the master plan's design, location, and style. (3) Choice of a master planner who understands the needs of campus long-range planning. If these three elements of a successful master plan are followed, it can produce a cohesive, pleasing environment for faculty, students, visitors, and alumni to appreciate.

Abstract: Book Review: Universities and the Future of america, by Derek Bok. Duke University Press, 1990. 122 pages.

Abstract: Book Review: Innocenece and Experience, by Stuart Hampshire. Harvard University Press, 1989. 189 pages.

Abstract: Book Review: The College Tuition Spiral, by Arthur Hauptman with Jamie Merisotis. American Council on Education and The College Board, 1990. 120 pages. The Tuition DIlemma, by Arthur Hauptman. The Brooklings Institution, 1990. 120 pages.

Abstract: Book Review: Architecture Practice: A Critical Review. by robert Gutman. Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. 160 pages. Postmodern Sophistications: Philosophy, Architecture, and Tradition, by David Kolb, University of Chicago Press, 1990. 232 pages.

Abstract: Book Review: Organizing and Managing Information resources on Campus, edited by Brian Hawkins. EDUCOM, The Inte-University Communication Council, and Academic Computing Puboication, 1989. 405 pages.