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Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)'s curator insight,
August 18, 2014 9:29 AM
MILESTONES IN CAMPUS AND FACILITIES PLANNING
1860s: Morrill Act of 1862 (Land-Grant School Act) 1890s: Columbian Exposition (showed America how beautiful and functional a planned campus can be) 1940s: World War II and the G.I. Bill 1940s–1950s: Colorado and California create space guidelines in an attempt to control and optimize campus space 1950s: Creation of the Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education (WICHE) 1950s: Brown vs. Board of Education eliminated segregated educational institutions 1960s: Richard P. Dober published his landmark book, Campus Planning 1960s: Higher Education Act of 1964 (created more access to higher education) 1970s–present: Widespread use of cars on campus (traffic and parking have enormous impacts on the campus environment) 1990s–present: Widespread adoption of the Internet and distance learning
Gregory A. Smith's curator insight,
August 20, 2014 11:34 AM
This article provides a bird's eye view of factors have impacted college and university planning over the past century. |
A nice college of images and info from campus planning and design initiatives down under.