University Buildings in Context
In the Context of Place: Universities and Regional Localities _ Angelos Psilopoulos
– Learning Hub in NTU _ Heatherwick Studio
– Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University _ CRAB Studio
– Economics and Business Faculty at Diego Portales University_ Rafael Hevia + Rodrigo Duque Motta
– Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Qatar _ Legorreta + Legorreta
– Teaching Center in WU Campus _ BUSarchitektur
– UAL Campus for Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design_ Stanton Williams Architects
– Advanced Engineering Building at the University of Queensland_ Richard Kirk Architect + HASSELL
– Kolding Campus of SDU _ Henning Larsen Architects
Addition and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction _ Alison Killing
– Janus _ mlzd
– Casal Balaguer Cultural Center _ Flores & Prats + Duch-Pizá
– Hasselt University _ noAarchitecten
– Harvard Art Museums _ Renzo Piano Building Workshop
– Comedie de Bethune – National Drama Theater _ Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
C3 no.368 (2015 #4/12)
University Buildings in Context
In the Context of Place: Universities and Regional Localities _ Angelos Psilopoulos
However tied universities might be with a heritage building, an iconic establishment, a place or a nation, the very word is actually founded on the notion of an ever-evolving, shifting and moving, expanding and contracting, association of individuals who are incorporated into a body of shared aspirations and function. The university is, first and foremost, a set of values and an endeavor of the exploration of knowledge, appealing to those who are apt to take on the shared burden of the task. By this definition universities transcend the limitations of place and space. They also act as a social condenser, turning diversity into community.
By necessity though, this activity is bound to happen somewhere. It is also likely to invest this “somewhere” with appeal that extends further than mere geography. Likewise, the crowd that is attracted to that “somewhere” now comes from all over the world, in physical or digital space. Seen as a generator of such interest, the locality of the university amounts to a capital that establishes value on a wider scale. Campuses, cities, even nations, achieve even mythical appeal because of this activity, which is not only limited to cultural production but extending also to an actual economic impact on the place.
C3 no.368 (2015 #4/12)
University Buildings in Context
In the Context of Place: Universities and Regional Localities _ Angelos Psilopoulos
However tied universities might be with a heritage building, an iconic establishment, a place or a nation, the very word is actually founded on the notion of an ever-evolving, shifting and moving, expanding and contracting, association of individuals who are incorporated into a body of shared aspirations and function. The university is, first and foremost, a set of values and an endeavor of the exploration of knowledge, appealing to those who are apt to take on the shared burden of the task. By this definition universities transcend the limitations of place and space. They also act as a social condenser, turning diversity into community.
By necessity though, this activity is bound to happen somewhere. It is also likely to invest this “somewhere” with appeal that extends further than mere geography. Likewise, the crowd that is attracted to that “somewhere” now comes from all over the world, in physical or digital space. Seen as a generator of such interest, the locality of the university amounts to a capital that establishes value on a wider scale. Campuses, cities, even nations, achieve even mythical appeal because of this activity, which is not only limited to cultural production but extending also to an actual economic impact on the place.
