Setting For Excellence, Part II Part II / Frederick W. Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, Frederick W.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campus planning--Michigan--Ann Arbor--History.

Campus planning.

History.

Michigan--Ann Arbor.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Campus planning is often a crucial underlying set of goals for university administrations, even if, over time, the mix of new and old buildings, changes in usage patterns and activities of students, and evolution of styles present challenges to a cohesive campus plan. In its two-hundred year history the University of Michigan has planned its campus in waves, from the earliest days of the iconic buildings around the Diag to the plans for the hospitals and the North Campus. This immensely informative and entertaining second volume in the history of the evolution of the campuses offers an absorbing narrative from the perspective of Fred Mayer, who served for more than three decades as the campus planner for the university during an important period of its growth during the late twentieth century. By tracing the development of the Ann Arbor campus from its early days to the present, within the context of the evolution of higher education in America, Mayer provides a strong argument for the importance of rigorous and enlightened campus planning as a critical element of the learning environment of the university. His comprehensive history of campus planning, illustrated with photos, maps, and diagrams from Michigan's history, is an outstanding contribution to the university's history as it approaches its bicentennial.

Contents:

Foreword / by James J. Duderstadt

Preface

1. Two fundamental concepts

2. The Medical Center

3. The North Campus

4. The South Campus, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Radrick Farms, and other Ann Arbor properties

5. The campus in the twenty-first century

6. Epilogue : the effectiveness of planning.

Notes:

Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472122905

0472122908

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.9513543

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.