Planning for Growth Old Main the Symbol of the University P L a N N I N G and Identity CAMPUS GROWTH Building at the UA Through Time O L D M a I N

university of arkansas planning for growth Old Main the symbol of the University p l a n n i n g and identity CAMPUS GROWTH building at the UA through time O L D M a i n

1895 1920 1925 masterplan 1945 1970 1995 1925 MASTERPLAN creating identity through architecture In the 1910’s, 20’s, and 30’s American Universities turned to Oxford and Cambridge as models for their future growth. Yale Masterplan 1910 Yale Masterplan 1910 “The purpose of this work is to call attention to the immediate necessity of creating and safeguarding a good, orderly, practical arrangement of architectural harmony and beauty in the existing and future structures of Yale University and to present a plan whereby this result may be attained.”

Yale Masterplan 1910 D u k e P r i n c e t o n

M i z z o u Washington U. WHY A MASTERPLAN HERE?

“In the last ten years the University of Arkansas has grown from a small college . . . to a great public service institution reaching out into all sections of the state and ministering to all classes of citizens ...... Yet the state has not erected a building on the campus for fifteen years . . . .” -Board of Trustees 1920 UA Masterplan 1925 UA MASTERPLAN ARCHITECTS

-Jamieson & Spearl - St. Louis -originally with Cope & Stewardson - Philadelphia -premier collegiate gothic architects -involved with these projects: Bryn Mawr - Radnor Hall, Library, etc. Princeton - Blair Hall, Little Hall UPenn - “The Quadrangle,” etc. Washington U - masterplan, 13 buildings Mizzou - Memorial Union & Tower

UA Masterplan 1925 UA MASTERPLAN INTENTIONS

1.collegiate gothic architecture 2.buildings form quadrangles and courtyards 3.buildings align in an ordered way 4.topography and views are celebrated 5.simple landscape of lawns, ivy, and trees 6.high aspirations for architectural quality

UA Masterplan 1925 plan perspective view built according to plan A RCH i t e C T UR E and identity 1. COLLEGIATE GOTHIC evoking the University Ideal t h e O x f o rd I d e a l Ya l e P r i n c e t o n A r k a n s a s 2. CLASSICAL / GEORGIAN evoking America’s early history H a r v a r d V i r g i n i a A r k a n s a s 3. MODERNISM a different direction t h e M o d e r n i s t I d e a l A r k a n s a s 4. POST-MODERNISM approximating the past m a s t e r p l a n n i n g 1. creating campus districts for an expanding University DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS:

1. identifiable boundary 2 . p l a c e n a m e 3 . architectural character 4 . building arrangement 5 . unified landscape 6 . personal interaction N Athletic Valley

McIlroy Hill Maple Hill

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Evergreen Hill Markham Hill Neighborhood

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Fayetteville Maple Hill High School McIlroy Hill

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Evergreen Hill Rose Hill Neighborhood

West Lafayette Historic Neighborhood Athletic Valley

Maple Hill Arboretum Maple Hill Oak Ridge Trail McIlroy Hill

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indian trail 2. following through with the intentions of the 1925 masterplan buildings arranged freestanding to make quadrangles b u i l d i n g s

as planned as built plant sciences

agriculture n e w b u i l d i n g b u i l d i n g completing the Agriculture Quadrangle

1995 future 3. thinking about architectural character and quality mullins library - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t classical - vol walker hall band building - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t g o t h i c - gregson hall rosen center - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t collegiate gothic - engineering hall health center - p o s t - m o d e r n i s t classical - law programs 2 0 0 2 1 9 9 8

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new classical buildings prepared by Facilities Management Planning Group