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High Expectations:Placemaking – Beyond the Quad
2015 ACCT Leadership Congress
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What is Placemaking?
Wikipedia:“Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Placemaking capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and well-being.
It is political due to the nature of place identity. Placemaking is both a process and a philosophy.”
Project for Public Spaces (PPS):“The process of creating spaces because they are pleasurable and/or interesting”.
PPS Member:“The art of creating public ‘places of the soul’ that uplift and help us connect to each other”.
SGJJR:“The process leading to the creation of memorable places [on campus]”.
What Are the Benefits of Placemaking?
• Create a strong positive identity• Foster memorable experiences• Student, faculty and staff enjoyment• Pride and ownership• Differentiation in the marketplace
Waubonsee Community College
Four-Campus Network
Copley Campus
Sugar Grove Campus
Plano Campus
Aurora Campus
2020 College Master Plan
• Aurora Campus
• Plano Campus
Sugar Grove Campus, Student Center
Sugar Grove Campus, Huntoon Lake
Placemaking
Mike Rowley, Board ChairDr. Jean Goodnow, President
University Center, Michigan
• Opened in 1961• District includes 3 counties
• 1,774.37 Square Miles
• 9,293 students (fall 2015)
Our Facilities• Main campus• 3 community “Centers”
Establish a Campus Master Plan
Bridge Design
• Must be functional and sturdy• Wanted to also add a point of beauty
Hydraulic Study and Analysis• Bridge Design
• Accessed original landscape drawings to return the space to its original state
• Completed in 2011 for the College’s 50th Anniversary• Key student and staff gathering space
Central Courtyard Restoration
Consider Seasons
• Plan for visual beauty throughout the year
• Create interest through trees/shrubs
Health Professions Building
Health Professions Building• Exterior landscaping became a part of the indoor space• Student gathering areas planned for natural lighting
Learning Environment• Used sustainable building methods (LEED Gold Level)• Signage informs students of building elements
Signage Highlights Sustainability Themes
Living Wall Brings Landscaping Indoors• 3 story plant wall serves as a natural air filtration system• Plants watered by captured rain water system
Delta Sculpture Walk• Free, outdoor sculpture exhibit • Combination of traveling
exhibits and permanent works• Available 365 days a year
without an appointment
Delta Sculpture Walk
Off Campus - Saginaw Center Site• Now planning a new Saginaw site in downtown• Surroundings are a key consideration
Top 10 Current Influences on Placemaking
1) Financial tightening: Inventory/audit of existing facilities leading to existing facilities renovation Maximize multi-use/flexibility of spaces Utilize maintenance projects as a catalyst Partnering
2) Collaboration: Interrelationship between building and site – extending the learning. Subsequent need for ‘neutral’ spaces – quiet, contemplative places.
3) Changing Student Demographics: First generation student – student ‘readiness’ Higher education is non-linear Age, experience, cultural and linguistic diversity
4) Competition in the marketplace: Attraction, retention and success of student, faculty and staff Make the experience worth it - students are spending a shorter time on campus Messaging the quality of the experience Branding
Top 10 Current Influences on Placemaking5) Connectivity:
• Student support structure monitoring• Social/cultural/recreational and business community
6) Setting the stage:• Due to the increasing cost of higher education - community colleges are becoming a more
popular choice• Meeting expectations for a student’s next education experience (3+1, 2+2)
7) Balance quality and success with cost:• Tax payer accountability• Ensuring student success • Wise use of resources
8) Sustainability:• Cultural and environmental responsibility
9) Data Driven Planning and Design:• Using demographic information to evaluate additional campus locations • Metrics and evaluation criteria for placemaking expectations
10) Awareness:• Personal safety and security• Campus site and building design/operation
1) Financial tightening: Inventory/audit of existing facilities leading to existing facilities renovation Maximize multi-use/flexibility of spaces Utilize maintenance projects as a catalyst Partnering
neutral (personal quiet) space Gateway CC – extending the learning
2) Collaboration: Interrelationship between building and site – extending the learning. Subsequent need for ‘neutral’ spaces – quiet, contemplative places.
3) Changing Student Demographics: First generation student – student ‘readiness’ Higher education is non-linear Age, experience, cultural and linguistic diversity
4) Competition in the marketplace: Attraction, retention and success of student, faculty and staff Make the experience worth it - students are spending a shorter time on campus Messaging the quality of the experience Branding
College of DuPage– Homeland Education Center
College of DuPage – Lakeside Pavilion Waubonsee Community College
5) Connectivity: Student support structure monitoring Social/cultural/recreational and business community
AfterBefore
6) Setting the stage: Due to the increasing cost of higher education - community colleges are becoming a
more popular choice Meeting expectations for a student’s next education experience (3+1, 2+2)
7) Balance quality and success with cost: Tax payer accountability Ensuring student success Wise use of resources
Maricopa
8) Sustainability: Cultural and environmental responsibility
9) Data Driven Planning and Design: Using demographic information to evaluate additional campus locations Metrics and evaluation criteria for placemaking expectations
10) Awareness: Personal safety and security Campus site and building design/operation
Questions
Christine J. Sobek, Ed.D.
President
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Richard “Shorty” Dickson
Board of Trustees, Chair
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Jean Goodnow, Ph.D.
President
Delta College
1961 Delta Road
University Center, MI 48710
Mike Rowley
Board of Trustees, Chair
Delta College
1961 Delta Road
University Center, MI 48710
Randall A. Machelski
Associate Landscape Architect, ASLA,RLA, LEED-AP
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