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cwid87
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 Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: Definition of campus |
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| what does campus mean to you? it mean neighborhood to me. i am a second year arch student and got this term as my concept and what to get different views for the definition. i have to design a building for an astronomers club. |
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Richard Haut
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:40 am Post subject: |
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it's an interesting question - a campus generally means an area which is for university or college use, sometimes hospitals or schools.
it is the land on which the educational buildings stand or are to be developed. More recently it has come to be an accepted term for schools developments. However where the educational institutions are in an urban setting then it may be used to apply to the district.
I think that it is the Latin word for a field.
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teamjdc
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: |
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A group of structures untited by a common purpose & ownership.
While most people think the word is synonymous with schools, it is also appropriate for for any other multi-building development. |
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cwid87
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| yes, i researched it, and all i would see would be for universities and such type of structural work. so i tried to put it in a different perspective on viewing the term and came up with neighborhood because if we think about it - a campus has neighbors - buildings close together and also a community and i am still researching a bit more. i actually would like to know what it means in latin, so i will look that up. what do you guys think of the way im heading with the definition? thanks for the replys back. |
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