The Road Ahead or Which Way are We Going? A Facilities Perspective

Carleton College CIVITAS August 2003

Inception 1872

Establishment 1905

Fulfillment Cowling Era 1949

City Beautiful Movement

Second Growth 1962

Maturity 1977

Present Campus Early 2005

Since the 1950s and the Yamasaki years, Carleton has followed this pattern. If Carleton continues to organize and enclose spaces it will destroy its legacy with the landscape.

There are logical places for new buildings

There are places that should be opened to create views to the surrounding landscape At the end of their life cycle, these buildings should be removed to reestablish landscape connectivity.

There are select sites that should be preserved for very special buildings

The Campus Today

The Campus of 2103

And now for something entirely new and different. Monty Python

And then it happened… NMS

Middle School Conceptual Connections to Campus & Downtown

Neighbors College Downtown

High Point High Points High Points Grand

The Walk/Spine/Connector

Connection between the Middle School and the campus should occur on the west side of College Street The major connection to the campus could be Sayles-Hill This connection has implications for the parking along College Street both on- and off-campus Enclosed Plaza Open Plaza

Areas of Interest Buildings of Interest Ames Mill Vacant Bank Grand

Take away points New Frame of Reference New Neighbors New Connections New Orientations