The university campus is testing a number of new approaches to urban design–which could see adoption throughout the city.
The university campus of the 21st century is here–and it’s a far cry from brick buildings draped in ivy huddled around a cloistered quad. Instead, its landscaping is designed to soak up rain. Its structures are designed to maximize resource efficiency. And its buildings are meant to nurture real-world innovations, in some cases through architecture itself.