WALKING TOUR
Explore Open Spaces in UC Campus 5
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My topic for walking tour is explor-
ing interesting open and semi-open spaces in campus. Different open spaces have divergent functions, which give people different feelings. Analysis of these open spaces in campus can assist us to understand their important role in urban design and initiate our further thinking about how to planning open spaces and semi-open spaces in cities.
Big plaza full of dynamic and energy is just in
front of McMicken Hall. Students come and go, and some activities are held there to attract passengers. Visitors walking from here to the big plaza will have a feeling that they enter the school world.
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I walked through Mary Emery
Hall to CCM plaza. It’s a beautiful small plaza, which gives students a pleasant place to have relax or commute. 0 200 400
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A pretty space design is in the
northeast campus. A few people walking on the sidewalks, which give people a feeling of quietness.
Passing through the student
life center, a triangle space appeared, which is called Bearcat plaza. It is an important hub connecting three main roads in cam-
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Lin Han Computer Graphics in Planning Professor Shilpa Mehta PLAN 1055-001, Fall Semester 2016 College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning School of Planning
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