May 16, 2010
The Campus Green: Trampled by the Wheels of LEED?
Andrew A. Nelles for The Chronicle Review
Landscapes such as the Midway Plaisance (above) at the U. of Chicago contribute to the character and heritage of a campus.
Sustainability remains a ubiquitous catchword on college and university campuses across the country. As institutions spend time and energy trying to meet design and construction standards dictated by sustainability goals, however, they risk losing sight of larger issues involving campus character and cultural heritage—particularly with regard to the landscape.
This poses a serious problem, for there are few American landscape types that can rival the academic campus in depth of
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