Four campus spaces

This thesis is an examination of spaces on four college and university campuses in northern Georgia: the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and Agnes Scott College. There is an historical analysis of the design of each of the campuses, with attention paid to the varying missions of each institution, in addition to a critique of the meanings of the styles and site layout used at each. The changing priorities of the institutions and their leaderships, in particular the relative weight given to undergraduate education and college life, are addressed. The analysis concludes with recommendations for campus design, with a particular emphasis on how the design of liberal arts colleges can improve the campuses and quality of life at larger universities.