Duke University campus landscape and axial planning
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Duke University campus landscape and axial planning is the early 20th-century Beaux-Arts–influenced master plan that organized Duke’s Gothic Revival campus around formal axes, vistas, and integrated landscapes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts planning scheme
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campus master plan ⓘ landscape design ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Duke University
NERFINISHED
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Duke University East Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke University West Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedStyle |
Beaux-Arts campus planning
NERFINISHED
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Gothic Revival campus design ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designLanguage | Collegiate Gothic ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
formal axial planning
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framed vistas ⓘ hierarchical organization of spaces ⓘ integration of buildings and landscape ⓘ processional sequences of spaces ⓘ symmetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beaux-Arts architecture
NERFINISHED
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City Beautiful movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrates |
academic buildings
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chapel precinct ⓘ circulation networks ⓘ open green spaces ⓘ residential quadrangles ⓘ |
| keyFeature |
Duke Chapel axial siting
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East Campus lawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Science Drive axis NERFINISHED ⓘ West Campus quadrangles NERFINISHED ⓘ collegiate courts and cloisters ⓘ formal entry sequences ⓘ framed views of Duke Chapel ⓘ |
| location | Durham, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizingElement |
courtyards
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formal lawns ⓘ primary east–west axis ⓘ quadrangles ⓘ secondary north–south axes ⓘ tree-lined walks ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate architecture and landscape
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to create a unified campus image ⓘ to express institutional hierarchy through spatial organization ⓘ to frame symbolic campus landmarks ⓘ to structure pedestrian circulation ⓘ |
| spatialHierarchy |
major axes leading to primary landmarks
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secondary axes serving academic courts ⓘ tertiary paths connecting minor spaces ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| visualStrategy |
layered landscape foregrounds for major buildings
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long axial vistas ⓘ terminated views at architectural focal points ⓘ |
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