Fourteen architectural students presented 3-4 pages of self-report data regarding what were the most important places in their campus life, what made the places important, and what meanings these place had for each of them. Seventeen different places ...
Fourteen architectural students presented 3-4 pages of self-report data regarding what were the most important places in their campus life, what made the places important, and what meanings these place had for each of them. Seventeen different places were identified (10 places among campus outdoors spaces and 7 interior places). The analysis indicates that place varies with study subjects, place is specific to individuals, and every student has his/her own place different from others'. Place in campus emerges from one's constant use (pt of my everyday campus life) as well from social contacts, physical properties of place, and its personal connotations. The analysis also shows that meanings of place vary with individuals as well (even one place has different meanings to different students). Overall, place has behavioral, emotional, restorative, and ontological meanings. These findings were further discussed in terms of planning and design of college campuses.