FALL 2010-SPRING 2011

PROGRAM:
Housing Units, Auditorium,
Library, Classrooms, Dining Hall,
Outdoor Gathering Spaces

MEDIUM:
AutoCAD, Photoshop, Sketchup
Laser Cut Model

Universities often choose to locate secondary research institutions in remote places in order to conduct valuable field research that cannot be executed at their flagship locations.  How connected are these secondary institutions to the places they call home?  Professors and students, located miles from an urban core, generally remain apart from the cultural daily life of the island, while many locals are left wondering what goes on behind the walls of the compound.

This thesis explores an alternative model of a satellite campus.  It proposes a satellite Academic Institute of Bioclimatic Applications, a division of the University of Athens, on the island of Andros, Greece.  In particular, the institute engages the small town of Korthi.  I propose that the satellite campus be placed on the edge of the urban center, providing a cultural and educational hub for students and professors, while also adding new local amenities to the town such as plazas, exhibition space, and an auditorium.  With students, professors and locals all living and interacting within close proximity to one another, a stronger relationship will form between the University and the town.