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A FRAMEWORK FOR LEARNING
SERVING THOSE WHO SERVED. The Campus City district being planned for Syracuse University will feature a new National Veterans Resource Complex to be designed by SHoPArchitects, as well as a new visitor center, academic buildings and mixed use amenities benefitting both Syracuse University and the community at large. The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University is higher education’s first interdisciplinary academic institute, singularly focused on advancing the lives of the nation’s military veterans and their families.
Learning environments are centered on human interactions with the local and national community.
The Campus Framework proposes the National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC) as an anchor program for the Campus City district. Veterans have long been associated with Syracuse University. With Sasaki’s recommendation on site selection and guidelines, Syracuse held an international competition to select a firm to design the new NVRC building, home to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF, https://ivmf.syracuse. edu), which has served over 48,000 veter- ans and military families.
Learning environments are centered on human interactions with the local and national community. With recommenda- tions like the development of the Campus City community that rethinks the town- gown relationship, a new visitor center and significant investment in the NVRC, community is reinforced. The aim is to open up dialogue for more frequent and organic interaction between Syracuse and surrounding communities.
This proposed Campus City district, along with a reimagined entry to the Syra- cuse Campus, and consolidated housing, as key ideas championed within the Campus Framework will together cultivate the den- sity and community interaction needed to fuel an educational experience that thrives on all kinds of learning experiences happen- ingbeyondtheconfinesoftheclassroom.CPM
Mary Anne Ocampo, principal, is an urban design leader for Sasaki. She can be con- tacted at mocampo@sasaki.com. Dennis Pieprz, Honorary ASLA, principal, Sasaki, focuses on strategic thinking and creating value for clients. He can be contacted at dpieprz@sasaki.com.
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