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| After struggling with the design of new Orchard Hill dormitories, architect Hugh Stubbins recommended in 1960 that the university hire a new master planning firm to create a more defined direction for campus development. On his recommendation, the university selected Sasaki, Walker and Asssociates in 1961 to review and potentially update the 1957 master plan by Shurcliff, Shurcliff & Merrill. In February 1962, the firm made its first recommendations to the university in the form of a master plan Review. In it, firm principal and founder Hideo Sasaki identified two areas of weakness for the campus: weak design relationships between certain buildings and disorganized, confusing circulation patterns. Sasaki did, however, also stress that the suggestions it contained were the result of “preliminary impressions” and “much detailed study is needed… which should culminate in a revised long-range general development plan.” [ [[s:sasaki_master_plan#References|1]] ] | After struggling with the design of new Orchard Hill dormitories, architect Hugh Stubbins recommended in 1960 that the university hire a new master planning firm to create a more defined direction for campus development. On his recommendation, the university selected Sasaki, Walker and Asssociates in 1961 to review and potentially update the 1957 master plan by Shurcliff, Shurcliff & Merrill. In February 1962, the firm made its first recommendations to the university in the form of a master plan Review. In it, firm principal and founder Hideo Sasaki identified two areas of weakness for the campus: weak design relationships between certain buildings and disorganized, confusing circulation patterns. Sasaki did, however, also stress that the suggestions it contained were the result of “preliminary impressions” and “much detailed study is needed… which should culminate in a revised long-range general development plan.” [ [[s:sasaki_master_plan#References|1]] ] |
