Campus Analysis
The planning process significantly informs and determines the planning product. A consequential step in articulating the comprehensive Campus Plan for Clemson University was a careful site analysis. The drawings on the links below are a record of this analysis; and have been used throughout the planning process to guide collegial discussions with faculty, students, staff, and trustees. The analysis has also helped to clarify the planning assumptions and conclusions as the Campus Plan was developed.
Each analysis drawing distills a particular type of information, overlaid on a map of the campus and its environs. The study area covers the broad, regional context and then focuses on the Main Campus. The combination of these overlays describes the Clemson campus as of the winter and spring of 2001.
- Context
- University Property
- Topography
- Vehicular Circulation
- Parking
- Pedestrian Circulation
- Predominant Use
- Land Use
- Existing Campus Zones
- Contact Hours
- Students in Residence
- Issues and Opportunities
- Existing Campus Zones II
- Potential Building Sites
The Main Campus is essentially a pedestrian campus except that parking is allowed along Core Campus roads. Both vehicular and pedestrian circulation could be improved by eliminating this parking and expanding the lots on the periphery as replacement parking is required.
The general development pattern on the Main Campus is rational and workable in that the various uses are clustered together. In any space reallocation plans, however, departments should be kept together and Budget Centers should be consolidated.
There are a variety of sites for new buildings on the Main Campus. Some are more appropriate for new development than others. When a new facility is planned, the building site must be carefully selected to fit within the broad campus design parameters. Designating open space and other space that should not be built upon is essential to preserving the integrity of the Clemson campus.