Adıyaman University Campus Plan: Design, Development and Snapshot after Earthquake

Authors : Ekrem Bahadır Çalişkan

Pages : 1-23

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Publication Date : 2023-09-25

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Universities have a significant role in higher education with their campuses, including educational, social, cultural, and sports facilities. The campus is a place of settlement and daily life in diverse activities for students, staff, and city residents. Adıyaman University campus is one of the campuses founded in the last twenty years with a great ratio of establishments. Besides, it has the size and other features of the suburban campuses by being integrated into the city. This research investigates Adıyaman University Campus from the design perspective, and a development track study is conducted. Satellite imagery is used to observe the development and be evaluated the original master plan in a time sequence. The consistency and integrity of the establishment of universities are important to define the actual situation for further development. Besides, a section is implemented into the research to record the situation after the big earthquakes on February 2023. This snapshot is an initial observation of Adıyaman Campus, one of the most affected cities by Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes. The design framework of the campus and conducted brief literature survey about university campuses present an explanatory environment of the case. The framework of tracking campus development by satellite images figures the construction processes over 17 years. With the snapshot after the earthquake, the presented case and the conducting evaluations and documents contribute to the area as a valuable example.
Keywords : Campus planning, Adıyaman University, Development Track, Satellite Imagery