AN APPLIED PHILOSOPHY AN APPLIED PHILOSOPHY OF FACILITIES PLANNING OF FACILITIES PLANNING Robert A. Francis, Ed.D., Robert A. Francis, Ed.D., HAIA HAIA Vice President for University Vice President for University Facilities Facilities Drexel University Drexel University
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AN APPLIED PHILOSOPHY OF FACILITIES PLANNING Robert A. Francis, Ed.D., HAIA Vice President for University Facilities Drexel University.
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AN APPLIED PHILOSOPHY AN APPLIED PHILOSOPHY OF FACILITIES PLANNINGOF FACILITIES PLANNING
Robert A. Francis, Ed.D., HAIARobert A. Francis, Ed.D., HAIA
Vice President for University FacilitiesVice President for University Facilities
Drexel UniversityDrexel University
GOALS OF FACILITIES PLANNINGGOALS OF FACILITIES PLANNING
Support teaching and Support teaching and researchresearch
Improve the quality of Improve the quality of campus lifecampus life
Enhance the public image Enhance the public image of the institutionof the institution
Comply with statutory and Comply with statutory and environmental obligationsenvironmental obligations
Conserve capital and Conserve capital and operating costsoperating costs
GOALS OF FACILITIES GOALS OF FACILITIES PLANNING ARE ACCOMPLISHED PLANNING ARE ACCOMPLISHED
BY APPLYING THREE BY APPLYING THREE PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES
Dematerialization of massDematerialization of mass Preservation of functionPreservation of function Adaptation of laborAdaptation of labor
DEMATERIALIZATION OF MASSDEMATERIALIZATION OF MASS
The continuous process The continuous process of making objects of making objects lighter, using less lighter, using less physical input with less physical input with less wastewaste
Top: The SorbonneTop: The SorbonneBottom: Illinois Institute of TechnologyBottom: Illinois Institute of Technology
PRESERVATION OF FUNCTIONPRESERVATION OF FUNCTION
The ability of space to The ability of space to deliver benefits after deliver benefits after the dematerialization the dematerialization of componentsof components
Top: Library of CongressTop: Library of Congress
Bottom: Illinois Institute of Bottom: Illinois Institute of TechnologyTechnology
ADAPTATION OF LABORADAPTATION OF LABOR
The process by which The process by which workers with less workers with less experience or artistry than experience or artistry than their predecessors are their predecessors are able to deliver able to deliver dematerialized spaces with dematerialized spaces with preserved functionalitypreserved functionality
Top: Drexel UniversityTop: Drexel University
Bottom: JCLSBottom: JCLS
DEMATERIALIZATION OF MASSDEMATERIALIZATION OF MASS
Smaller and lighter Smaller and lighter materialsmaterials
EVOLUTION OF EVOLUTION OF DEMATERIALIZATIONDEMATERIALIZATION
DEMATERIALIZATION AND DEMATERIALIZATION AND INCREASED FUNCTIONALITYINCREASED FUNCTIONALITY
Though the modern Though the modern period (ending in the period (ending in the 1960s), 1960s), dematerialization dematerialization increased functionality increased functionality by:by:
THE LIMITS OF THE LIMITS OF DEMATERIALIZATIONDEMATERIALIZATION
THE LIMIT OF THE LIMIT OF DEMATERIALIZATIONDEMATERIALIZATION
The limit of The limit of dematerialization is dematerialization is achieved when achieved when increased functionality increased functionality is no longer possible, is no longer possible, and preservation of and preservation of function becomes the function becomes the goalgoal