What Makes Spaces Recognizably Public?

by Nijah Johnson, MuSE Class of 2018 Having a talk and walk with Nora [Diedrich] really made me realize the things that matter in a public space, such as the ramps and paths to help people with a wheelchair or other disability, and to ask questions like how can we...

Direction on Campus at NAM

by Kim Pike, MuSE Class of 2018 The museum needs some ways of making people want to not only come onto the property, but also to come into the buildings and see the actual exhibits.  One way that I think this could be accomplished is that on the empty sides of the...

Intentional Open Space at NAM

by Ella Menoche, MuSE Class of 2018 Design is broken down into six fundamental principles: balance, proximity, alignment, repetition, contrast, and space. These principles should all play into the planning of the new campus, because one, without the other, causes a...