See also: Building a Connected Campus (Quicktime, 17 min 24 sec)
Paul Pfotenhauer, producer; Ken Zukin, videographer
Planners create places that spur memorable experiences
The future look of UC Davis' nearly 100-year-old campus connects place to people — and to our academic vision, according to the new video, "Building a Connected Campus," created to tell the story.
The plan focuses on the alignment of the historic Quad and three new campus quads, or "neighborhoods." One of those is already built at the south entry, and the others are the Health Sciences district adjacent to Aggie Stadium and the Life Sciences district near the Silo.
The new video was recently shown during a meeting of the UC Board of Regents' Committee on Grounds and Buildings at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.
The video received a warm reception from the regents. Committee Chair Joanne Corday Kozberg said: "This has been an absolute transformation" for the campus.
The UC Davis News Service produced the video in coordination with Vice Chancellor John Meyer's unit, the Office of Resource Management and Planning.
In the video, Meyer explains: "In recent years, much of our activity has been trying to respond to the significant enrollment growth and growth in our research program. And I think we have done very well with our new facilities.
"However, in upcoming years our focus is going to change to renovation and redevelopment areas. What we're trying to do is really create places that enable memorable experiences."