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STUDY PURPOSE
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ASSUMPTION
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REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
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SITE ANALYSIS
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ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS FACILITIES
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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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DEVELOPMENT - FIVE YEAR PROGRAM
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BUILDINGS AND SITE RELATIONSHIPS
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UTILITIES AND SERVICES
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STAGE ONE
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CONCLUSION
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�I. STUDY PURPOSE
This guide to the future development of facilities at Grand Valley State College takes into
account the following major considerations:
1. Relationship of the campus site to existing and future roads and
to present and potential land uses in the nearby area.
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Natural characteristics of the site.
3. Type and scope of each different use to which the college may
be required to put the site in order to fulfill its total projected needs.
4. Need of entrances into the campus and vehicular circulation and
parking, a long with pedestrian wa Iks, with in the campus.
5. Desire to have the physical environment serve effectively the
programs and objectives of the college.
6. Required development of the campus by stages to meet annual
increases in enrollment.
The primary objective of the Study is to project a unified and aesthetic organization of the
campus which meets projected needs and which allows for modifications as circumstances change
and as the academic program of the college develops.
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�II. ASSUMPTION
Grand Valley State College will be a baccalaureate degree granting institution offering a liberal arts curriculum. A substantial part of the students will be graduates of the high schools
and community colleges within an eight-county area at the center of which the college is
located.
Student enrollment will be limited in order to permit adequate planning and the orderly development of campus facilities, starting with a class of 250 - 400 Freshman students and gradually
expanding as new classes enter. The rural location of the campus will require .that the college
provide special student services. Commuting students should be encouraged to remain on campus
for most of a college day and to participate in as much of the total program as possible.
The college wi II develop in phases. Phase one would cover a period of approximately 5 years
with enrollment reaching 2,500 - 3,000 students. Phase two would cover another period of
5 years during which time the enrollment is anticipated to reach 7,500 - 10,000 students.
A major contribution to the total system will be television and other technological advances
in order to raise the quality and impact of instruction but not as a way to minimize the role
of the faculty members. Study conditions and facilities will be devised to encourage the
students' self-reliance and avoid over-dependency on formal instruction.
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REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Grand Valley State College site of 770 acres is located fourteen miles west of Grand
Rapids along the south side of M-50 bordering the west edge of the Grand River. The site
is near the geographic center of a triangular area. This triangular area is formed with Muskegon
on the northwest, Holland on the southwest and Grand Rapids on the east (fig. 1). The sides
of the triangle are formed by major vehicular arterials which provide relatively easy access to
the site. The area is bisected by M-50 providing direct access from west Grand Rapids.
Existing urban development patterns (fig. l) indicate that future development trends of the
major urban areas follow along the major traffic approach to the college (fig. 2). As a result,
urban growth is inward toward the center of the triangle. The college wil I generate community growth within the local environment of the site. Allendale, located within this environment, may serve the role of a service community for the college. However, presently
Allendale does not have adequate service and public school facilities for college use.
The rapid growth of the southwest area of Grand Rapids indicates that existing Fillmore-Cottonwood Drive may be a significant approach route as the college develops. The movement of
this drive along the Grand River Valley may provide a unique symbolic approach to the college.
For serving commuter students the college is in an ideal location because of the large number
of residents living within a 30-minute drive to the college site (fig. 3).
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The 770-acre site of the campus of Grand Valley State College possesses a major land structure
created by its natural land qualities (fig. 4). The site is divided into two broad categories of
land character separated east and west by Forty Second Avenue (fig. 5).
West of Forty Second Avenue is approximately 380 acres of gently rolling, open farm land with
occasional groupings of trees. The edges of this part of the site blends into the rural country
side of similar character.
East of Forty Second Avenue are the most dominant and distinctive features of the site: deep
wooded ravines (fig. 6) which penetrate westward into the site from the high bluff overlooking
the Grand River. The ravine system forms units of land 20 to 40 acres which have the appearance of open level plateaus enclosed by trees. The drama of the ravines does not unfold unti I
one reaches their edges. From these edges the dramatic contrast between the level open plateaus and the steep densely wooded slopes can be experienced. The land at the base of the
ravines on the river 1s edge is a flood plain.
A major ravine system north of M-50 enters the site near the intersection of Forty Second
Avenue and M-50 and provides a natural entrance foyer. Linking the two ravine systems
together with trees or some other device would add to the major site structure.
Access to the site is good from all directions. M-50, a two-lane highway in good condition, is the major approach from Grand Rapids. Turning left, south into the site, from M-50
is very hazardous. The mdjor north and south approach route, Forty Eighth Avenue, is a county
road paved with aspha It and in good condition. Forty Second Avenue, a county gravel road,
separates the site, and its alignment is not sensitive to the adjacent land qualities.
After several reconnaissance field trips and 11 1iving with 11 the site for one full week the site
planner and architect were strongly convinced that the development of the site and architecture must recognize the strength of the ravine system, its organizing framework, and its
dramatic beauty.
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ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS FACILITIES
Distinction is made between functions of the campus which can appropriately be filled by
decentralized units, each serving a limited number of students, and functions which requir.e
centralization in single units for serving the students at large. In the first category are the
teaching of all subjects which do not require specialized facilities. Also included are office
services for faculty and independent study by students. These functions are planned at the
outset to be provided by a series of similar multi-purpose buildings, called learning centers,
each with a capacity for about 500 students. In each such building students of one group
will receive most of their instruction and do most of their studying, and similar buildings will
serve students of other groups, each no more than 500 in number, for the greater part of their
academic needs. Assignments to a particular building will be made according to the academic
interests of the students involved, and they wi 11 have the advantage of working within a sma 11
sub-college in close relation to the faculty members concerned with their instruction.
Related to several of these multi-purpose buildings will be a separate collegiate center which
will provide a common eating and social area for the students who have been assigned for
their academic work to the nearby learning centers. Limiting the capacity of each learning
center and of each collegiate center allows for moderate-sized buildings and an efficient
stage-by-stage expansion of the campus, and reducing the need for massive and rapid movement of students between buildings permits scattering of the buildings in this category throughout the scenic plateaus on the site.
In the other category which calls for large central buildings are specialized needs for science
laboratories work, certain library services, campus-wide audio-visual services, physical education, work in music and the visual and dramatic arts, indoor athletics, group cultural events,
and certain administrative services. Special-purpose buildings to fill these functions are to
be constructed in places where they will be fairly accessible from al I the learning centers
contemplated by the origina I 10-year program and also from other academic buildings which
may come through future expansion of the campus facilities.
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�VI. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The organization of campus facilities was adapted to the Grand Valley State College site in
establishing this General Development Plan. (fig. 7) There are 10 major design policies which
give strength to this Plan:
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Main Campus Drive-A major vehicular boulevard encircles the ravines. Since
major utility lines and major movement will follow this drive it forms the 11 backbone 11
of the major campus pattern.
2. Parking-Spaces are provided at the tips of the ravines from whence pedestrian
movement will occur along the ravine edges. Large storage lots are located on
the west side (outside) of the Campus Drive with smaller convenience lots for
staff personnel on the inside of the drive. It is possible to achieve a maximum
12-minute walking distance from parking to any Learning Center through an assigned parking system.
3. Learning Centers-Three of these buildings are grouped around each proposed
Collegiate Center to form ideally scaled groupings located in naturally defined
spaces formed by the ravines.
4. Central Academic and Administrative Area-This is located at the head of the
center ravine, which has the longest westward penetration into the site. Here is
room for expansion into the large open areas to the west within the limits of
walking distance (maximum 8 minutes) to each of the Learning Center groupings.
5. Vehicular Approaches and Circulation-The dominant approach to the campus
is directly from the west toward the center of the campus where a visual organization of the campus can be seen. Two other approaches are suggested, one from
M-50 on the north and Forty Second Avenue on the south. These three entries
honor all the major approach routes to the campus. The majority of vehicular
movement will be on the main Campus Drive from which large parking lots are
easily accessible.
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�6. Campus Assembly Areas-Both the Field House and the Auditorium are located
on the periphery of the campus drive where ample parking and ease of vehicular
access are available. The Field House is adjacent to proposed athletic fields
providing a greenbelt between the proposed campus and future expansion.
7. Pedestrian Circulation-Major pedestrian movement wi II be along the edges
of the ravine from large storage parking lots on the periphery of the campus.
Automobiles wil I not be allowed to penetrate the academic areas except for
special occasions. On these special occasions an automobile will move along
the main campus walk from where the visitor can view the heart of the learning
environment. Service vehicles will be allowed access from .this walk during scheduled hours.
8. Outer Campus Drive-This additional major drive, projected for the future,
will allow a logical expansion pattern which recognizes the campus plan as well
as the edges of the site.
9. Service and Maintenance Center-This utility building is logically located on
the edge of M-50 for ease of accessibility without using the Campus Drive.
10. Connecting Links-Bridging the ravines allows campus unification and a more
direct access to the central area from the Learning and Collegiate Center groupings.
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The area for the early development of the campus was chosen because of its adaptability for
application of as many of the master plan design policies as possible. The ravines which serve
a very important role in most of the design policies play a major part in the five-year program
plan (fig. 8). The major elements of the plan are:
A. Learning Center-Three Learning Centers are clustered around a Collegiate
Center. The buildings fol low the ravine edges.
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wall.
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open ravine which would be treated in an unusual and distinctive manner. It
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grouped with other Centro I Academic Bui ldlngs.
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areas of the ravines. This is the most important element of the General Development Plan.
F. Parking-Visitors, faculty and student storage lots can be installed during this
stage of development to test the parking concept and pedestrian movement from
lots.
G. Main Campus Walk-This feature controls the major pedestrian pattern of
circulation moving from parking areas along ravine edges to buildings, and the
walk is wide enough to allow service access to buildings.
H. Landscape Development-The only addition of refined planting to the site in
the plateaus will be between the wall and Main Campus Walk. Student sitting
areas, along lighted garden paths, will feature the landscape. The trees along
the ravine edges will be carefully thinned out to dramatize significant views.
Paths along the slopes of the ravines should be allowed to develop through use
by students and faculty.
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�VIII. BUILDINGS AND SITE RELATIONSHIPS
Learning Centers-(Fig. 9) The disciplined function of the interior of each such building is
reflected in the geometric shape and classic design of its facades. These buildings relate to
the level plateaus, where these features are displayed and dramatized, and where a pattern
of direct circulation occurs.
Collegiate Center-The less rigid function of this interior is reflected in the informal shape
and organization of the building. The building is separated from the more formal Learning
Centers by a change in level. The building carefully penetrates the edges of the ravines
where it steps down into multi-level outdoor terraces where a sensitive relationship to the
deep wood ravines is experienced.
Landscape Treatment-The Learning Centers and Collegiate Centers are tied together with a
curvilinear pedestrian walk. Parallel to this walk is a wall which separates the levels of the
Learning Centers and Collegiate Centers. Adjacent to this wall will be a refined landscape
treatment, breaking the composite space into component spaces of human scale with the enrichment of detail.
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The major service and maintenance facility is located adjacent to State route, M-50, an arterial
serving the Grand Rapids area, the major source of service and supplies for the college.
Ingress and egress in this area is direct with no dependence on the campus circulation system.
All major transport and maintenance vehicles can be handled in this area with little difficulty.
The area serves as a disposition depot for the distribution of supplies and maintenance service
to the campus area in smaller service vehicles, (fig. 10).
Major utility lines will penetrate the site from M-50, with the main lines moving along the
Campus Boulevard, and Branch lines bisecting the plateaus between the ravines.
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�X. STAGE ONE
The first stage of the building program requires three academic buildings and a collegiate center
(fig. 11). Two of the first three academic buildings are finished prototypes of others which may
be built in the future. The third building has the same basic design and will eventually serve
the same function, but for the moment it houses the Administrative Offices, Science Laboratories
and other campus services. These will be housed in other special-purpose buildings, as soon
as they can be developed.
The design of the academic buildings represents a bold, new approach for achieving both beauty
and efficiency in a college campus. Each building serves at least 500 students and 24 faculty
members for all or most of their academic needs.
The Collegiate Center serves as a social center for both faculty and students. The glass-walled
student and faculty lounge juts out into the wooded ravine where one can view its dramatic
environment of nature. The informal organization of the building centers around a mammoth
fireplace. Below the main floor are additional rooms serving as a book store, game rooms and
student activity rooms. Along the bank of the ravine are multi-leveled decks which are joined
to the building and to one another by steps. A wing for a student dining room will be added
to the original structure.
Part of the Main Campus Boulevard will be installed for access to a 320-car parking lot north
of the drive, which is near the building grouping. The campus walk and landscape treatment
wi II adhere to the major design policies previously stated.
The location of the first stage was chosen because of its accessibility to existing roads and the
strong relationship which it provides to the ravines in the early development stages. Its development also occurs in a unit of land that allows for a logical, economically feasible expansion program.
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Throughout our planning process, in consultation with the college staff, we discovered many
possibilities of new and exciting concepts of instruction which affect the total college program. Progressive innovations in teaching devices and encouragement by college administrators
to create learning environments conducive to the students' self-reliance were factors in the
planning.
Because of the need to allow for future changes and innovations in the college program we
stress the importance of broad framework which has evolved from the qualities of the site
rather than a campus pattern based on starting with a detailed college program that may be
obsolete in the next decade. If we honor the rationale of the major design policies which
formulated the framework, we then can proceed with a positive, objective program of development which allo Hs for changing needs within the framework. We would suggest and encourage
continuing reappraisal o.~ the proposed General Development Plan relative to a progressively
expanding college program.
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�ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Wehrer & Borkin
educational consultants
Architects
Wi 11 iams & Works
utility consultants
Engineers
Robert B. Hotaling
area township planner
Michigan State University
John Paul Jones
head of city planning department
Ann Arbor
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
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1961
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Grand Valley State College: A Guide to Future Physical Development
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Hotaling, Robert B. (area township planner, MSU)
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
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Grand Valley State College: A Guide to Future Physical Development
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Krohmer, Stanley
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Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
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Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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Grand Valley Ravines
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Krohmer, Stanley
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GVSC_Continuing-Development_031
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Grand Valley State College
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1968-06-30
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Grand Valley State College: Collegiate Center Ravine View
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Architect's drawing featuring the patio view of Grand Valley State College's Collegiate Center and it's outdoor terrace among the wooded ravines, as featured in the publication, "Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development," created by the architects Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. and published on June 30, 1968.
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc. (design)
Baltazar Korab and Hedrich-Blessing (photography)
Fillinger Typesetting (typesetting)
Braun-Brumfield, Inc.(printing)
Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. (architects)
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Grand Valley Ravines
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Grand Valley State University
Krohmer, Stanley
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GVSC_Continuing-Development_023
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Grand Valley State College
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1968-06-30
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Grand Valley State College: Ravine Campus Concept Map
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Illustrated map of the "Ravine Campus Concept" which highlights the development plans for Grand Valley State College in relation to the surrounding Grand River ravines landscape, as featured in the publication, "Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development," created by the architects Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. and published on June 30, 1968.
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc. (design)
Baltazar Korab and Hedrich-Blessing (photography)
Fillinger Typesetting (typesetting)
Braun-Brumfield, Inc.(printing)
Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. (architects)
Subject
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Grand Valley Ravines
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Grand Valley State University
Krohmer, Stanley
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University Communications
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GVSC_Continuing-Development_018
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Grand Valley State College
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1968-06-30
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Grand Valley State College: Wooded Ravine Drawing
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Illustration of the wooded ravines that surround the campus of Grand Valley State College, as featured in the publication, "Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development," created by the architects Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. and published on June 30, 1968.
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc. (design)
Baltazar Korab and Hedrich-Blessing (photography)
Fillinger Typesetting (typesetting)
Braun-Brumfield, Inc.(printing)
Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. (architects)
Subject
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Grand Valley Ravines
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Grand Valley State University
Krohmer, Stanley
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University Communications
Institutional Marketing
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GVSC_Continuing-Development_017
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Grand Valley State College
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1968-06-30
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Grand Valley State College: Site Analysis Map
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Site analysis map highlighting the selected site for Grand Valley State College and the significance of the surrounding ravines, as featured in the publication, "Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development," created by the architects Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. and published on June 30, 1968.
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc. (design)
Baltazar Korab and Hedrich-Blessing (photography)
Fillinger Typesetting (typesetting)
Braun-Brumfield, Inc.(printing)
Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. (architects)
Subject
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
Land use
Maps
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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eng
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Grand Valley Ravines
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Grand Valley State University
Krohmer, Stanley
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University Communications
Institutional Marketing
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GVSC_Continuing-Development_008
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Grand Valley State College
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1968-06-30
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Grand Valley State College: Aerial Map of Allendale Site and Ravines
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Aerial map highlighting the selected site for Grand Valley State College and the significance of the surrounding ravines, as featured in the publication, "Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development," created by the architects Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. and published on June 30, 1968.
Contributor
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc. (design)
Baltazar Korab and Hedrich-Blessing (photography)
Fillinger Typesetting (typesetting)
Braun-Brumfield, Inc.(printing)
Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. (architects)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
Land use
Maps
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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eng
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Grand Valley Ravines
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Grand Valley State University
Krohmer, Stanley
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University Communications
Institutional Marketing
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eng
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GVSC_Continuing-Development_005
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Grand Valley State College
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1968-06-30
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Grand Valley State College: 1961 Campus Plan Map
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Black and white map of the 1961 campus plan as featured in the publication, "Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development," created by the architects Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. and published on June 30, 1968.
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc. (design)
Baltazar Korab and Hedrich-Blessing (photography)
Fillinger Typesetting (typesetting)
Braun-Brumfield, Inc.(printing)
Meathe, Kessler, and Associates, Inc. (architects)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
Land use
Maps
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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eng
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�BOARD OF CONTROL
L. William Seidman
lcie Macy Hoobler
Paul A. Johnson
William A. Kirkpatrick
Ella D. Koeze
Arnold C. Ott
Dale Stafford
James H. Zumberge
*
Grand Rapids
Ann Arbor
Grand Haven
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Greenville
Grand Rapids
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE
James H. Zumberge
George T. Potter
Donald Hall
David H. Jones
*
President
Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Dean of Student Services
Business and Finance Officer
* as of June 30, 1968
�STUDY PURPOSE
4
ASSUMPTIONS
6
CAMPUS CHARACTERISTICS
9
GENERAL PLANNING CONCEPTS
21
PLAN DESCRIPTION
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LONG RANGE EXPANSION
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��Natural characteristics of the site
Among the primary reasons for selecting the site
were its unique land structure and its groves of mature hardwood trees. The 876-acre site is divided
broadly into two kinds of land: (i) deep wooded
ravines penetrating into the site through a high
bluff overlooking the Grand River, and (ii) gently
rolling, open farmlands studded here and there with
trees. Along the bluff the land is separated into
three enclosed, level plateaus by the ravines. These
areas comprise approximately one-fifth of the total
campus. The drama of the site unfolds as one approaches the ravine edges and experiences the
sharp contrast between the level, open plateaus and
the adjoining steep, wooded slopes. The configuration and location of the ravines necessitates linking
them with bridges in order to integrate developable
areas into one pedestrian campus. At the same
time, this configuration provides for a remarkable
degree of intimacy and supports the decentralized
educational concept of the college.
The wooded ravines are the most prominent natural elements of the site. Most of the trees in these
areas are native hardwoods, such as red oak, white
oak, hickory, sugar maple, red maple, American
beech, ash, ironwood and wild cherry. Some elms,
poplars, willows and sycamores occur where drainage is poor.
A mature root system of grasses, shrubs and trees
stabilizes and holds the steep ravine slopes. Special care must be taken to protect and maintain this
cover in order to preserve the ravines' natural character. Intensive-use areas forced into the ravines
could cause a physical change which could destroy
the natural beauty. Limited use should be encouraged, however, by allowing foot paths to meander
through these areas to the river's edge.
A flood plain lies along the river's edge and extends
a short distance into the ravines. About one-fifth
of the total campus is consumed by either flood
plain or ravines and can only be developed for limited recreational uses.
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��Approximately three-fifths of the campus consists
of open, rolling fields leading up tq the enclosed
plateaus and ravines. Development of the campus
can and should honor the relationship between
these areas and the adjoining enclosed plateaus.
Access to the campus is good from all directions.
The site is bounded on the north by highway M-45,
which connects directly to major arteries in Grand
Rapids and to highway U.S. 31 to the west. On the
west, the campus is bounded by Forty-Eighth Avenue, a paved road connecting directly to highway
M-21 to the south.
A left turn into the campus from highway M-45, at
Forty-Second Avenue, is very hazardous because
of alignment, topography and the narrow twolane highway. Furthermore, Forty-Second Avenue,
which originally entered from this direction, separated the site and was not sensitive to the configuration of usable land areas. For these reasons, the
road has been abandoned except for temporary
access for construction purposes.
A major ravine system entering the campus from
the north defines a natural entrance foyer from
highway M-45. This occurs at a location where
the vertical alignment of the highway is the most
conducive to a safe turn-off.
The surface drainage characteristics of the site divide it into two almost equal areas on a north-south
axis with the west half draining toward the northwest and the east half draining into the ravine system. Most of the site is heavy clay soil having poor
permeability characteristics. Care will have to be
taken to provide positive surface drainage in developed areas.
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Responsiveness to natural characteristics
of the site
The physical development plan of the Grand Valley State College campus derives its unique character from the dominant natural qualities of the site
that divide it into segments of land adaptable to
decentralization. All major elements of the plan,
the building design and placement, vehicular and
pedestrian circulation, parking, pedestrian bridges,
open space and utilities were carefully studied and
designed to honor these natural characteristics.
Aesthetic qualities
Accepting the premise that aesthetics are an essential consideration in a desirable educational environment, each physical development problem is
measured in terms of aesthetics as well as function.
Specifically, Grand Valley State College'e aesthetic
image rises out of the natural characteristics of the
ravines and their configuration which define areas
ideally suited to clusters of small buildings. The result has been a soft, natural, humanly scaled campus without ponderous, over-whelming buildings,
resulting in a friendly educational environment.
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�Planting
Throughout the analysis and planting stages, the
natural rural environment influenced the physical
development. Planting added to the campus should
also recognize these environmental qualities. The
campus greeen merges with the soft rolling contours of the countryside. Planting is not intended
to decorate the architecture but rather to blend the
building into the environment. The most important
element of the planting concept is the shade trees
which drift out of the ravines and provide a canopy
for the plateaus. Where possible, indigenous species
such as red oak and ironwood should be used to
relate to the existing landscape.
Buildings located next to the steep slopes of the
ravines are landscaped with restraint so that the
natural qualities will dominate the visual image.
Extreme care is taken to retain the vegetation of
the slopes to protect against erosion damage.
30
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��The walkways follow either the ravine edges or the
rolling terrain of the plateaus. Their first function
is to provide a smooth flowing walkway pattern
from origin to destination points. They should,
however, be sufficiently wide and of proper construction to accommodate service vehicles and also
to allow for increased use as the campus grows. Bituminous materials used in constructing these
walks blend effectively with the landscape.
Pedestrian bridges unify the campus and provide
the dramatic experience ofliterallywalking through
the tops of huge mature hardwood trees growing in
the ravines. The bridges are unobtrusive and o not
detract from the natural character of the ravines.
35
�Conservation of land
Leaving the ravines in their natural state resulted
in minimal maintenance of a large part of the campus, but efficient land utilization of the plateaus
between the ravines is necessary in order to accommodate the college program. Therefore, buildings on the plateaus should continue to be placed
relatively close to each other to enclose spaces of
a character and scale that provides an interesting
contrast to the open ravines.
Minimal disruption from new construction
Among the many factors affecting building location
is the need to minimize construction interference
with the operating college program. Whenever and
wherever possible, construction access will be located where it will not cross major vehicular drives
and pedestrian walkways. For example, FortySecond Avenue has remained open for construction
vehicles only throughout the construction stages of
the first several buildings.
This factor cannot always be honored. Early building locations were influenced by the proximity of
major utility lines, leaving future building areas on
the interior of the campus isolated from convenient
construction access. However, construction access
to the tips of the plateaus will remain open for
future building.
39
�Following is a description of the plan concept of the
Ravine Campus in more specific physical design
terms. The description is broken down into four
zones of sub-campus areas. The building functions
indicated in each area are indicated in broad terms
since precise program and organization possibilities have not been entirely determined. The essential principle to keep in mind is that the plan description in the next pages expresses the essentials
of a site planning concept. It is the recommended
framework within which future building projects
can be conceived in accordance with current program requirements.
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Sq. Ft.
Gross
Floor
Area
Building
Ground
Coverage
Sq. Ft.
68,500
10,600
12,300
7,500
3000 Students
Common Facilities
Existing
Library
Seidman House
Academic Complex I
1500 Students
Existing
Lake Michigan Hall
Lake Superior Hall
Lake Huron Hall
Academic Complex Ill
Proposed
Total Land Area
G.A.C.
F.A.R.
40,900
40,900
31,900
1500 Students
80,000
Total
272,800
13 Acres
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566,280
16,600
16,600
14,600
40,000
107,600
G.A.C. The Ground Area Coverage is the ratio of
the ground area covered by structures to
the total ground area.
F.A.R. The Floor Area Ratio is the ratio of total
floor area ( on all floors of all buildings) to
the total ground area in a given zone.
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Gross
Floor
Area
Sq. Ft.
Building
Ground
Coverage
Sq. Ft.
37,500
39,600
18,800
12,200
3000 Students
Common Facilities
Existing
Students Commons
Loutit Hall of Science
Academic Complex II
Mackinac
Manitou
Academic Comlex IV
Proposed
1500 Students
37,400
32,300
20,200
16,700
1500 Students
80,000
40,000
Dorms
Existing
Copeland House
Robinson House
36,900
50,400
12,500
12,900
Proposed
Dorm II
Dorm IV
50,400
50,400
12,900
12,900
110,000
43,000
50,300
43,000
567,900
209,400
Athletic Field House
Existing
Proposed
Total
Total Land Area
G.A.C.
F.A.R.
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Sq. Ft.
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Ground
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Sq. Ft.
37,400
18,800
3,000 Students
Common Facilities
Proposed
Student Commons
Academic Complex V
Proposed
Academic Complex VI
Proposed
1500 Students
93,000
37,600
1500 Students
93,000
45,000
Dorms
Proposed
Total
Total Land Area
G.A.C.
F.A.R.
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.16
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201,000
100,500
424,400
201,900
1,263,240
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Gross
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Sq. Ft.
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Sq. Ft.
68,500
38,900
376,600
12,300
37,300
150,000
40,900
16,600
524,900
216,200
Common Facilities
Existing
Library
Fine Arts
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�ARCHITECTURE
Buildings constructed or under construction to date as follows:
Building Name
Lake Michigan Hall
Lake Superior Hall
Seidman House
Lake Huron Hall
Loutit Hall of Science
Copeland House
Central Boiler
Student Commons
Robinson House
Athletic Field House
Manitou and Mackinac halls
Central Library
Completion Date
September 1963
November 1963
April 1964
September 1964
December 1965
October 1966
December 1966
January 1967
October 1967
January 1968
September 1967
September 1968
53
Architect
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
Tarapata MacMahon Assoc.
Meathe, Kessler & Assoc.
�LONG RANGE EXPANSION
Potential for the development of a second campus
occurs west of Campus Drive within a 10 minute
walking circle accommodating 14,500 students. On
the east edge of the second campus would be an
area set aside for' uses common and convenient to
both campuses. Pedestrian in concept the second
campus can be more compact than the Ravine
Campus with continuous building groupings enclosing architectural spaces enriched with materials related to the scale and interest of its users.
The site, having no major natural barriers or limitations, such as the wooded ravines, can be manipulated and molded to almost any foreseeable
program demands.
Parking is accessible from perimeter drives outside
the walking circle with major entrance drives serving all quadrants of the site. Primary housing zones
are adjacent to the west edge of the campus, relating to the community which is anticipated in the
future, west of 48th Street.
Convenient and contiguous to both the Ravine
Campus and Westerly Campus is a large zone where
facilities related and utilized by each can be located.
The uses can also appropriately relate to the community, where parking is convenient and there is
little interruption to the interior zones of each
campus.
Large open space zones occur on the entire north
edge of the site abutting M-45, providing athletic
fields for the physical education program. The large
open space on the south edge will serve future recreational needs of the intramural program. Located
on the prime edges, the generous open spaces can
also serve to buffer the campus from an undeterminable land use edge, as well as provide an effective green foreground for the college buildings.
Flanking the Ravine Campus on the north and south
are land areas folded into the topography of the
wooded ravines. These areas, because of their unusual natural beauty and remoteness from the developed campus, should be set aside as land reserves
for very special but appropriate use.
Future Development Guidelines for the
Westerly Campus
As the program and physical plan of the Ravine
Campus is implemented in terms of stated development capacities, authorization should be given to
study the Westerly Campus development potentials in detail. It is extremely important that the
study begin at least three years prior to actual project implementation so that program and site development criteria can be delineated with some degree
of validity recognizing the development principles
of the Ravine Campus.
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�credits
design of brochure:
photography:
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Korab/Birmingham, Michigan
Hedrich-Blessing !Chicago, Illinois
typesetting: Fillinger Typesetting/Ann Arbor, Michigan
printing: Braun-Brumfield, Inc/Ann Arbor, Michigan
Johnson, Johnson & Roy,
Baltazar
acknowledgements
we wish to express our sincere appreciation to the
architects, Meathe, Kessler and Associates, Inc.,
for their cooperation and contribution to the contents of this planning study.
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Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
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Facilities
Maps
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Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Selections from the publication, "Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development," highlighting the significance of the Grand River ravines landscape in relation to the development of Grand Valley State College, published on June 30, 1968.
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Campus planning
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Grand Valley State College: A Concept for Continuing Development
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GV012-01_UComm_Buildings_Zumberge-Library_01
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Grand Valley State College
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1976
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Zumberge Library. Window view overlooking the bridge and ravines
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Black and white photograph of a student sitting in Zumberge Library and looking out the window toward Little Mac Bridge and the wooded ravines, circa 1972. In the background, the Robinson and Copeland dormitories can be seen on the other side of the ravine.
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Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Facilities
Ravines -- Michigan
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University photographs, GV012-01
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Krohmer, Stanley
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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GV012-01_UComm_Buildings_Lake-Huron-Hall_02
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Grand Valley State College
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1972
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Lake Huron Hall. Winter view of ravines
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Black and white photograph of the winter window view from Lake Huron Hall of the surrounding wooded ravines, circa 1972.
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Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Facilities
Ravines -- Michigan
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University photographs, GV012-01
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eng
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Krohmer, Stanley
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University Communications
Institutional Marketing
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Grand Valley State University
Ottawa County (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Ravines -- Michigan
Land use
Nature trails
Outdoor recreation
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of digitized photographs, graphic materials, and documents related to the physical environment and history of the ravines on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. The items curated for this collection were digitized from the Grand Valley Ravines Natural Area collection and the Stanley Krohmer Photographs collection, in addition to other materials from University Archives that illustrate the significance of this natural feature to the GVSU campus community.
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Grand Valley State College
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1972
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Lake Huron Hall. Students seated in study lounge
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Black and white photograph of two students seated in the study area of Lake Huron Hall, circa 1972. In the photograph, the students are seated next to one of the building's floor to ceiling windows overlooking the wooded ravines in wintertime.
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Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Facilities
Ravines -- Michigan
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University photographs, GV012-01
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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eng