Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2004

• An Architect's Master Plan T h e Urbane The urbane is a new ingredient introduced by Prof. Liu's master plan. Prof. Liu feels that the University campus should have more space for people to assemble or stroll in. This can be done by restructuring the relationship between existing buildings and by designing high density, low- or medium- rise multi-purpose facilities that can create the ambience of a bustling college town. The old buildings of Chung Chi College have already been replaced by clusters of high-rise teaching blocks, which are a stone's throw away from the train station. This produces an ideal site for developing urbane elements. Statistics indicate that 90 per cent of commuters to the University take the train. Hence the train station can be turned into a modern and lively urbane entrance. Prof. Liu suggests constructing a glass enclosure (orange, below) stretching from the front of Sino Building to the Wong Foo Yuan Building. The enclosure 8 Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2004