Repository: UIHistories Project: UIS Long Range Plan - 1970 (Sangamon State Univ) [PAGE 21]

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PART II - C. the deserts, the lakes and the dunes of other parts of the country. The character of to« n a * ? " i * £ £ scape contributes inimitably to the l d e n t l f i c ? ^ ? " of a place as distinct from other places. Buildings and related structures, and the campus layout itseit, should be not only harmonious with each other lnrorm, proportions and materials, but should be composed gracefully and functionally with the landscape. Even a low structure stands out prominently on this nearly level terrain, and a tall building can be almost startling in its interruption of the horizontals that extend themselves along the surface of the land, penetrating as it would the rows of treetops and the broad skyline. All these features support the recommendation that buildings be of an average height of four stories, of materials that are harmonious with the earth and natural colors of this area, and with a prevalence of pitched roofs for variety on the skyline and interplay with tree forms. A further advantage of the flat site with its bounty of rich soil is the use that can be made of excavated material to build hillocks and berms to subdue noise from highway and parking areas, as well as to introduce landscape features. A berm that is only three or four feet high, built up in an almost imperceptible swelling of the natural lay of the land, can have the same effect as a much more pronounced elevation in hilly conditions. The nearness of Lake Springfield, with an inlet that reaches toward the campus site, suggests that this inlet be extended to connect with a small lake excavated inside the ring road. This would provide a valuable amenity both for recreation and for visual variety within the campus development

Part V, "Supplementary Informatior