A new Spartan Village housing development will be constructed across from the Breslin Center. It will include: a large apartment complex, office building, a garden, townhomes, a parking lot and lots of open space. The project is estimated to cost around $150 million and will be constructed, “...on a 10 acre site on the corner of Harrison and Kalamazoo St. The development will replace the decades-old Spartan Village apartments a mile to the south,”with a state of the art new housing development. The new Spartan Village would be much closer to campus, allowing for a better connection between off campus students and the campus itself.
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Ashley Carter
Author: | Ashley Carter |
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Principle: | Community Involvement |
Spartan Village’s housing development is suppose to be a place where people can gather and connect with those on and off campus. The plans called for a garden, a parking lot and lots of open space amongst other things. I think it is imperative to utilize this space the best way possible and give it purpose. You can do so by holding local festivals and performances. The people from the community from craft groups, organizations on campus and just locals would help put on these large gatherings. “Today a performance tent is located at one end of the square in which weddings, holiday performances, and fashion shows are held, and there are several different types of markets around the park’s perimeter. The park is functioning as a successful central square for the people of San Bernardino.” (Creating Great Urban Parks. Kent & Madden.) |
MIchel Metzner
Author: | MIchel Metzner |
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Principle: | culture and connectivity |
East Lansing should be a multi cultural city. Michigan state is a huge university that has lots of international students. Yet the city of east lansing does a terrible job at including them and making them feel welcome. All the stores are just big chain stores that you see all across america. It’s not creative and it’s not inclusive. My idea would be to turn the Spartan Village project into a sort of multicultural square. We should be more aware of the other cultures alive in our city and give a place where these cultures can be expressed and intermingle with other cultures.
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Brendan Carney
Author: | Brendan Carney |
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Principle: | Community Space |
One key aspect to the Spartan Village Development is to include community space into the project in order to promote students to intermingle in their shared living spaces. There are many open spaces between buildings in Spartan Village, meaning there is plenty of room to add community spaces for all tenants to enjoy. The addition of an all seasons amphitheater would be one way to utilize the extra space and promote music among students. The space could not only be used for students in Spartan Village, but students could come from all over campus to enjoy music performances by fellow students or local performers. Music has the unique ability to bring different kinds of people together and allows them to set aside their differences for the mutual enjoyment of an artist. Allowing many different performers from all over campus perform in the amphitheater would allow for the different fans to mingle in the audience and build relations among students. The addition of the amphitheater could be added with minimal additional cost to the project and it could be used for many years. It is an easy way to bring a community connection to students. |
Gejsi Rada
Author: | Gejsi Rada |
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Principle: | Connectivity |
Spartan Village will be transformed into an area with many students that will utilize its open space and the multitude of acres that the project will cover. Unlike the previous location of Spartan Village, this will be across the street from campus and will be within friendly biking distance. Therefore, many of the residents of this living space will likely bring their bikes along with them and expect to use them as their main mode of transportation during the school year.
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Kate Den Houter
Author: | Kate Den Houter |
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Principle: | Housing Inequality |
1855 Place is a new addition to Michigan State University’s apartment housing options. Located next to the older University Village Apartment Complex and across from the Breslin Center, 1855 Place offers luxury amenities and a variety of different fully furnished apartment layouts for its residents. With prices ranging from around $800 to $1000 a month, per person, the apartments at 1855 Place rank among some of the most expensive housing for MSU students. And, while 1855 Place offers a close proximity to campus along with a variety of other convenient amenities, it is rather contradictory for the University to have student housing rent rates above that of what the average student can afford.
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Benjamin Roth
Author: | Benjamin Roth |
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Principle: | Placemaking for People |
Architectural stylings have evolved consistently over time. Different production and construction methods are consistently allowing for innovative materials and designs to be applied to spaces. These innovations allow for buildings to have greater structural integrity while becoming cheaper, lighter, and more environmentally friendly. With these innovations, however, comes a divergence in style, away from the stoic, collegiate nature of Neoclassical, Gothic, and Victorian stylings and towards a more sterile, suburbanite, Postmodernist look. While new forms of architectural design can be innovative, fascinating, and inspiring, we should be careful of the way with which we integrate them into living spaces.
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Makenzie Brown
Author: | Makenzie Brown |
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Principle: | Connectivity |
Spartan village is an awesome new development that I think really betters MSU’s campus. I would not change the overall idea but instead I would add to it. With new athletic department offices now located at 1855 Place I would love to continue the idea of sports as focus point. Other Universities are way ahead of us in terms of modernity and infrastructure. The University of Minnesota has recently built an amazing recreation center that more than outshines IM West. It’s time we update our facilities to keep up with these other institutions and build a state of the art rec center. A place for all students to come together and interact and be active other the the union would be extremely beneficial, both for revenue and community involvement. A facility that has a pool, basketball courts, track, gym, tennis courts, squash courts, etc is something that needs to happen sooner rather than later. I mentioned the varsity team offices are now located here and it would be cool if the club team offices could be gathered here too. Intermixing varsity and club sports would accommodate the good city principle that is connectivity. Even though I am an athlete and have access to the best facilities, I would be extremely excited to see a new rec center that allows this experience for all 50,000 MSU students and even the greater Lansing community.
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Colin Liang
Author: | Colin Liang |
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Principle: | Cultural diversity facilitated by foods |
MSU has more than 6,000 international students, and the population covers countries around the whole world. The atmosphere of the campus should be a big melting pot of various religions, cultures, and backgrounds, but the reality is lines are drawn between groups of people. People are willing to reach out and to experience different cultures, but inadequate urban planning consideration by the university limits people's’ opportunity to enjoy the existence of diverse cultures. Spartan Village accommodates a good amount of international students, the prime location of the community presents a strong tie with other university facilities. The Door Front Diversity idea is to make great use of the restructure opportunity to build additional culture facilitating structure that would provide places for the different cultural groups to share their unique identities with the community. Foods are a strong presentation of a culture, people process and consume different cuisines around the globe; we can always find a tight connection between the foods and the cultural groups. I propose an International Food Market as one of the ideas to promote stronger appreciation on different cultures within the community. Different cultural food vendors could operate their booths in the market selling deli or raw produces; I picture the place to be authentic and unique and not to be corporate. The market would be regulated and operated by the university to ensure the initial intention would be strictly followed, and that would prevent the place to be fully capitalized and manipulated by the businesses. There would be a food gallery showcase corner that allows students or even local city cultural groups to have special cuisines offerings, or it could be an educational session that teaches attendees the relations of the cuisines and the cultural identities.
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Kristina Gerding
Author: | Kristina Gerding |
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Principle: | Inclusion of community in a public space |
With the buildup of certain areas in a city, it is vital to include aspects that will benefit all members of a community. The Spartan Village Development project has ambitious plans to include housing, office buildings, parking, retail spaces, and an outdoor community garden space. Building an area like this will only be successful in bringing together this divided community if it is done with this goal in mind. The article by the New York Times about designing a more inclusive city states that the people behind designing and planning spaces, such as Spartan Village, have the power to either strengthen this divide in a community or to totally erase it. Decisions about the design of a space can ultimately lead to a greater sense of belonging in a community. If this element of community space remains in the design plans, Spartan Village will hopefully help to bridge the divide existing between the university and the surrounding community members. |
Kristina Gerding
Author: | Kristina Gerding |
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Principle: | Inclusion of community in a public space |
With the buildup of certain areas in a city, it is vital to include aspects that will benefit all members of a community. The Spartan Village Development project has ambitious plans to include housing, office buildings, parking, retail spaces, and an outdoor community garden space. Building an area like this will only be successful in bringing together this divided community if it is done with this goal in mind. The article by the New York Times about designing a more inclusive city states that the people behind designing and planning spaces, such as Spartan Village, have the power to either strengthen this divide in a community or to totally erase it. Decisions about the design of a space can ultimately lead to a greater sense of belonging in a community. If this element of community space remains in the design plans, Spartan Village will hopefully help to bridge the divide existing between the university and the surrounding community members. |
Kelsey Storemski
Author: | Kelsey Storemski |
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Principle: | Cultural Diversity |
The Spartan Village development plan has almost everything; offices, apartments, townhomes, parking spaces, and a garden. However, the area needs to have something unique that will personally connect it to the culture of Lansing and East Lansing. Currently, there is an obvious divide between the students and the established residents in the area, and this is primarily because the city lacks spaces that make it possible two demographics to interact. In order to improve this issue, the Spartan Village development plan should include a warehouse that can be used as an eclectic city market for local kiosks, restaurants, and businesses. This city market would be a great way for residents and students to interact with each other in a relaxed setting without the typical rush of traffic or late night debauchery. This idea would also help create jobs and additional options within the city that are affordable for people from all financial backgrounds. The market would give diverse groups within the community a feeling of acceptance, as well as a chance to share some of their culture with other locals in a united setting. The indoor environment would protect people from the outside elements and would create a safe atmosphere for kids, families, and students within the confines of the building. This market would also help connect the old and new elements of the city’s art and history and would give visitors a holistic understanding of what it means to live in the area. Tourism within the city would like increase because of the uniqueness of the market, which would help boost community involvement and the city’s economy. |
Colin Liang
Author: | Colin Liang |
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Principle: | Cultural diversity facilitated by foods |
MSU has more than 6,000 international students, and the population covers countries around the whole world. The atmosphere of the campus should be a big melting pot of various religions, cultures, and backgrounds, but the reality is lines are drawn between groups of people. People are willing to reach out and to experience different cultures, but inadequate urban planning consideration by the university limits people's’ opportunity to enjoy the existence of diverse cultures. Spartan Village accommodates a good amount of international students, the prime location of the community presents a strong tie with other university facilities. The Door Front Diversity idea is to make great use of the restructure opportunity to build additional culture facilitating structure that would provide places for the different cultural groups to share their unique identities to the community. Foods are a strong presentation of a culture, people process and consume different cuisines around the globe; we can always find a tight connection between the foods and the cultural groups. I propose an International Food Market as one of the ideas to promote stronger appreciation on different cultures within the community. Different cultural food vendors could operate their booths in the market selling deli or raw produces; I picture the place to be authentic and unique and not to be corporate. The market would be regulated and operated by the university to ensure the initial intention would be strictly followed, and that would prevent the place to be fully capitalized and manipulated by the businesses. There it would be a food gallery showcase corner that allows students or even local city cultural groups to have special cuisines offerings, or it could be an educational session that teaches attendees the relations of the cuisines and the cultural identities. Ideally, the international food market idea is intended to be inclusive and it includes various food vendors to present their cultural cuisines while being lucrative. The university would be a strong support to facilitate the operation of the market, and the market would draw great attention from the students; the market would be an excellent platform for students, city residents to spend leisure time. Ultimately, it would encourage cultural groups to share their cultures without concerning being judged. |
Clare Kiley
Author: | Clare Kiley |
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Principle: | Housing Inequality |
In the past, Spartan Village has been a place to house visiting scholars and their families as well as being one of the most affordable housing options for graduate students. In its prime, Spartan Village had around 1500 units in use but in recent years has declined significantly. Now only 350 units are being used, and the apartments are rundown and not worth what proper repair would cost. The current redevelopment plan, while still being fully worked out, allocates a portion of the new development for a retirement community and is considering the rest of the space to be used as office space, retail space, a hotel, and recreational space. The main problem with the new development is the forced displacement of graduate students who depend on the affordable housing that spartan village offers. Their best alternative option is 1855 place however that is still much more expensive than the current Spartan Village. This creates extreme housing inequality between grad students and where they can afford to live. Students being kicked out of spartan village that cannot afford the new 1855 place development are forced into lansing to find lower income housing; making it harder for them to get to class and connect with other grad students living in their community. People that are furthering their education and working hard for a degree that will make them important members of society should not have the concern of worrying about money and where they will live. My improvement design is to reintegrate affordable housing for graduate students into the plan for the new development. As of now the new development has not been specifically planned out. Therefore there is some leeway as to how the buildings will be designed and integrated into the space. There are a number of places within the new development that it would be possible to add some units of affordable graduate student housing. I think the most logical place would be within the building that will house the retirement community. The retirement community is expected to have 180 living units with 24 healthcare residents. It would be possible to build a one or two story retirement facility with an additional top two stories for graduate living. The two uses for the building would be kept separate so the retirement community could feel completely independent from the graduate students with only an elevator in the lobby of the retirement facility that would be used by the grad students. That way there would be an option close to campus for graduate students that are in extreme need of affordable housing in the area. |
Zainab Hanosh
Author: | Zainab Hanosh |
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Principle: | Affordability and connectivity |
Spartan Village’s housing development includes a large apartment complex, office building, a garden, townhomes, a parking lot and lots of open space. The project is estimated to cost around $150 million and will be constructed on the corner of Harrison and Kalamazoo St. Although this project idea sounds like a great addition to the East Lansing area, a few improvement ideas would help it become more successful. The improvement ideas include affordability in terms of rent and ideas for the open space. With the rise of new luxury apartments in the East Lansing area, a reoccurring issue seems to be the unrealistic price tag. By making the apartments affordable to students and young professionals, this will help Spartan Village fill the buildings easier. Its important to learn from other mistakes developers have made e.g. SkyVue, by having to reduce the rent cost $200 to fill in the 40% empty apartments. The second improvement idea would be to properly use the open space as a place where people can connect. Including ideas such as food trucks with international foods such as Mexican, Mediterranean, Asian, etc. will help encourage people to be outdoors and connect with others, making the area a lively place to be. |
Rumana Uddin
Author: | Rumana Uddin |
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Principle: | Minority Inclusivity |
The new Spartan Village housing complex will be home to a variety of new things including a garden, parking lots, an office building, and a large apartment complex. This is going to be great for students, for their convenience and for their on campus lives. I think it opens the door for this space to be also be used for cultural inclusivity. The city does a good job at saying that everyone is well represented and adjusted and included here, but not a good job at working to make these assumptions a reality. This replacement of the old Spartan Villages can also become a replacement of excluding the minority on this campus. I think it would be a good opportunity to include spaces for minority students to voice their concerns and to meet other minority students and to just have fun. The minority student population makes up for over 30 percent of this institution, yet many don’t feel as if we have places where we actually feel welcomed. Some of this space can be used for hosting different cultural events and parties for different cultural holidays. People will be able to comfortably speak their languages and wear their cultural attire and do what it is that makes them feel included and comfortable. There can be different restaurants with specialty in food from around the world, which can also help make international students feel like this is more like home. It can be a place of social events where people of color can come together and feel a part of something. It can also be a great opportunity to have a space that will be an interfaith setting, where people who believe in different things can come to pray or to feel a sense of spirituality. All of this will also give the campus’s white majority to explore in different cultures and learn about what it means to be an ally to these communities. This will help to make different students feel like they can embrace those differences and embrace the differences of others too. |
Mai Vang
Author: | Mai Vang |
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Principle: | Culture is KEY, The Biophilic City - Nature is Key! |
Many colors are incorporated in a lot of cultures. At Spartan Village, there aren’t that many colors besides the color green. A good way to bring this idea to Spartan Village would be through art. Graffiti art is a big part of city culture. It would bring more attention to Spartan Village and have outsiders be more engaged with this place. Another way to bring about this idea would be through plants, specifically flowers. Having bushes of flowers of all sorts of colors could bring more life to Spartan Village. A great idea would be to have a different sorts of flowers with a special meaning in certain cultures planted around Spartan Village. |
Carla Castillo
Author: | Carla Castillo |
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Principle: | Safety for the Community |
How many times have you seen people not utilize the crosswalk? Your answer: a lot. Or perhaps it’s a close answer. Michigan State University does a great by implementing these cross but sometimes they are not well maintained like the image above. Crosswalks are designed to implement safety and health, but what if it does not give the pedestrian the impression of that purpose. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2016, about one-thousand five hundred pedestrians died while not utilizing the cross walk correctly! That’s a crazy statistic, on something we can change as a community. My idea is to implement art within these crosswalks. Yes! Art. Re-designing these crosswalks and beautifying not only their physical appearance but their purpose as well, will promote health, safety and community. This design can be implemented within all campus and hopefully implemented beyond the Michigan State campus. This design is beneficial because it will not only teach adolescents the importance of road safety, but the general public as well. It will not only beautify the community but there will be a promotion of safety and health by walking in the safest way! |
Aliya Mckethern
Author: | Aliya Mckethern |
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Principle: | Culture is Key |
At one point,the area of Spartan Village was heavily populated with graduate students, families, and regular-working citizens. This village is quite known for its diversity, yet the population has been shrinking dramatically. In the sense of planning and design, Spartan Village covers the basis of incorporating nature with the complex, giving tenants a feeling of tranquility. On the opposing end, however, designers and tenants would both agree that there has been active neglect on this matter, although Michigan State University’s campus is known for its great emphasis on nature—as well as aesthetic. Nevertheless, these aging complexes are in a state of uncertainty, leaving many international students and those of several different cultures and backgrounds left feeling in the dark about the apartment’s development.
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Carla Castillo
Author: | Carla Castillo |
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Principle: | Culture is Key |
Culture can never ever ever be represented enough. Days go by and culture will evolve and there will not always be an accurate representation of culture. It is our duty as a community to try to represent our culture in the most accurate way possible through events that can be established in the city, the country and the world. The Celebration of Representation Project will enhance the beauty of diversity, and promote culture awareness. The project is designed as a festival utilized to unite people with all different types of cultures to learn and explore about the diversity within the world. According to Fast Company, the easiest way to be educated on culture is to have an open mind and simply watch. Doing such a small task can bring great knowledge and understanding of one another. A good location for this festival would be along Grand River Ave. This is the street that separates the campus from the regular pedestrians. Establishing cultural festivals is not only beneficial for the under-represented but for the represented as well, as they will gain awareness. |
Carla Castillo
Author: | Carla Castillo |
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Principle: | Community Inclusion |
Doing work upon work is not great let me tell you that. Especially throughout college, there are always assignments upon assignments and it could be stressful for an individual when there are no places to study around besides the hall lounge. It can also be stressful when the only available places are packed with other students.There are about fifty thousand students on this campus, excluding professors who may actually utilize these spaces as well. Some of the lounges like the one displayed above, did not even incorporate any tables to create that study environment. in So what’s my proposal?
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Corrin Misak
Author: | Corrin Misak |
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Principle: | Multimodal Transportation |
The Spartan Village Development complex is being constructed near a newly built $450 million dollar hospital as well as the MSU campus. This makes it a convenient location for residents who visit or work on campus and at the hospital for school or research because of a shortened commute. While this clustering achieves the goal of increased productivity and connection in the community, it left me wondering why they invested so much in the parking structure. It is designed to have 2,075 parking spaces while the living units will house up to 1,000 beds. This means that there are over double the number of parking spaces than there are beds for people. Reasoning that some residents will carpool, bike, or walk, why invest in an excessive number of parking spots? For a project that is already $156,000,000, it seems more reasonable to invest in a more efficient form of transportation for this community such as bike sharing. As a resident in Greater Lansing, it is clear that biking is a preferred form of transportation. I personally prefer biking over driving or taking the bus because there are designated bike lanes and paths which help me get to where I'm going faster. The idea of bike sharing is that people can use a bike by paying a small fee and return it to another docking station after using it. This idea already has attempts of implementation in large cities such as San Francisco's Bay Area. One of the main problems found with bike sharing by locals was that this is a "cultural mismatch" and something more for the younger population who isn’t as likely to have a business to run or family to care for. This is exactly who would be becoming residents in the Spartan Village Development and it would be more efficient to allocate money towards developing the idea of bike sharing instead of parking spaces that may never be used. Richard Florida in “The New Urban Crisis” points out how "we can't make more land, but we can develop the land we have more intensively and efficiently". |
Corrin Misak
Author: | Corrin Misak |
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Principle: | Economic Stimulus: Food Truck Parks |
The Spartan Village will be drawing in a large number of temporary residents with 400,000-square-feet of new housing, a 100,000-square-foot office building, as well as retail space. These residents will tend to be younger and staying for a few years for school or research opportunities, except their long-term economic impact will still be great. Especially in this area of Greater Lansing, it is difficult to find diverse dining options so people tend to frequent the same locations. This prevents a healthy distribution of revenue to other local businesses as well as connectivity between people in the community. This can be solved by providing something for the community that is loved by many, like food. More specifically, food trucks. In Calgary, there are food truck parks outside of the Olympic Oval that alternate daily. There will be an allocated time period for them to park on the side of the street by the city and provide alternative options to concession food during events that are being held. This is an efficient give and take between the city, local businesses, and consumers. As a freshman at Michigan State, I often see an “Eat At State On The Go” food truck late at night behind Wilson. There is always a line for it because it is convenient and different from the normal everyday dining hall meal. This is an efficient method of economic stimulus seen in large cities like Calgary, and if it works for them then why shouldn't it work in Greater Lansing? If the Spartan Village implemented a food truck park then it would be bettering the community by offering more food options, increasing connectivity and activity, and providing more revenue for local food truck businesses. |
Jennifer Padilla
Author: | Jennifer Padilla |
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Principle: | Free parking |
Although Spartan Village is an apartment housing complex for students to rent, it should also include a free parking area for students who don't know where to park when driving to campus. This is very beneficial for students considering that Spartan village is right by campus. This would also benefit the apartment complex by attracting a thankful vibe from students and leading them to rent an apartment at the Spartan village complex.
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Justin Crouch
Author: | Justin Crouch |
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Principle: | Community Place |
A possible addition or feature for the village development is the availability and use of the open space. Small festivals or gatherings can be held there, but more importantly, meetups between those on and off campus would be essential to the inclusivity and belonging that is important to the university. There could also be somewhere where someone can announce or rent spaces for certain events or activities that would be open to everyone in the community free of charge or for very little. |
Andi Nuril Zamharir Haris
Author: | Andi Nuril Zamharir Haris |
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Principle: | Community Development |
With the way it looks, the Spartan Village is lacking a community and colors in the area, the area is large enough to have a small community that could make some new improvements to the place and can "reimagine" the spartan village itself, to make the place livelier than ever is by developing such communities and bring much-needed colors and some type of representation to it, people would love to see in their neighborhood some great improvement upon the representation that bring much more needed morale to it, it also helps people to stay comfortable to the place and could be one of the best hot spots to hang out especially with that much-needed improvement. |
Ryan Clark
Author: | Ryan Clark |
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Principle: | Designing with a Community in mind, Housing, connection with nature |
A ideal apartment/living space for students and staff would be somewhere with diversity, inclusivity, greenery, meeting areas, personal areas, and connections/interactions with others. These elements of a place create comfort, belonging, respect, and enjoyment out of ones living conditions. To create a neighborhood style feel, an apartment building needs to consist of lots of public areas available to everyone. In the lobby, as well as every floor lobby, there should be office spaces with computers, printers, couches, televisions, windows, plants, ping pong tables, and games. A space like this would bring people together, neighbors together, to enjoy the amenities given to them with each other. By knowing your neighbors, you feel more comfortable and have more fun in your living space. As well, there should be a green roof. A roof with grass would create comfort and peace with the residents. As well it is beneficial for the environment. Green roofs remove heat from the air, and reduce heat on roofs surfaces. This space should include tables, benches, plants, flowers, etc. Up here, there should also be a specific part used as a "dog park". This would be a convenient area that residents could let their animals out to. The set up of the apartment should be more unique than usual. A staggered set up with near touching balconies, as well as platforms filled with plants and trees, would create more beauty and greenery in the apartment, as well as the exterior (anyone looking at the apartment). Having balconies staggered in a way where you could talk to your neighbors if wanted helps bring the community together. Balconies are also a good personal space for the residents to enjoy themselves and hold guests. Having trees would be beneficial for the environment just like the green roof. |
Kaede Schenk
Author: | Kaede Schenk |
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Principle: | Ecological Sustainability |
Renewable energy is an easy and useful alternative to other forms of energy produced by fossil fuels. Solar panels are already used around campus, but by incorporating more forms of renewable energy would positively impact the campus. Some benefits of renewable energy are improved public health, jobs and economic benefits, stable energy prices, a reliable source of energy, and most importantly, inexhaustible energy. |
Natalia Rodriguez
Author: | Natalia Rodriguez |
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Principle: | Spartan Village |
An improvement idea I have for Spartan Village would be a community garden. This would take up minimal space but allow for endless ideas and connection. This would be a great way to bring the people of East Lansing together while adding a green space. Green spaces are so important in a community because it helps save the environment and keep East Lansing a great place to live and work. For the garden, you would have to bring all your own resources but it is a great opportunity to learn from others. |
ava dallavo
Author: | ava dallavo |
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Principle: | improvement |
East Lansing, like all cities, has many allies, and plain walls, and empty space on the buildings. I believe if the town hired an artist or even held a competition for the best mural submission to be painted on the building. With the new age of technology the best way to advertise a location is online, murals are the "picture perfect " place. Creating City art unites the neighborhood and community, it beautifies the city and makes it more approachable to walking and traveling on foot. Creating murals around campus would also allow young artists to make their mark, or even artists from MSU can show the skill. Nature and art go hand in hand, we need to do our best in protecting and helping the community and environment all together. |
Olivia Stachowicz
Author: | Olivia Stachowicz |
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Principle: | Sustainable Agriculture |
One improvement idea for Spartan Village is to plant a community garden, which promotes sustainable agriculture. A community garden is a shared plot of land that allows people to grow flowers and fresh vegetables. This shared space lets everyone in the community enjoy what the garden has to offer, giving them a chance to connect with one another. The plants in the garden would create oxygen, reduce air pollution, and absorb rainfall. The garden can also take part in recycling and composting. Not only is a community garden extremely beneficial to the environment, but it is also beneficial for the health and well-being of the community. It provides access to and an increase in nutritious foods. It helps with beautification, improving the quality of life in the neighborhood, and encourages a healthier lifestyle, giving people the chance to enjoy fresh air. A community garden would be a great addition to Spartan Village! |
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