Conclusion
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 | View of Dow's Lake and Dunton
Tower, 1985 |
| Carleton University Library: Special Collections and Archives.
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In conclusion, this presentation attempts to provide an overview of the
history of Carleton's Campus plan proposals from 1953 to the present. These
images and text are, to a lesser extent, the basis for a proposal in support
of future research on this topic.
This collection set out to provide a foundation for understanding and explaining the
evolution of the visions of the campus of tomorrow. This presentation can begin to provide a clearer
background picture of the compromises which have occured, and the product -
today's campus. This background information has application for
operational requirements, and as academic research on a subject dealing
with local history, architecture, and geography.
One goal of this study has been to promote a better overall understanding
of this campus, as a place. Active participation in making this place,
this campus, our place, requires a degree of understanding in how the
immediate cultural landscape has evolved. The objective of this
presentation is to provide a basis for discovery, to create curiosity, and
to make connections. This collection is envisioned as a starting point,
not a finished work.
