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Texas Christian University


                                                                                                                                                                          Campus Commons

                                                                                                                 Creating a visual and symbolic  connection  recreational spaces. The Campus Commons
                                                                                                                 between the students’ social and academic  also created a stunning mix of buildings
                                                                                                                 experiences was the first goal of the Campus  where students can live, eat, play, socialize,
                                                                                                                 Commons project at Texas Christian  study and engage. Respecting the existing        student housing
                                                                                                                 University. With 630 beds and 217,000 sq  Greek Revival-style architecture on the TCU
                                                                                                                 ft, the project also fulfilled the University’s  campus was vital. The end result is a campus
                                                                                                                 strategic initiative of becoming a more  transformed. The Campus Commons created
                                                                                                                 residential campus. The building is set within  a truly distinctive architectural, artistic, and
        15                                                                                                       the context of a unified space that also  enriched campus core.                      16
                                                                                                                 includes a student union, dining halls and








































          ksqdesign                                                                                                                                                            design for student life
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