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the school. Since the 1960s, the university has been experiencing
a renewed increase in the number of students. In 2004, the
Faculty of Medicine became independent. In 2007, by contrast,
the university opened a new faculty of ecological, regional and
pedagogical studies.
According to table 1, the best rated category was category A
(space around a person). The worst category was D (aesthetics of
the environment), which caused mainly a weak evaluation of
greenery, where, in addition to quantity, the quality of individual
woody plants and water and water elements that are absent in the
environment were also evaluated. There was no indoor or
outdoor water feature on the premises of the university.
The University Campus of University of Graz is a complex
campus situated in the city center with excellent accessibility.
Highly rated attributes were a space for meeting, culture and
sports, along with a space for sleep and rest. Students, as well as
university staff, really have many options for how and where to
spend their free time, and in addition to sports facilities directly
in the campus, there are many attractive spaces. The evaluators
consider the attribute water and water elements to be the main
shortcoming, because such an element was absent in the area.
Greenery would also make the space more attractive, but it must
be said that in the immediate vicinity of the campus there is a
city park, which together with the campus creates a valuable
space in the center of urbanized structures.
4.2 Johannes Kepler University Linz –
JKU
Location: Altenbergerstraße 69, Linz, Austria
Location within the city: outskirts of the city
Area: 24 ha
Established in 2000 and continues
Score: 77%
Tab. 2: Evaluation sheet with all attributes and their point
evaluation, where 5 points is the best and 1 the worst.
Evaluation:
Sour
ce: Čibik and Štěpánková
(2020).
JKU's campus is located in the northeast of Linz in
the Auhof area of the St. Magdalena district. The university
buildings are placed in 24 ha (240,000 m²) park centered around
a pond.
Unlike traditional Austrian universities which are
designed in the style of disordered buildings throughout the city,
JKU is a university in the form of a campus.
The JKU campus is practical for many reasons. The buildings
are located in one place, so the students do not waste time
transporting around the city. There are spaces in the area where
students can relax and meet their classmates and friends. The
campus is large, but proactive students organize campus tours
for new students. The area acts as a venue for various events.
The best rated category was category B - dynamic and static
movement and category C - safety. The worst rated category was
D - aesthetics of the environment, which was mainly caused by
attribute number 2 (Auditory impression of the environment)
which is related to the current construction of other buildings.
The university campus of JKU is constantly growing and
innovating. New modern buildings not only ensure greater
diversity of the environment and new spaces and services for
users, but the compactness of the complex. However, the
construction process is currently making it difficult for users to
stay on campus.
Figure 2: Representation of green spaces, open spaces and
community-based services (black dots) compared to buildings,
car parks or areas not accessible to the public. Positive example
of JKU – Johanes Kepler University campus in Linz (Austria).
Source: JKU Linz
and vectorized by Čibik (2019).
The campus in Austria's third largest city consists of a set of
high-quality spaces in an urbanized landscape. The area is clear
and modern with lots of greenery and water features. The space
has a recreational character and a great positive are the recent
modern additions, sensitively set in the complex. The area
provides quality seating elements, bicycle stands, bicycle depos
and also quality interior and exterior architecture. We perceive
as a negative the relatively poor accessibility of public transport
connected to the city center, because the area is significantly
allocated. On the contrary, we perceive the availability by other
motor and non-motor vehicles much better and there is also a
very sophisticated parking solution.
There are multiple ways to get to JKU. The major question that
students ask when entering the campus is: Where can I park?
The campus is a car-free zone, but there are parking lots in the
vicinity. There are parking lots below the science park area,
close to the campus, and one underground car park in their
immediate vicinity. In total, there are approximately 1,365
parking spaces, of which about 400 are for short-term parking.
The rest is reserved for long-term parkers (JKU Linz, 2020).
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