CHAPTER 7: NAU 

Campus: A Century of Growth at NAU 

1) Standing in the area of the pedestrian corridor, you have buildings surrounding you that represent three distinct periods of growth at NAU. A) List the three buildings around you that represent these different periods of growth; B) List the dominant architectural style that each building represents, and C) Associate each building and style with its respective period of growth at NAU. 

Break: NAU's Pedestrian Corridor

1) While remembering the discussion about this Stop from your course packet, look around at the plaza area just north of the Union, at the precise location of the break in the landscape mentioned above. A) What type of activity once occurred here at this location prior to its becoming a pedestrian thoroughfare? B) What specific features of the landscape found at and around this location serve as indicators to the prior purpose of this location? List as many as you can find. 

2) Walk through and around the Union building to observe the types of activities and services that exist there. A) List no less than six ways in which this building (and/or connecting buildings) serves as a geographic hub for activities on campus - for students or otherwise. B) List the specific features that you see inside this building that are directly associated with the activities you mentioned in part A. 

Urban Infill: Cline Library

1) Look carefully at the architectural style of the library's exterior, and compare it with other buildings directly to the north, east, and south (this will require some "skulking" around a bit to see the other buildings nearby). First, describe to your best ability the architectural style of Cline Library. Then, compare it with the other buildings around it. Does Cline Library seem to "fit in" with the others? Explain why or why not. 

2) Carefully observe the entryway to Cline Library. In what ways, specifically, does the entryway signify the importance of this building on campus? Use examples to support your answer. 

Historic District: NAU's North Campus

1) Find the plaque (actually, I think there are more than one) next to Old Main's stairway, and carefully interpret what it says and means. What specific aspects and/or features of this building were important to those who created the plaque? Further, whose names are mentioned, and why? Be sure to use specific examples or quotes from the plaque in your answer. 

2) Walk over to the University Union building directly across McMullen Circle from Old Main (see map in Figure 7.5 of packet). Specifically walk to the building's central plaza on the south side that faces Old Main. This building is listed as Building 3, "North Union" in the university map found in the semester schedule of classes. Based on what you see here at the plaza, and the general architectural style of the building, what role did this building and area play on campus at one time, and why doesn't it play that role anymore? Use examples to support your answer. 

Greek Revival: Blome Building 

1) How does Blome Building exemplify well the concept of adaptive reuse? What was the building's original function, and what is it being used for today? If it's open, walk around inside to gain more information for your answer. 

2) On the northeast corner of Blome Building is a bronze statue about 12 feet tall. You can't miss it as you walk around Blome to the sidewalk facing Milton Avenue. First, what does the statue represent, and what is it commemorating? Secondly, why does it make sense to have a statue of this kind here at NAU, given our location in a regional context? Think about the populations and places that exist in rather close proximity to NAU, given our location here in northern Arizona.