Stevenson renovation completely changes look of 30-year old building In 1968, students' needs were not the same as they are today. Stevenson was built by design to divide the sexes. The old adage was simply to give students a room and let them go to class. Today's concept is quite different.
Education exists within a living environment.
Unification is today's theme, and the new Stevenson makes it happen. Students today are looking for variety, convenience, privacy, security and a modern, enjoyable, home-like atmosphere within which to live. Now the idea is to foster social and personal development and to provide amenities and the architectural surroundings to promote that type of development. After interviewing more than 100 students, faculty and administrators, the architects created a master plan of all existing student housing on campus. In doing so, they were able to assess and analyze needs, and begin to work out a concept of implementation.