There is a constant flow on campus between people of different cultures and through the extensive overseas program students leave the campus to be exposed to other cultures. The students come back to Lewis and Clark, or students from overseas come to Lewis and Clark for the first time, and the experience needs to be broadening and not insular. Stephen suggested that it is to a place with a unique relationship with nature. 1.21 Thom suggested that an emphasis should be on creating places for the chance meeting of individuals. Make configurations that encourage interaction.
Most stimulating conversations are between places such as when leaving somebody.
The building should create such side spaces that are also connected to other things, such as other campus connections or the natural landscape. . 1.22 Will described the draft program as prepared by Michael Sestric. He presented a diagram with the program elements compared by relative size. Within this space the building will need to create a sense of openness and plenty of space for those chance encounters. 1.23 Thom suggested that the arrangement of the program elements to each other and to the site would yield a great number of variations.