Maybecks use of Green Spaces:

uses of oval shaped courtyards can be found in the plans for Brookings, Principia College, and the campus at Berkeley.

green spaces are layered throughout both the Brookings and the Principia plans with the intent of giving individual access to Green Spaces from each indvidual building.

landscaping and general layout is used to create a feeling of distance much great than the actaul space between buildings

repetition of landscaping techniques across many scales

use of site contours to influence shape and size of individual elements of plans

varying setbacks on individual buildings helps establish each structures relationship to he surrounding areas

landscaping is often used to mask the actual size of larger buildings and to increase the apparent size of smaller ones

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