{"product_id":"a-setting-for-excellence-frederick-w-mayer-9780472119530","title":"A Setting for Excellence: The Story of the Planning and Development of the Ann Arbor Campus of the University of Michigan","description":"While there are times when the mix of old and new buildings and the chaotic activities of thousands of students can give a haphazard appearance to the university, campus planning has in fact become a highly refined form of architecture. This is demonstrated in a convincing fashion by this immensely informative and entertaining history of the evolution of the campuses of the University of Michigan by Fred Mayer, who served for more than three decades as the campus planner for the university during an important period of its growth during the late twentieth century.\u003cp\u003eBy tracing the development of the Michigan campus from its early days to the present, within the context of the evolution of higher education in America, Mayer provides a strong argument for the importance of rigorous and enlightened campus planning as a critical element of the learning environment of the university. His comprehensive history of campus planning, illustrated with photos, maps, and diagrams from Michigan's history, is an outstanding contribution to the university's history as it approaches its bicentennial in 2017. Perhaps more important, Mayer's book provides a valuable treatise on the evolution of campus planning as an architectural discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick W. Mayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472119532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472119530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 8.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Frederick W. Mayer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447752438015,"sku":"9780472119530","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e99a9126-6c83-4e36-a185-c064b59be484.jpg?v=1777234569","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-setting-for-excellence-frederick-w-mayer-9780472119530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}