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business Get with the Program by Frances Watson Lengowski Architectural programming sets the stage for thriving residence hall communities. elIzaBeTh RhodeS, vmdo aRchITecTS (l) and vIRgInIa hamRIck phoTogRaphy (R) Wayland Hall (l) and Hoffman Hall (r) on James Madison University’s campus Think about what is happening at any given time in a campus residence hall. Movies are being shown in the lounge. Students are being counseled in small meeting rooms or playing pool in the lobby. Programs are being led in a classroom. People are hanging out in the hall director’s apartment. Hallmates are cooking dinner together. Before a building is even designed, architectural programming considers all these possibilities and more. Planning for the life of a building – both the organized events and the activities that happen when nobody is looking – is the major challenge at the programming stage. Technically, an architectural program is a list of spaces; and when accompanied by the square footage and a brief description of each space, it serves as the simplest description of a building project. However, this simple document is a pivotal component of a project that creates a guide for the architecture to come. In creating the right architectural program for a residence hall construction project, it is recognized that a smart set of spaces can effectively support the long-term programmatic goals for the life of a building. A building design facilitates the activities and interactions that shape a community. For example, a building designed to include the hang-out spots, study spaces, program rooms, and recreation opportunities will help generate a buzzing sense of activity in a building even when no planned events are happening. And a properly programmed building anticipates what is needed for planned activities, documenting the square footage and resources needed to serve the events comfortably and smoothly. A thoughtful architectural program can give life to the goals of an administration and to the residence life division. Furthermore, a close look at the programmatic needs of a building can help to create a checklist that is useful in 2 Talking STick

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Talking Stick - November/December 2009
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Regroup
Facilities
Business
Calendar
No Small Measure
Military Matriculation
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Cover2
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 1
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 2
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Contents
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Online Now
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 5
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Vision
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 7
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Just In
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 9
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 10
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 11
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 12
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Transitions
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 15
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Regroup
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 17
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 18
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 19
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Facilities
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 21
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 22
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 23
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Business
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 26
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Calendar
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - No Small Measure
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 31
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 32
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 35
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Military Matriculation
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - 46
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - First Takes
Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Welcome
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Talking Stick - November/December 2009 - Snapshot
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