School Campuses: From Monasteries to Urban Villages

The needs of contemporary urban regeneration interventions and the challenges of dynamic communities, influenced recently the construction and the transformation of school and university campuses playing an important role for the multifunctional enhancements of neighborhoods and social and economic ecosystems. School and university buildings present different dimensions, typology, morphology and design character depending on the historical moment and demographic condition of each country. They are conceived also on the basis of the policies and programs introduced by the governments, and are conditioned by the state of infrastructural development and quality of the urban environment. School and University campuses still represent significant opportunities to experiment and design advanced future societies considering their potential proactive interaction with existing cities and complex territories