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Friday, August 01, 2003

Nanjing Road, Shanghai

Vision of the next generation university town

Today’s popular university trends described in yesterday’s blog hint at the future of university towns when those ideas are seamlessly knitted.

The common theme is higher learning in the real world:  Students no longer have to live in concentration camp dormitories, but in affordable, community-oriented lofts.  They can choose to live in themed buildings that relate to their areas of study - all the better to network, study late with and collaborate on independent projects.  They can take

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