Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PLANNING PERSPECTIVES, 2026 (AHCI, SSCI, Scopus)
This article reconsiders university space by moving away from viewing it as a fixed architectural form or a purely institutional framework. It is approached instead as a contested field that takes shape through the interaction of spatial, social, and institutional processes, drawing on perspectives from spatial theory. The 1960s provide the main point of entry - a period marked by rapid expansion and experimentation in higher education. Rather than following a linear historical account, the discussion traces recurring spatial tensions - between autonomy and urban integration, reproduction and openness to change, and concentration and dispersion. These tensions remain in play, shaping how university space is produced through the interaction of different spatial logics rather than straightforward processes. Bringing these debates into the present shifts how current discussions can be read. Issues such as campus-city relations, hybrid learning, or technological and ecological change do not appear new; they extend earlier spatial questions in different ways. What follows is not a fixed definition of university space. It appears instead as something that takes shape through ongoing relations and processes. Campuses, in this sense, can be seen as formations that continue to change, embedded within wider urban and societal contexts.