The role of functional requirements for university campus facilities in their design and operation

Abstract

This article is a continuation of a series of publications on the further development of the network of university campuses as innovative educational spaces in our country. At the moment, the Russian economy is facing great challenges in the field of technological development. And the integration of education, science and technology on the basis of modern educational spaces plays a new role as a fundamental element in the implementation of national projects and the solution of many global problems. In previous publications, within the framework of this direction, the author disclosed the results of his research, determining the possibility and effectiveness of implementation and application of a number of multifunctional tools, such as “Educational-technological conditions”, “Educational-technological task”, “Combinatorial matrices” within the development of innovative educational spaces. The ways of integration of “Educational-technological task” with information models of capital construction objects within campuses were described. The peculiarities of life cycle management of various objects of university campuses were analyzed.

This article is devoted to the identification of the determining role of functional requirements and their prevalence in the modern educational environment over architectural, constructive, technical and other requirements. After all, they determine the properties of the created and developed material and spatial environment of the university, which in turn contributes to the prestige and competitiveness of higher education. The article touches upon the interdisciplinary approach to the stages of design, operation, repair, modernization of campus facilities, determined by the need to solve a variety of tasks in them, involving in their functioning students, teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs of different ages, with different interests. It is the interdisciplinary approach that can ensure density and intensity of communications, quality of space, flexibility, ability to rebuild and experiment, diversity of non-academic functions, formation of effective economic and management models.