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WHERE IT BEGAN : The first campus plan in 1963 certainly acknowledged the need for flexibility . Some ideas never made it , however , like damming a canyon to create a forked pond . Other concepts , such as clusters of colleges that share central amenities , held relatively true . The initial concept of 12 colleges — three clusters of four colleges each — is here envisioned north , south and east of a massive plaza and grand , rectangular fountain .
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BEST LAID PLANS : Two major pedestrian thoroughfares radiated from the main plaza in this first plan : one positioned east-west , and a north-south path on what is now known as Ridge Walk . These walks will soon come to fruition . “ A monumental sculptured communication tower at the center of the plaza ” ( model pictured left ) is highly unlikely , however , as is the round structure shown on East Campus , an arena “ suggesting this might be the first campus of the University boasting a bull ring .” Maybe only in shape , at least . See more early plans at tritonmag . com / plan