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Originally Posted by RonnieFoos
Where is it a written rule that you can't have multi-use university buildings integrated with residential? What is the benefit of not doing this? Enlighten me
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If the university building incorporates any type of lab or research facility, that makes a residential component highly unlikely due to hazardous chemicals and radioactive materials kept on site. Also, if there is animal research involved, many residents may feel uncomfortable or worried about the prospect of protests.
In terms of mixing classrooms and residential, I think it's more about building access issues. Classrooms are generally open to all, while dormitories would typically be open only to their own residents. Controlling who gets to what floor, while not impossible, might be more of a challenge than many universities want to handle.
When I was in college at an urban university in a small New England city, I did live two years in a dorm that had ground floor retail. That was helpful because I could just walk downstairs for dry cleaning and to book tickets with a travel agent.*
*I'm definitely showing my age with the travel agent remark. I doubt many current college students would know what one is or why they were once needed.