The Research On Design Of The University Wayfinding System

With increasingly intensive competition among universities, a strategy featured as educational strength-oriented brand emerges into the one with multi-polarized substantial image building. In addition to characteristics of location, planning, buildings and scenes owned by a university, the wayfinding system has become a component of a distinct campus image attracting great attention. In practice, the theoretic research on the wayfinding system in China requires improvements because no standards are available in related industries and many problems such as lack of characteristics of university, want of function, poor systematicness and irregular exist in designing wayfinding systems of universities. Generally speaking, the research on wayfinding systems of universities is an era subject that can't be avoided.The thesis covers the research on the basic theory and the description of the essential elements of the university wayfinding system. The idea of the wayfinding system is basically formed.The design principle with culture, functionality, systematicness and humanism is concluded through a large amount of example analysis of present situation of the university wayfinding systems in our country.It sets up the comparatively consummate theory system for the university wayfinding system. Besides other way such as functionality, systematicness, humanism, etc. to solve the present problem of university wayfinding system design, cultural design method composed of visual identity element, collection of academic speciality, characteristics of the university building and geography is creatively proposed after comprehending the various features of university. The thesis investigates the design theory and method of space wayfinding system for university, the special load,by many aspects such as the features of university, space environment,detail design etc.At last, the theory is validated through the project practice. Hoping it would enriches the past theory and the emphasis here is it's practical value.