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Building Form and Place Making
Conceptual Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
The Floor Area Ratio, or FAR, of a piece of property describes the relationship between the size of a lot and the amount of
floor space it contains. For example, a 50' x 100' lot (5,000 square feet) with a single-story 50' x 50' building (2,500 square feet)
has a floor area ration of 0.5. If a building with the same size footprint had 4 stories, the FAR would increase to 2.00. FAR is a
typical measure of a parcel’s efficient use.
Source: American Planning Association, A Planners Dictionary, 2004.
To determine the FAR for major campus buildings, lot lines were drawn to include land associated with each building, excluding
circulation and common areas. The results are shown on the accompanying diagram. Buildings with an FAR of less than
1.0 typically do not use their parcels efficiently, and the University already has targeted many of them for redevelopment. The
diagram highlights (in red text) those sites that currently are considered not to be fully optimized.
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