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The main building of the new transdisciplinary facility will become the visual symbol for this new endeavor and must reflect our values and vision. The transdisciplinary village will be a unique research facility for the study and development of next-generation design and process methods. Future thinking at the new facility could well find it's roots in antiquity, therefore, it is recommended we look at classical architecture for inspiration to design our centerpiece edifice. The Special Collections section in the Village library, will house an extensive and rare catalog of information about well known scientists who lived in the 20th and 21st centuries. The strength of the collection will comprise their scientific work such as articles, books, papers, correspondence and proceedings, and will be enhanced with numerous pictures, videos, important speeches and lectures to make the collection a true transdisciplinary science and engineering archive of the future. The special collections material will only be available within the confines of the Village. Besides the Special Collections, a user will seamlessly be able to access libraries of the founding universities in the various continents. The transparent connections to each of the founding universities’ library will allow users at the Village library to access a truly global library for use in tackling global issues. The residence circle will provide housing for scientists and scholars visiting the ITSV. In addition to comfortable spaces for relaxation and sleep, these suites will include kitchenettes, work spaces with high speed internet connections, and common areas for informal meetings and fellowship. The suites are arranged in a circular layout with views of the inner courtyard and the outer expanses of the campus. The arrangement residence circle and the design of the suits were designed to emphasize global, transdisciplinary interaction and collaboration. Branches of international universities will be formed in the ITSV to create a network hub for leading-edge research and education. The interaction of these branch universities will promote a highly intellectual exchange and develop new abstractions, methods and investigations far beyond the barriers presented by academic disciplines. The Foucault pendulum named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, was conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. Almost every major science museum has one on display. We will have ours at the main building of the ITSV. |
