Sustainable Living Fences (SLF): To Develop the Function and Form of Universities’ Fences. (Based on Value Architecture)

Sustainable facilities have a considerable positive impact on the sustainability of universities. So Egyptian universities should strive to become more sustainable by providing sustainable facilities along with a suitable learning environment for students. There are shortages in financial resources for governmental universities; thus, the Egyptian government calls every university for achieving its additional financial resources to provide full support for scientific research. The traditional universities’ fences achieve main physical values as securing the university, ignoring some social and environmental values; therefore, the research presents a solution “added Values” to save universities’ operating expenses due to the efficient use of materials, providing more funding for research, and providing a better environment for students, staff, and other academic endeavors. The research proposes a model for sustainable practices that introduces designing “sustainable living fences (SLF)” instead of the traditional universities’ fences to develop its function and form. This new term seeks to avoid its traditional problems, adding new visual value, promoting its functions, presenting services, and creating more enjoyable spaces for students, staff, and residents of the surrounding areas.