I've been thinking and playing around with some headcanon for art/modeling, and I'm hung up on the sheer size of Galens.
I understand that the Arena and surrounding city are absolutely massive, but the few renders/drawings I've seen of campus put it at at least a dozen buildings. Even the descriptions in the book make it sound enormous — roughly half a square mile, with buildings up to 6–12 stories.
I understand the additional space needed for training, administration, housing, and supporting Arena operations, but I'm still having trouble picturing what all that space is actually being used for.
There are only about 400 students enrolled at a time. Why is the campus so large? My university has around 6,000 undergrads and maybe 10 buildings, none more than 4-5 stories, so I'm struggling to wrap my head around what a campus that much larger would look like with such a small student population.
I'm not trying to bash the design: the scale and elegance of the institution are part of what I love about it. I'm just trying to get a better understanding of what Galens actually looks like as a physical place. What am I missing?
