Abstract: Through the analysis of the historical development of university campus, it is considered that the open space of campus is the material carrier of individual memory and collective memory. It is important to construct the campus identity of teachers and students, shape the place spirit, extend the historical context and construct the campus culture meaning. Construction of campus open space can be divided into two major contents— “Place making” and “Place marking”, respectively, corresponding to the physical and mental layer of campus. On the basis of analyzing the characteristics of campus memory, considering that the campus memory is constructable, and then put forward five pair of basic elements of the open space construction of campus memory—“Event” and “Narrative”, “Body” and “Locomotion”, “Communication” and “Knowledge”, “Field” and “Sight”, “Memorial” and “Symbol”.