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THE ARCHITECTURE ISSUE
The Chronicle Review's yearly look at architecture examines buildings on and off campuses. Above, Caltech's new Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, designed by Morphosis. (Chronicle photograph by Lawrence Biemiller)
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U. of Tennessee Landmark to Move to Nearby Location
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Pomona's Skyspace
The artist James Turrell turned a Pomona College courtyard into a work of art worth waking up at dawn for.
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
U. of Maryland Seeks to Create a 'College Town' at Campus Edge
The University of Maryland at College Park plans to create a $700-million town center — complete with restaurants, movie theaters, student housing, and a high-end grocery like Whole Foods or Harris Teeter — on a 38-acre parcel east of its main campus, according to The Washington Post.
“Maryland has a goal to be a top-10 university, and they realize without a top-10 college town, they would never make it,” said Douglas M. Duncan, the university’s vice president for administrative affairs. Mr. Duncan is the former county executive for Montgomery County, Md., where he helped redevelop downtown Silver Spring by bringing in restaurants, the American Film Institute, a Whole Foods, and other amenities. Montgomery County adjoins Prince George’s County, in which College Park is located.
The new town center is intended to help create connections between the campus and nearby neighborhoods, Mr. Duncan said. Constructing it will require demolition of unused university greenhouses, a mail facility, and maintenance structures.
Lawrence Biemiller | Tuesday January 8, 2008 | Permalink | Contact us
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