O2Design

25 Year Plannig And Design As A Catalyst For Change

“(Thebuildingsandcampusimprovements)aretheresultsofpeoplewhobelievedinsomethingbeyond themselvesandwantedtoinvestintheUniversity,inthisbuilding,toimpactthelivesofstudents,then, nowandinthefuture.”

Jeffrey Bullock

University of Dubuque President (1998 – Present)

“I’vebeenontheboardsince1992.We’vehadanumberofprojects…thathavereallyenhancedthe qualityofstudentlife…Thistransformationofcampushasbeensuchapositiveinfluencefortheculture andpridethatcurrentstudentsandalumnihavefortheUniversityofDubuque.”

Joseph Chlapaty (C’68)

University of Dubuque Chairman of the Board of Trustees

The client, University of Dubuque, is a private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church offering undergraduate, graduate, and theological seminary programs. The landscape architect has collaborated with the client in campus planning and site design since 1998. The 25-year partnership legacy paves the road to evolution of the University and its surrounding community, both in physical environment and life-long learning culture.

This submission captures the transformation of campus and summarizes the master planning efforts; highlights the site design projects lead by the landscape architect following the master plan principles; and culminates with the design impact on student life.