UGA COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT + DESIGN ALUMNI PLAZA

ATHENS, GEORGIA

IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENTION STUDIO - FALL 2022

LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE JACKSON STREET BUILDING ON THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA’S CAMPUS IS THE NEW ALUMNI PLAZA FOR THE COLLEGE OF ENVIRONEMNT AND DESIGN. THE NEW PLAZA OFFERS A SPACE FOR THE COLLEGE TO HOLD EVENTS, AS WELL AS SPACES FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS TO STUDY, HOLD CLASS, AND STRENGTHEN KNOWLEDGE IN PLANTING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND PROCESSES.

THE PLAZA CONSISTS OF A TREE BOSQUE WITH SEATING, WALLS FOR DEDICATION TO ALUMNI, A LARGE OPEN PLAZA FOR EVENTS, PLANTED TERRACES, AND AN OUTDOOR AMPITHEATER. THE PLAZA TURNS THE SITE FROM UNUSABLE SPACE, TO A SPACE THAT ALLOWS FOR A MULTITUDE OF ACTIVITIES, AND INCREASES PLANTING AND PLAZA SPACE ON UGA’S HISTORIC NORTH CAMPUS.

THE PLAZA ALSO CREATES TWO NEW ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES TO THE JACKSON STREET BUILDING PROVIDING AT STREET LEVEL ACCESS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING. BOTH OF THESE ENTRANCES ARE PREVIOUSLY SERVED WITH STAIRS.