The future SMAST building will enhance the New Bedford waterfront while expanding research capacities.
The Charlton Learning Pavilion will add much needed classrooms and learning spaces.
(above) The Living Gallery Mural Project: A giant mural will be mounted on the Campus Center facing the quad. The colorful postmodern industrial deco imagery is the work of artists Angelina Marino Heidel and Joel Heidel. (left) The hanging garden is the work of Living Gallery committee member and Westport Art and Garden owner John McCormack.
Creating a new campus aesthetic
At the same time, Chancellor Divina Grossman initiated a project to make the UMass Dartmouth campus an artistic and architectural destination. The Living Gallery Committee has been meeting for more than a year with renowned local and regional cultural/artistic leaders to reimagine the campus aesthetic. Chancellor Grossman and CVPA Dean Adrian Tio are driving the initiative to identify and implement projects that enhance Rudolph’s design through landscaping, sculptures, and murals. The implementation of the UMass Dartmouth strategic plan and the campus master plan will create a colorful new reality on campus.
Renee Buisson
The warmth from the Claire T. Carney Library beckons at dusk, as does the Karam Campanile bathed in blue and gold lights.
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