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project: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
date: 2008
location: RICHMOND, KY
client: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
contact: JAMES STREET, ASSOCIATE VP FOR CAPITAL PLANNING AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Urban Collage, Inc. in collaboration with Perkins + Will Architects and M2d Design was charged with creating a master plan for the Eastern Kentucky University. Urban Collage’s role was to identify relationships between the universities edges and surrounding urban context of the city of Richmond and establish ways to develop cohesion between the two entities. UC also played a large role in the placement of new educational facilities including the extension of the “Colonel Path,” a multi-use trail intended to improve overall campus walkability and connections to surrounding spaces.
Throughout the master planning process UC was involved in:
- Identifying short and long term development opportunities for the university.
- Analyzing the existing urban context and providing potential issues and opportunities to enhance the campus as well as its relationship with Richmond, KY.
- Studying potential university facility arrangements that improve the campus residential and academic environments as well as its overall walkability.
- Providing conceptual site design to offer an initial feel of the possibilities these improvements may have on the campus as it stands today.
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project: BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE NEWTOWN PIKE CAMPUS PLAN
date: 2008 – 2009
location: LEXINGTON, KY
client: BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
contact: AUGUSTA JULIAN
Urban Collage was retained as part of a team led by EOP Architects and Perkins + Will to develop a plan for a new 65-acre campus of Bluegrass Community and Technical College. The plan creates a blueprint for the growth and development of BCTC and environs and builds on continued momentum in Lexington’s north side.
The campus is proposed on the former site of the Eastern State Hospital (ESH), the nation’s second oldest running mental institution. ESH’s corner stone was laid in 1816. Many of the existing buildings are original and considered historic structures. The historic nature of the site as well as its context within Downtown Lexington and the surrounding historic neighborhoods had to be taken into account when planning and designing the campus. The site is also surrounded to the south and east by industrial uses that were taken into consideration as long term development opportunities in this growing and evolving community.
The BCTC campus was seen as an opportunity to complete the “higher education triangle”, giving a main entry way to Lexington a new vibrant feel while also creating a usable, comfortable, and exciting higher education campus.
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project: GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN
date: 2004
location: CLARKSTON, GA
client: GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE
contact: DR. DENNIS R. HARKINS
Urban Collage was retained by Robert Charles Lesser & Co., LLC (RCLCo) and Georgia Perimeter College to provide guidance and insight into Georgia Perimeter College-Clarkston Campus’ long-term growth strategy. The process included an interactive vision session with college leaders and stakeholders to discuss and define potential opportunities on the Clarkston Campus and the development of several campus plan alternatives to accommodate future growth.
Initiatives were devised to facilitate growth of the college in terms of increasing enrollment, increasing the college’s role and function in the larger community and establishing and advancing the college’s presence along Memorial Drive and in DeKalb County. Specific campus opportunities included on-campus student housing, student recreation areas, a Student Wellness Center, a Center for International Language and Culture, and a Campus/Community Arts Center.
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project: NORTH AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY
date: 2007 – 2008
location: ATLANTA, GA
client: GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
contact: HOWARD S. WERTHEIMER, AIA
Acquisition of the North Avenue Apartments combined with Georgia Institute of Technology’s land holdings and continued development of research facilities along North Avenue created a need to develop a strategic plan for the future of the North Avenue Corridor. The North Avenue Corridor Study was developed to establish a conceptual plan for campus development along North Avenue, more fully integrate the corridor into the Georgia Tech Campus, and identify necessary transportation improvements.
Specific recommendations called for consistent streetscaping of North Avenue from the Downtown Connector to Northside Drive, a new plaza in front of Bobby Dodd Stadium, and removal of walls and fencing to open the lawn at Tech Tower to North Avenue. Future campus development on the south side of North Avenue may include student support facilities, expansion of the Alumni House, administrative office space, and/or faculty housing opportunities.
The plan outlines a series of circulation improvements including potential modifications to the North Avenue Bridge over the Connector, reorientation of traffic on Techwood Drive, and potential re-routing of Tech Parkway to better connect North Avenue and Marietta Drive. The plan incorporates previously recommended improvements along Northside Drive at North Avenue and Hollowell Parkway.
In 2008, Georgia Tech retained Urban Collage, Inc. to move the North Avenue Corridor Plan toward implementation. In cooperation with Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc., Urban Collage oversaw the design of the campus and open space improvements along North Avenue between Williams Street and Tech Parkway. The design included a drop off area and pedestrian improvements in front of two dormitories, a pedestrian and event plaza in front of Bobby Dodd Stadium, significant renovations to the Lawn at Tech Tower and North Avenue streetscape enhancements.
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project: MONTESSORI OF MACON FACILITY MASTER PLAN
date: 2006
location: MACON, GA
client: MONTESSORI OF MACON SCHOOL
contact: TANYA MELVILLE, DIRECTOR
Urban Collage facilitated the development of a Facility and Campus Master Plan for Montessori of Macon in the fall of 2006. Through a series of Advisory Team meetings and stakeholder workshops, Urban Collage helped clarify the Montessori School of Macon’s vision for the future, including identification of long-term property and facility needs, development of a campus master plan, and establishment of future expansion strategies and principals.
The Master Plan includes short-term strategies for accommodating up to 200 students in 7 authentic Montessori classrooms, an Administration Building and multi-purpose support facilities. The long-term plan accommodates up to 300 students in 11 classrooms and includes a large multi-function space for community meetings and physical activity.
The Master Plan establishes a physical plan with guiding principles for selection of a new campus site, organization of the future campus and future growth and expansion. The plan also details and reinforces Montessori of Macon’s commitment to sustainable/green building practices and the desire maximize daylighting in classroom areas, develop a series of outdoor learning areas and create opportunities to teach responsible stewardship throughout the campus.
