In an effort to continue to increase the interface between the NC State’s Landscape Architecture Department and the professional practice community, the department is hosting seven local firms’ work on display now through… Continue reading
Fox, an assistant professor of landscape architecture, is helping to transform campus by incorporating real sustainable construction projects into the curriculum. Graduate and undergraduate students in landscape architecture and related fields get credit for taking part in these design/build studios.
This semester’s project was the second phase of a three-year effort to create an environmentally friendly corridor, called “the Artists’ Backyard,” between Turlington Hall and Owens Hall. If you didn’t know to look for the sustainable features, you’d probably miss them. There’s a cistern that collects rainwater off the roof and diverts it into a nearby rain garden, drought-resistant plants to reduce the university’s landscape maintenance budget, and permeable bricks in the walkways that help filter water bound for the storm drains.
In a ceremony held Friday, August 19, the Landscape Architecture Design-Build (LA 500) class officially cut the ribbon on the Artists’ Backyard. The project, located between Owen and Turlington Halls, is just the… Continue reading
This was just written up last week by Scott Braswell of University Housing highlighting the work done by Andrew Fox’s Studio. http://ncsu.edu/housing/article.php?id=264 As a progress update, we installed the planting material on Saturday;… Continue reading
The second annual LID Design-Build Studio is in full swing. Here the class visits the site between Owen and Turlington residence halls with several staff members from Grounds and Maintenance, Campus Engineer, and… Continue reading
