Board Approves Architect For School Of
Architecture And Landscape Architecture Building
January 19, 2001
University Park, Pa. — Penn State’s University Park Master Plan proposes to relocate the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture to a new building between the Palmer Museum and North Halls, close to other College of Arts and Architecture buildings.

"The School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture is now housed in the Engineering Units, which were built in the early 1900s," said Gary C. Schultz, senior vice president for finance and business/treasurer, in a presentation to the Board of Trustees today (Jan. 19).

The Board approved the appointment of Overland Partners of San Antonio, Texas, and WTW of Pittsburgh to be architects for the proposed 110,193 gross square-foot building, which will include classrooms, office space and state-of-the-art studios.

"One of our primary goals for this project is to emphasize environmentally sensitive design and construction techniques to meet national certification criteria for sustainable architecture," said Schultz. "We want the facility itself to teach good design principles to students in these disciplines.

In accordance with the University Park Campus Master Plan, the overall project also includes the demolition of Engineering Units D and E.

Today, the Board also approved a resolution to employ Ewing Cole Cherry Brott of Philadelphia to design a proposed addition of 183 spaces and one level to the existing Eisenhower Parking Deck at University Park. It will be similar in design to the existing parking structure, which was also designed by the Philadelphia firm.

Contact: Christy Rambeau 814-865-7517 or cmr7@psu.edu by email.