美国亚利桑那州立大学理工学院校园新建工程涉及面积约8.5公顷,包括五栋全新的综合教学楼。项目的建造目的主要是将之前的空军基地改建为适合学习的场所,场地景观类似索诺兰沙漠。设计师们将一条现有的柏油马路改建为具有一定渗透性和储水功能的小河,流过新建的大楼和校园,使全校师生在日常生活中也能亲近自然环境,增加了人与人之间的沟通机会,同时也解决了之前柏油马路遇到雨天经常被淹没的难题。
“It’s a new campus and new kind of architecture that is also consistent and it works. It doesn’t feel institutional, it’s kind of rough and tumble like the desert. It has a great planting strategy that takes the scale of the campus and makes it comfortable to walk around during the day. Those trees are amazing and give color and excitement to the campus.”
—2012 Professional Awards Jury