The Centennial Project represents a significant investment in campus landscape design and planning, in service of an enhanced experience for students, a stronger first impression for visitors, and a renewed canvas for creating life-long memories.
OJB is currently collaborating with the University of Houston on the $35 million effort, which is focused on the revitalization of several key campus environments. Improvements include a new multi-purpose gathering space, Centennial Plaza; a re-imagining of University Drive, the main entrance to campus; and the addition of monument gateways at several entrances.
University Drive will be re-imagined as an iconic approach to the historic campus core, lined with art installations, outdoor dining spaces, and trees that create a shaded central pathway toward the Cullen Performance Hall from Martin Luther King Boulevard. New gateway monuments at Spur 5 and other campus entries will give a hierarchy to the campus’ multiple access points.
At the core of the Centennial Project is the creation of inclusive spaces where people can come together. Ultimately, the University hopes to achieve a more walkable and collaborative campus that emboldens connections between people, places, and disciplines.
”Sustainable landscaping and stormwater management strategies are embedded into the design, which will make the campus more resilient to increasingly frequent severe weather.
