Newspaper Clips

	June 24, 2008 - Bull City Rising NCSSM Sheds More Light on Expansion Plans With their presentation, the Ayers/Saint/Gross team emphasized that personal relationships are discovered, enhanced, and influenced by the nuances of planned and unplanned behavior. The amenities of a neighborhood should allow for these two behavior types to work simultaneously. Because most personal experience happens within these amenity spaces, it is critical to consider both how they exist within a manageable overall neighborhood construct. View PDF
	June 2008 - Talking Stick The All-Seeing Eye of Odin With their presentation, the Ayers/Saint/Gross team emphasized that personal relationships are discovered, enhanced, and influenced by the nuances of planned and unplanned behavior. The amenities of a neighborhood should allow for these two behavior types to work simultaneously. Because most personal experience happens within these amenity spaces, it is critical to consider both how they exist within a manageable overall neighborhood construct. View PDF
	May 29, 2008 - Harvard University Gazette A Year of Allston Planning During the past academic year construction began on the Allston Science Complex, the first project in the multidecade extension of Harvard’s campus in the Allston neighborhood of Boston.The new four-building research complex is the initial step in the creation of a new interdisciplinary, academicenvironment in Allston that will encourage new connections among faculty, Schools, and departments, all designed to advance 21st century teaching and learning at Harvard. New spaces for professional Schools, arts and culture, and housing, as well as new open spaces, shops, and amenities for the community, are among the possibilities being considered as part of the University’s long-term vision.. View PDF
	March 14, 2008 - Daily Observer School Won't Expand Borders Planners are going to have a hard time squeezing more than 200,000 square feet of additional dormitory and classroom space onto the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics campus, but they'll do it without the school acquiring more property. View PDF
	March 12, 2008 - UDaily Town Hall Meeting Airs Views on Traffic, Campus Architecture Traffic congestion, building design and outdoor intellectual space were among the topics that were discussed during a town hall meeting that drew more than 40 Newark residents, members of the Newark City Council and UD students, faculty and staff to the University on Tuesday, March 11. The meeting was called to solicit input for an assessment of the University's Newark campus and its current capacity. View PDF
	January 2008 - Schools Monthly BCPSS, Commitment, and Architecture Working Hand-and-Hand: The Ayers/Saint/Gross Partnership The Baltimore City Public School System’s 2007 Partnership Award Finalist, Ayers/Saint/Gross Architect and Planners, has contributed significantly to Baltimore City Public Schools as active members of Beechfield Elementary Middle School’s School Improvement Team. This partnership began in 1997 and has since seen a plethora of partnership activities. Partnership projects include, but are certainly not limited to: holiday gift baskets and food cards, various donated school supplies, large donations for a family that was affected by a house fire, instrument donations, and invitations to the Baltimore Incentive Awards Program. View PDF
	January 17, 2008 - The Charlotte Observer UNCC to Map Out Its Future Campus UNC Charlotte has begun work on a new campus master plan with one of the top campus planners in the nation. Administrators say that given the university's rapid growth, they need a plan with a strong vision. When the university did its first plan in 1995, it was more of a flexible vision because the school wasn't growing as quickly and still had lots of land left for development, said Beth Hardin, vice chancellor for business affairs. UNCC has hired Baltimore-based Ayers Saint Gross, one of the top campus planners in the nation, to help develop its master plan. View PDF
	January 17, 2008 $162M Sports Plan Unveiled "Athletics have long been an important part of university life and a window to the community, but they also provide an important economic engine for universities and their communities," said Mason Gerety, dean of The W.A. Franke College of Business and chair of the task force that drafted the plan, in a press release. The centerpiece of the plan is a 6,500-seat, multiuse arena for basketball, concerts and community activitities, estimated to cost $86 million. View PDF
	January 2008 Ayers/Saint/Gross at Academic Library Planning and Revitalization Conference in Philadelphia Ayers/Saint/Gross' Sandra Parsons Vicchio and Adam Bridge will be instructors at this years Academic Planning and Revitalization Conference in Philadelphia March 26-28th. View PDF
	December 2007 Beechfield Christmas Drive Ayers/Saint/Gross has been supporting Beechfi eld Elementary for the last ten years and had one of the most successful Christmas Drives this year. Staff donated hundreds of presents to make sure that no child went without this holiday season. View PDF
	October 2007 - College Plannining and Management Emory University - Turman Hall Emory University has this semester opened the doors to its newest freshman housing facility, Turman Hall. It is the university’s - and the state of Georgia’s - fi rst green residence hall, which aims to attain LEED Silver certification and teach its new residents about sustainable living. The design, led by Ayers/Saint/Gross, is on that truly takes green to heart, from the selection of a sustainable site to incorporating features that reduce water and energy consumption and atmospheric impact. View PDF
	Aleks Webster, Ayers/Saint/Gross-AZ, has been hired to serve as a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University College of Design. She will be teaching Systems I (Environmental Control Systems) to a class of 90 students. Classes began August 20th and will continue through mid-December.
	Dhiru Thadani, has been invited to be the keynote speaker at the University of Miami's Campus Design Symposium to be held on September 8. Additionally, he has been selected to serve on the Urban Task Force by the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), to generate an urban development strategy for the Garraf Region, south of Barcelona, Spain. He will spend one week with the 6 person task force in Sitges, Spain from September 9 to 17.
	Adam Gross has been asked to serve as the Fay Jones chair at the University of Arkansas School of Architecture this fall semester to teach a studio to fourth year architecture students. Adam will travel twice monthly to Fayetteville, Arkansas throughout the fall. His students will also visit the Baltimore office in mid-October. An office wide presentation of his experience will be given in early December.
	August 27, 2007 - Emory Report 'Green' Freshman Housing Opens The five-story 44,000- square-foot building is one of the first “green” residence halls in Georgia, its sustainable features evident upon stepping into the lobby, where underfoot recycled automobile glass glints on the terrazzo flooring. Turman is the first to open in a planned complex of up to nine freshman residence halls that Emory anticipates will achieve at least LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification through the U.S. Green Building Council (see sidebar to learn about Turman Hall’s “green” features). The overarching goal of the planned freshman complex is to consolidate and enrich Emory’s freshman experience. View PDF
	August 27, 2007 - The Atlanta Journal Constitution Ahead of the Curve, Growth and development in Metro Atlanta Emory University’s newest freshman residence hall is a certifi ed “green” building with toilets designed to use less water, carpets made largely of recycled fi ber, and compact fl uorescent lighting, among other features. The fi ve-story Turman Hall will house 132 freshmen in single and double rooms. Turman is the fi rst of nine “green” dorms that Emory plans to build over the next several years. View PDF
	August 2007 - Urban Land Institute ULI 2007 Awards of Excellence Ten outstanding developments from North America have been selected as winners for the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Awards for Excellence: The Americas competition. One development has been chosen as a prestigious Heritage Award winner. The ARC (Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Campus), Washington, D.C. (Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) In the most underserved and impoverished of Washington, D.C.’s neighborhoods, a nonprofit has built a 110,000 square foot, multi-use, youth-oriented community center on federally owned parkland. View PDF
	August 2007 - Talking Stick Spotlight - George Washington University The new student-designed and student-driven curriculum utilizes student staffs, who focus on the educational aspects; residential advisory councils, who uphold and set community standards and polities; and theme-based housing to address the individualized needs of each student. The theme of the Potomac House is arts and culture. First-year students interested in visual arts, creative writing, performing arts, culinary arts, art history, ethnic diversity, and cultural exploration have the opportunity to live with students who have similar interests. View PDF
	August 1, 2007 - The News & Observer Carolina's North Shade of Green Unclear Carolina North executive director Jack Evans thanked retired city planning professor David Godschalk on Tuesday for predicting that the future campus would be the "greenest" in North Carolina and a national model for sustainable design. View PDF
	August 1, 2007 - Cadalyst 1-2-3 Revit: BIM and Visualization, Part 2 Last month, Cadalyst began a two-part series examining how BIM improves the design visualization process and the advantages of using an existing building information model for visualization -- the most significant being avoiding the time and cost to create and coordinate redundant building models. This month,they continue the series by stepping through the process of extending the Revit building information model for visualization and also profiling Ayers/Saint/Gross for their use of Autodesk 3ds Max to visualize, and thus experience, their Revit building designs before they’re built. View PDF
	July 27, 2007 - The News & Observer UNC's Fate Tied to Project Leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill say the future of the nation's oldest public university rests on Carolina North, the enormous research campus planned not far from the center of town. After years of discussion, months of consultants' drawings and a series of community meetings, university trustees said Thursday they're ready to get started on a development that could take a half-century to build. View PDF
	July 26, 2007 - The News & Observer Center May Start Carolina North Construction on UNC-Chapel Hill's Innovation Center could begin next year, a university official said Wednesday. The business incubator is the first project moving forward in the Carolina North mixed-use campus project. View PDF
	July 25, 2007 - The Carrboro Citizen Trustees to Get Look at Carolina North Plans The Carolina North meeting, which took place Tuesday afternoon in the UNC School of Government, attracted residents from the University, the Chapel Hill community and beyond. View PDF
	July 23, 2007 - The Washington Post SE Center Brings In Arts by Leaps and Bounds In a sun-dappled aerie in Anacostia, a corner of the city too often linked to crime and blight, the campers wait. Young girls with buns and beads and braids. Teenagers with sass and silence and smiles. But all in leotards, waiting to dance. View PDF
	July 2007 - Baltimore Smart CEO Project to Watch Narrow sidewalks and hilly berms will make way for fountains, sidewalk kiosks and boardwalks as the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and the Baltimore Development Corp. team up with architects Ayer Saint Gross/Olin Partnership to transform Pratt Street into a world-class avenue, reminiscent of Chaps-Elysees in Paris. View PDF
	July 19, 2007 - The Washington Post Obama Says He, Too, Is a Poverty Fighter Senator Barack Obama gave a speech about his vision for fixing struggling inner cities at the Town Hall Education, Arts & Recreation Campus (THEARC) in Anacostia. View PDF
	June 5, 2007 Beechfield Elementary Jazz Concert The Beechfield Elementary Jazz Band performed for Ayers/Saint/Gross employees in appreciation for all the dedication and support that they provide the school each year. Ayers/Saint/Gross also received the Top Award from Baltimore City Public Schools for its 10 year partnership with Beechfield Elementary. View Video
	June 2007 Eastern Wetland Restoration Project Over the past several years Ayers/Saint/Gross staff have participated in Chesapeake Bay restoration projects with our cleints as the Center of Aquatic Life Conservation. Mike Barber has orgazined two trps to palnt bay grasses. To learn more about wetland restoration go to the National Aquarium's Website. View PDF
	June 30, 2007 - The Washington Post National Zoo Weighs a Sea Change The National Zoo has begun forming a new master plann -- its first in 20 years -- that could lead to extensice renovations, including a ski-lift-style aerial tram, parking garages and major additions to the animal exhibition space. View PDF View National Zoo Facility Master Plan
	June 28, 2007 - The Hook What Bonds Can Build... Monticello's New Visitor Center Plans for a new visitor center at Monticello has been a long time in the maiking. In 2000, when the UVA Foundation took control of the Blue Ridge Sanatorium property just below Monticello, state legislators approved the transfer with the understanding that Monticello's new visitor's center would be located on the site, along with a planned research park, a la the Fontaine Reserach Park. Download PDF
	June 28, 2007 - The Daily Tar Heel Carolina North Plans Narrow A more definite plan for Carolina North, including which parts of hte site will be developed, was announced at a community meeting on Thursday. Download PDF
	Summer 2007 - Developer Retail Revival: Planning Brings Money Back to Lexington. During the '80s and '90s not one new retail store opened in downtown Lexington, KY. In need of a new master plan, Lexington Downtown Development Authority turned to Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners. Download PDF
	June 25, 2007 - The Baltimore Sun World's Grand Avenues Shape Vision of Pratt Street Will Baltimore’s Pratt Street ever be the equivalent of Chicago’s Michigan Avenue or New York’s Fifth Avenue, or perhaps even the Avenue des Champs- Elysees in Paris? Or are they the wrong images to hold out? Those questions came up during a recent presentation by architects from Ayers Saint Gross and others hired this year to come up with ideas for strengthening 16 blocks of Pratt Street as a destination for tourists and residents. Download PDF
	June 2007 New Leadership in Our Firm The Principals of Ayers Saint Gross are pleased to welcome two senior members - Matt Poe and Charlie Wilson. We would also like to congratulate our recently promoted staff. We continue to grow not just in size, but also in our ability to provide creative solutions to the most challenging projects. Download PDF
	June 2007 - Worldarchitecturenews.com U.S. Firm Unveils Masterplan for Indian University Ayers Saint Gross is overseeing the Campus Master Plan and Architecture for Vedanta University, a multi-discipline university in India envisioned to be among the highest caliber institutes in the world. Download PDF
	June 8, 2007 - The Baltimore Sun Two-way Traffic Among Ideas for Pratt Street Design Two-way traffic, roundabouts, and a Time-Square-like video screen are all design components being considered for the makeover of Pratt Street in Baltimore City. Download PDF
	June 6, 2007 - The Baltimore Sun New Tower for Wilmer Institute The WIlmer Eye Institute, considered once of the world's top eye research and clinical facilities, is expanding with a $100 million building across the street from its landmark location at Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore. Download PDF
	June 2007 - 3D World Sustainable by Design Over the past few weeks Autodesk has been rolling ou '2008' edition products from its architecture, engineering, construction (AEC and manufacturing divisions. What's immediately apparent is that the company is attempting to improve the interoperability of many of these packages with design visualization tools from its Media & Entertainment division, including 3ds Max, Maya and VIZ as well as desktop composting and visual effects solution Combustion. Download PDF
	June 2007 Investing in Costa Rica If you've ever dreamed of owning property in a tropical climate near the ocean, Costa Rica may be for you. Download PDF
	May 31, 2007 - The Daily Tar Heel Carolina North Plans Shown The Carolina North meeting, which took place Tuesday afternoon in the UNC School of Government, attracted residents from the University, the Chapel Hill community and beyond. Download PDF
	May 30, 2007 - Presszoom $5 Million Library Renovation Captures Student-Inspired Designs In just five months, University of Rochester students will be working in a new collaborative study space at Ruch Rhees Library they are sure to love. After all, they designed it. A grand opening for the new facility, which features an open floor plan and lightweight furniture that students are encouraged to reconfigure, is planned for Meliora Weekend, Oct. 19 to 21. Download PDF
	May 21, 2007 - BLDG BLOG Back to Pasadena: The Film Fest FInishes This year's architectural film fest, jointly organized by BLDGBLOG and Materials & Applications, concludes tomorrow night, May 22, in the wind tunnel at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design. Download PDF
	May 3, 2007 Diversity in Design Symposium - Harvard University, Graduate School of Design I was invited to attend a symposium held at the Harward GSD on Monday, April 30th. The event was organized in response to three recent conferences held at The University of Pennsyvania, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Although the meetings were independently developed, they share the same theme of identifying issues surrounding the lack of diversity withing the profession of architecture. Dowload PDF
	April 25, 2007 - Northern Arizona University Press High Country Conference CenterTaking Shape The conference center going up on the north end of campus has a name- the High County Conference Center at Flagstaff. Download PDF
	April 23, 2007 - Maryland Morning, 88.1 WYPR Envisioning Pratt Street Baltimore-based Ayers Saint Gross is one of two architectural firms that recently won a contest to redesign the look of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Architect Adam Gross discusses with Tom some of his hopes for Pratt Street's new look Listen To Interview
	April 12, 2007 - South Bend Tribune "College Town" Must Appeal Community" In typical "college-town" development near a university, the student population accounts for only about 20 percent of sales at retail stores. So merchants must be selected carefully to appeal to a communitywide customer base, architect and planner Dhiru Thadani said Friday at the University of NotreDame Download PDF
	March 28, 2007 - The News & Observer Public Gets Look at Carolina North Designs UNC-Chapel Hill planners unveiled three potential site designs for Carolina North on Tuesday. The new research campus would be situated on a 970-acre site at the corner of Estes and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Download PDF
	March 27, 2007 - The Herald-Sun Carolina North Plans Unveiled UNC unveiled three possible site plans for Carolina North on Tuesday, and each proposal keeps almost all development out of the Carrboro side of the 1,000 acre tract. Download PDF
	March 14, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal Online New Development Puts Pressure on Baltimore's Downtown Baltimore's traditional downtown office market and famed Inner Harbor views are facing stiff competition from new developments in some of the city's previously gritty neighborhoods. Download PDF
	March 2, 2007 - Baltimore Sun Road to Future Adam Gross imagines the gateway to downtown with all the grandeur of an Italian Piazza: sparkling fountains, brilliantly designed restaurants and landscaped walkways that beckon visitors with a sense that the street itself is a desination. Download PDF
	January 10, 2007 - PRNewswire Elmhurst College Receives $116,000 Grant From Dupage County to Implement Innovative Strategies for Stormwater Management Elmhurst College Receives $116,000 Grant from DuPage County to Implement Innovative Strategies for Stormwater Management. The Elmhurst Campus Master Plan was created by Ayers/Saint/Gross in collaboration with Wight & Co. Download PDF
	September 20, 2006 - Salisbury University Ground Breaking News! Before a festive audience of friends of the University and members of the campus community, Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach officially broke ground today on the campus's new $54.7 million Teacher Education and Technolody Center (TETC), a showcase building for education in the State of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region. Download PDF
	September 18, 2006 - UDaily, University of Delaware Residence Hall Dedications Mark Constitution Day Although the sky was cloudy, the mood was bright at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the University's two newest residence halls, Thomas McKean Hall and James Smith Hall, Saturday morning, Sept. 16, Constitution Day. Download PDF
	September 8, 2006 - Minnesota State University, Mankato Groundbreaking for New Residence Hall Minnesota State University, Mankato will break ground for two major construction projects - an addition to Trafton Science Center and a new residence hall - in public ceremonies Friday Sept. 15. Download PDF
	August 21-28, 2006 - Newsweek 25 New Ivies You could call it a classic case of supply meeting demand. A generation ago, elite schools were a clearly defined group: the eight schools in the Ivy League, along with such academic powerhouses as Stanford, the University of Chicago, MIT and Caltech. Smaller liberal-arts colleges like Williams, Amherst, Middlebury, Swarthmore and Wesleyan were the destination of choice for top students who preferred a more intimate campus. But in the past few decades, the number of college-bound students has skyrocketed, and so has the number of world-class schools. The demand for an excellent education has created an ever-expanding supply of big and small campuses that provide and ever-expanding supply of big and small campuses that provide great academics and first-rate facilities. Download PDF
	August 4, 2006 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Rewrite the History of Academia With a land area of over 8000 acres, the campus is located in a picturesque setting on the eastern coast of India along the Bay of Begal. Liberal Arts, Basic Sciences, Engineering, Law, Management, Communications, Architecture, Medicine and Performing Arts are the core disciplines that will be introduced in a phased manner after the commencement of the University in July 2008. The university has a very strong research focus with special emphasis on cross disciplinary research in areas such as Agricultural Reasearch, Information & Communcation Technology, Health Sciences, Rural Economics and Manufacturing Sciences. Download PDF
	July 2006 - Graphic Design Magazine American Inhouse Design Award: Ayers/Saint/Gross Phoenix Office Open House & Exhibition The Ayers/Saint/Gross Graphic Design team has been selected as a winner in the 2006 American Inhouse Design Awards, for the Ayers/Saint/Gross Phoenix Office Open House & Exhibition by the editors of Graphic Design USA. Download PDF
	July 2006 - Graphic Design Magazine American Inhouse Design Award: ASU Comprehensive Development Plan The Ayers/Saint/Gross Graphic Design team has been selected as a winner in the 2006 American Inhouse Design Awards, for the design of the ASU Comprehensive Development Plan brochure by the editors of Graphic Design USA. Download PDF
	March 18, 2006 - Times of India Banglore Mixed Use Development Cretes a 24/7 Environment Dhiru A Thadani, Principal - Town Planning, Ayers/Sain/Gross, Architects and Planners, USA, has been a charter member of the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU), a movement that promotes well-planned urban growth. New urbanism is an urban design movement that aims to reorganise all aspects of real estate development. He has been involved in new developments, urban retrofits and neighborhood revitalisation. He shares some thoughts on urbanism in a chat with Prathima Manohar. Download PDF
	March 2006 - Sun Herald Long Beach Struggling to Form Master Plan All involved agreed on one thing after Long Beach's week-long charrette: The city needs a plan. The scope, structure and execution of what will be a master plan for the city's future remain an open book thoguh, as the city seems deeply divided on things like zoning, dvelopment and its very character. Download PDF
	March 2006 - Food Management FM's 2006 Best Concept Awards FM's Best Concept awards competition is designed to recognize and celebrate innovative thinking and practices in noncommercial foodservice. Among the winners was the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the Ram's Head Dining Hall, End Zone Sports Cafe & RH Market complex. Bridging the two sides of the UNC campus, the strucure includes a full grocery store complete with deli, a residential style all-you-can-eat dining center with five service areas, and "ESPN Zone" style entertainment restaurant, as well as a recreation center and parking garage. Download PDF
	February 17, 2006 - AppleDaily Hong Kong University Unveils Four Designs for Campus Redevelopment In January 2006, Ayers/Saint/Gross, with the international team of Leigh and Orange, Urbis International, and HKK Associates was invited to submit planning concepts for the expansion and future growth of the University of Hong Kong. Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong is the oldest institution of higher education in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As the only major institution of English language education in China, the University of Hong Kong has long been an interface between China and the world. The Centennial Master Plan aims to build upon this historical role and a physical environment equal to its academic reputation and the international standing of its host city. Download PDF
	February 17, 2006 - WenWeipo Hong Kong to Disclose Designs for New Campus In January 2006, Ayers/Saint/Gross, with the international team of Leigh and Orange, Urbis International, and HKK Associates was invited to submit planning concepts for the expansion and future growth of the University of Hong Kong. Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong is the oldest institution of higher education in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As the only major institution of English language education in China, the University of Hong Kong has long been an interface between China and the world. The Centennial Master Plan aims to build upon this historical role and a physical environment equal to its academic reputation and the international standing of its host city. Download PDF
	November 10, 2005 - The Daily Cardinal Death of Humanties Building Stuns Community The UW-Madison campus is in mourning today following the death of the George L. Mosse Humanities Building. Police are still investigating the matter, but have indicated that they believe suicide to be the cause. Download PDF
	November 10, 2005 - The Badger Herald Forum Discusses Union Renovation Union officials held an open forum for students and faculty Wednesday, listening to feedback and providing reasons to address future reconstructive projects of Memorial Union and Union South as part of the Campus Master Plan. Download PDF
	November 10, 2005 - The Daily Cardinal Union Upgrades May Include Theatre, Terrace, Guest Rooms Students gave input on plans to create a new Union South and renovating aspects of the Memorial Union during the Wisconsin Union Facilities Improvement Plan 2005 Student Open Forum Wednesday. Download PDF
	November 1, 2005 - University of Wisconsin-Madison University Unveils Master Plan University officials are detailing a master plan that will guide development of the UW-Madison campus for the next 20 years. Download PDF
	November 2005 - Update, Wor-Wic Community College Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies Held for New Student Center Gov. Robert Ehrlich and other state and local dignitaries recently joined Wor-Wic board members, employees, students and friends for ribbon cutting and dedication ceremonies for the new Student Center. Download PDF
	October 19, 2005 - The New York Times A Challenge for Six Days: Planning Mississippi's Coast Architects and urban planners have been known to pull all-nighters wrapping up big presentations. But the group of 200 who emerged bleary-eyed on Monday in Biloxi, Miss., had struggled with an unually daunting task: rebuilding the state's entire coastline. Download PDF
	October 12, 2005 - Sun Herald Urban Design Sessions Start Today Scores of urban designers from across the nation begin a series of brainstorming sessions today to help South Mississippi cities to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina wiped out much of the Coast. Download PDF
	October 13, 2005 - Sun Herald Vision Quest Begins In an emotional opening statement, Gov. Haley Barbour told participants at the Mississippi Renewal Forum that residents are depending on them to find ways to rebuild a Coast devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Download PDF
	Fall 2005 - On Wisconsin, The University of Wisconsin The Best Laid Plans As the UW launches a new master plan for campus development, it's fun to look back at older plans - that's right, the new plan is hardly the first. The 1875 master plan listed only nine campus buildings (none of which had names) plus and experimental famr (everything south of University Avenue). The 1908 plan included a "court of honor" in front of Bascom Hall (then University Hall) and an obelisk at the east base of Bascom Hill. The 1927 plan included a lighthouse and hte subtraction of the Armory and the law building. And a 1941 plan was the first to include an art museum and gallery - where Memorial Library stands today. Download PDF
	September 17, 2005 - UDaily, University of Delaware Constitution Day Marked with Buidling Dedication The first federally mandated Constitution Day was marked with a morning ceremony that included a ribbon-cutting to dedicate George Read Hall and a talk that paid tribute to Delaware founding father, George Read, a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United State Constitution. Download PDF
	Autumn 2005 - Notre Dame Magazine, Notre Dame The Village of Notre Dame Alumni motoring to campus along Angela Boulevard for a football game this fall may wonder who moved the football stadium. Download PDF
	August 23, 2005 - UDaily, University of Delaware George Read Hall Completed On Schedule George Read Hall, UD's new state-of-the-art residential facility has been completed on schedule, and students have started moving in. The 500-bed unit is the first of three new Georgian-style residence halls on the Laird Campus that will replace the motel-style Pencader complex. Dowload PDF
	August 23, 2005 - UDaily, University of Delaware Planks Laid for New Pedestrian Walkway George Read Hall, UD's new state-of-the-art residential facility has been completed on schedule, and students have started moving in. The 500-bed unit is the first of three new Georgian-style residence halls on the Laird Campus that will replace the motel-style Pencader complex. Dowload PDF
	July 2005 - Tucson Citizen Our Opinion: TMC Project is Model of Good Urban Planning Tucson Developers would be well advised to take a page from the operating manual of Tucson Medical Center. Dowload PDF
	June 24, 2005 - Tucson Citizen Neighbors Like Look of TMC Face-lift Tuscon Medical Center's plan to redevelop its campus at Grant and Craycroft roads threatened to turn into an ugly battle of wills between the hospital and its neighbors last year. Download PDF
	June 23, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun BMA Unveils an Ambitious 20-Year Plan for Expansion The Baltimore Museum of Art would add more than 100,000 square feet of space over the next 20 years under a comprehensive expansion plan that would include increase gallery and storage areas, reopen the historic main entrance and cover the open-air Schaefer Court with a glass roof. Download PDF
	May 2005 - Sound & Communications Multimedia Augments Classroom Learning Messiah College's Boyer Hall, home to the Boyer Center, in Grantham PA, epitomizes the mission of building a quality school supporting community and society. Ernie Boyer, namesake of the new building and a distinguished alumnus, affirmed his vision of nurturing intellect, character and faith within and beyond this college. Dowload PDF
	April 26, 2005 - The Wasington Post Ward 8's Arc Floats Above the Skepticism If you had a choice, you'd probably steer clear of living in a place where there are no supermarkets, no theaters, high crime and thousands of children wandering around afternoons with no place to go. Download PDF
	April 13, 2005 - University Gazette, University of North Carolina Up on the Roof: Ram's Head Center Serves as Linchpin in Master Plan There is no quick way to encompass all that the nearly $80 million Rams Head Center is designed to be and do. Dowload PDF
	March 16, 2005 A Better Mumbai Cities in India are changing every day and unfortunately many are becoming worse ploaces to live. There are many intersecting forces for this decline, including increase in population, failing infrastructure, dependency on the automobile, outward sprawling development and the inability to provide housing for lower and middle-income residents. Dowload PDF
	January 29, 2005 - The Capital Times A Time to Build: Big Plan on Campus The "fearless sifting and winnowing" that is part of the historic motto of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will take on a whole new meaning this year as the state's flagship campus prepares to embark on a far-reaching - some will say ruthless - editing and revision of its building and grounds. Dowload PDF
	2005 - Graphic Design USA American Graphic Design Award The Ayers/Saint/Gross graphic design team has been selected as a winner in the 2005 American Graphic Design Awards, for its design of the ASU Comprehensive Development Plan brochure ware, by a nationwide panel of judges. Dowload PDF
	November 7, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun Ayers/Saint/Gross's Proposal Fosters College, Town Link For many years, Towson University had to wait its turn in the Maryland public higher education budgeting cycle. Through development of the master plan, supporters and legislators are able to see the campus anew. View Project
	November 1, 2004 - Towson Magazine Towson University Unveils New Campus Master Plan For many years, Towson University had to wait its turn in the Maryland public higher education budgeting cycle. Through development of the master plan, supporters and legislators are able to see the campus anew. View Project
	October 13, 2004 - The Daily Cardinal Officials Seek Input for Campus 'Master Plan' Professors, architects and design specialists gathered Monday at an informative and audience-interactive session at the Red Gym regarding the UW-Madison Campus Master Plan. According to a University Communications statement, the plan will be "a document that will guide campus renewal well into the next decade." Download PDF
	April 2004 - American Libraries Enoch Pratt Announces Expansion For many years, the Enoch Pratt has offered storytelling and readings for children in the Baltimore region. However, the logistics of these popular programs meant the children and patrons were vying for the same space. View Project
	March 30, 2004 - LandscapeOnline.com John Hopkins University's Campus Plan The year-long process of updating the master plan for the Hopkins flagship campus included research and observations, workshops with stakeholders, conversations with the nearby Charles Village community, and adherence to a series of planning principles. View Project
	February 16, 2004 - Post and Courier Dixie Plantation's Latest Plans The city of Charleston assumed fiscal responsibility for the College in 1837, and since then they have enjoyed a close and productive relationship. The College is the oldest in South Carolina and occupies a campus designed for 5,000 students; current enrollment is more than double that. View Project
	December 24, 2003 - Plain Dealer Case Western Reserve University Turns Attention to Housing Ayers/Saint/Gross developed a conceptual design for 14-16 fraternity and sorority houses, along with beds of undergraduate housing, in the north campus residential community. Included is a mix of open spaces, housing, and student life facilities. View Project
	November 15, 2003 - The News & Observer UNC Unveils Its North Campus Plan Ayers/Saint/Gross developed a master plan for a parcel of undeveloped land owned by the University of North Carolina 1.5 miles north of the historic campus. View Project
	November 7, 2003 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Emory University's Campus Master Plan The goal of the Update is to capture and consolidate the University's 10-year campus growth and development needs into a plan that supports the mission, vision, and ambitions of the academic and health care community. It began with a revisit of the Ayers/Saint/Gross’s 1998 Campus Plan, which prioritized the 10-year needs of departments and programs within the University, environmental analysis of campus precincts, and a study of global issues, such as traffic and parking, utility systems, accessibility, and the campus aesthetic. View Project
	November 2, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun Enoch Pratt Free Library Plans Expansion For many years, the Enoch Pratt has offered storytelling and readings for children in the Baltimore region. However, the logistics of these popular programs meant the children and patrons were vying for the same space. View Project
	October 29, 2003 - Towson Times Towson University to Ehance Master Plan For many years, Towson University had to wait its turn in the Maryland public higher education budgeting cycle. Through development of the master plan, supporters and legislators are able to see the campus anew. View Project
	January 28, 2003 - Middletown Press Wesleyan University's Master Plan Like its population, Wesleyan's physical environment is richly diverse. It is an eclectic collection of discrete and distinctly beautiful areas, including the original 1830's College Row and the Center for Fine Arts. View Project