Sam Houston State University Academic Mall Huntsville, Texas
Texas A&M Kingsville - Kingsville, Texas
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Over the years TBG has worked on many higher education projects ranging widely in character, setting and scope. Projects range from single residence halls, streetscapes and pedestrian malls to comprehensive master plans. TBG recognizes that college and university campuses are sites of memory and meaning comprised of cultural spaces with extraordinary significance. It is the university as a place and not a collection of buildings that creates memories for students. It is the connective fabric between buildings, the “campus landscape” in which students’ fondest memories are created. TBG’s passion for academia is surpassed perhaps only by the firm’s commitment to its clients and exemplary design. We look forward to exploring the grand opportunities that exist within your institution’s campus environment.
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Founded in 1987 by Earl Broussard and Tom Afflerbach, TBG Partners is one of the Southwest’s premier landscape architecture and planning firms. The firm is dedicated to creating spaces that celebrate life and developing innovative solutions for each and every project. This commitment and the firm’s extensive capabilities have resulted in some of the most distinguished landscape projects in Texas and the nation. With five Texas offices and a staff of talented and dedicated personnel, TBG offers uniquely responsive solutions that create long-term value and enhance their communities’ quality of life.
St. Thomas University Student Life Mall - Houston, Texas
• Campus branding is the expression of the institution’s culture, this includes everything from the mascot to the logo to the school colors to the rituals. It is the promise of family and fraternity.
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• “The first 15 minutes:” A potential student knows within the first 15 minutes of being on a campus if they are going to attend that institution. The ability to capture that student in that first impression is critical.
Alamo Community College District Master Plan - San Antonio, Texas
• Environmental graphic design is a key component in creating a campus identity. Working with the architecture and landscape it communicates information, direction and beauty. • It is the visual road map to the campus and dictates how people experience a space.
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• In addition to influencing the visitors first impression, an organized and consistently placed communication graphics program creates a lasting impression.
Texas State University Concho Mall - San Marcos, Texas
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• Transforming paved surfaces to green expanses enhances campus connectivity, circulation and aesthetics by refocusing on the pedestrian experience
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• Walkable environments designed for the pedestrian compel students to remain on campus, creating stronger bonds with their college or university
Texas A&M Kingsville Student Life Mall - Kingsville, Texas
• Centrally located green expanses provide students with invaluable recreation and study space and greatly enhance a campus’ visual character • Many passive recreational opportunities exist and encourage student interaction and wellness • Students use these ares as a hub for social interaction and it becomes the place to “see and be seen” • Malls are typically rectilinear quadrangles that can be found on the central part of the campus.
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• Shaded walkways and open lawn spaces provide inviting viewing and recreation areas.
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• Landscape plays a critical component in the definition, organization and atmosphere of these spaces.
St. Thomas University Student Life Mall - Houston, Texas
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Campus connectivity and circulation can be enhanced by providing a clear hierarchy of tree-lined sidewalks, appropriately scaled and landscaped building entries, and plaza spaces where sidewalks converge.
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Texas A&M Kingsville Landscape Master Plan - Kingsville, Texas
• Zone 1: Areas that are highly visible and provide the “front door” of a campus • Zone 2: Spaces that bridge the gap between highly maintained landscape and lower maintenance areas
University of Texas at Austin Benedict Mezes Batts Renovation - Austin, Texas
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• Zone 3: Areas located at the outer, less public edges of the campus
• Sustainability is defined as thriving within our means to achieve balance among environmental health, economic prosperity, and social equity. • TBG’s mission is to advance sustainable human-environment interactions within the University campuses and community by facilitating collaborative academic and operational initiatives. AASHE – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education www.aashe.org/membership/members/ institutional_members
City Green www.americanforests.org/productsandpubs/ citygreen/ CITYgreen software conducts complex analyses of ecosystem services and creates easy-to-understand reports. The software calculates dollar benefits for the services provided by the trees and other green space in your specific area.
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American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/
Texas Tech - West Hall Quarry Garden - Lubbock, Texas
• Special, transformational spaces within the campus landscape play a critical role in the collegiate experience • The campus landscape—in particular, these uniquely influential campus spaces—plays a critical role in institutional vitality • Ritual or Ceremonial spaces: athletic facilities, amphitheaters, chapels • Processional spaces: exploring spaces, places where you go to “see and be seen” • Prospect spaces: dominant areas comprising “the long view” of the campus
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• Refuge spaces: personal sacred spaces including more private courtyards and study areas
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE and PLANNING www.tbg-inc.com