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Oklahoma State University Student Union Plaza

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Stillwater, OK (2009). PPS joined PSA Dewberry and Workshop Architects, along with the Student Union Design Team, to seamlessly integrate the plaza programming and design into the Student Union Building redesign.
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Northwest Community Hospital: East Campus Public Space Renaissance Project

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2007 | Add Comment
Arlington Heights, IL (2006-2007). PPS worked with Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) on the East Campus Public Space Renaissance project, which included a new patient care addition, visitor's entrance, and a parking deck.
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George Mason University Campus Plaza

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2007 | Add Comment
Arlington, VA (2007). Arlington County and George Mason University asked PPS to help inform the design, program of uses and management for their future plaza. PPS facilitated a forum to discuss how the plaza will function, who will use it and how.
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Duke University West Campus Plaza: Creating a Central Square

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2006 | Add Comment
Durham, NC (2005 - 2006). Duke hired PPS to create a public spaces vision in order to elevate the newly constructed West Campus plaza from a physical gathering place to a social and intellectual crossroads for the entire Duke community.
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Harvard University Allston Campus

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2006 | Add Comment
Allston, MA (2005-2009). PPS engaged with Harvard University to apply its expertise in Placemaking to the problem of how to achieve a sense of place and an attractive, active environment at Harvard's new Allston campus, which is being planned for development over the next 50 years.
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Harvard University North Campus Placemaking Study

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2005 | Add Comment
Cambridge, MA (2005). Harvard Planning + Allston Initiative (HP + AI) hired Project for Public Spaces in April 2005 to conduct a study of urban design options for creating successful public spaces in the North Campus.
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Case Western Student Master Plan

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2002 | Add Comment
Cleveland, OH (2002). PPS held a Placemaking workshop in the Spring of 2002 to develop ideas and a vision for improving the primary pedestrian route from the student residences across campus to the the library and the student union, the area known as the "heart of campus."
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Vassar College, Arlington District: A Revitalization Plan

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2000 | Add Comment
Poughkeepsie, NY (1999-2000). PPS conducted a study of the Arlington Business District at the request of Vassar College and the Arlington Steering Committee. The process included a parking study, town meetings, a traffic analysis of Raymond Avenue, an economic analysis, and numerous presentations to the Steering Committee and other area stakeholders.
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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 1999 | Add Comment
New York, NY (1998-1999). PPS analyzed and prepared recommendations for enhancing the comfort, attractiveness and accessibility of the various indoor and outdoor public spaces at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, used by visitors, patients, staff, students and faculty, as well as neighborhood people.
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Yale University: College/Chapel District

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 1983 | Add Comment
New Haven, CT (1983). At the request of the developer, PPS worked with the local community, merchants, and the city department of transportation on a streetscape improvement project, widening the sidewalks and extending key intersections, and adding parallel parking on both sides of the street.
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