Penn State East Sub-Campus
State College, PA“Consolidating surface parking into parking decks . . . allows us to locate new academic buildings in the campus core and increase green space.” Gordon E. Turow, Director of Campus Planning and Design
- Client
- The Pennsylvania State University & The Pennsylvania Department of General Services
- Completion
- 2005
- Size
- 813,000 sf
- Cost
- $124 Million
- Role
- Architect and Interior Designer with Robert A. M. Stern serving as Associate Architect, Master Planning
- Description
The former surface parking lot 80 was transformed into a significant gateway at the northeastern approach to the University. The Great Meadow is defined by two buildings: The Smeal College of Business, the largest academic building at University Park; and The School of Forest Resources laboratory/classroom building. The Great Meadow is sited across Park Road from the university’s arboretum. Two additional components of the new sub-campus are the seven-level parking deck and the attached central chiller plant.
