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Julieta Sherk demonstrating Kilgore Hall landscape design measurements

Kilgore Hall Raingardens

HS 272 Fall, Kilgore Hall Raingardens class consists of the development of design and construction projects, which incorporate the entire design process culminating with a complete set of construction documents, cost predictions, and built projects. Students met with University leaders to identify guiding principles form Campus Capacity and Assessment Study.

Carolina Campus Community Garden Raingarden

LAR 524, 2019, Carolina Campus Community Garden Raingarden Design and Phase 1 build, Chapel Hill, NC. The Carolina Campus Community Garden (CCCG) is a program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden where they grow vegetables and fruit so that all UNC employees have access to fresh, sustainably grown produce. This is made possible through the shared efforts of staff, students, faculty, and local residents.  The garden serves as a learning community for developing gardening skills, healthy living, social responsibility, and interdisciplinary academic pursuits.

Rocky Branch Artful Restoration – Summer 2018

LAR 524, Summer 2018, Rocky Branch Artful Restoration is an urban creek that runs more than a mile through NC State’s campus and drains into Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Neuse River. Nearly ten years ago, NC State partnered with NC Sea Grant to implement a three-phase restoration project of Rocky Branch.

La Loma Community Greenspace Improvements

AR95-032, Fall 2017, La Loma Community Greenspace Improvements, Queretaro, Mexico, resulted in built landscape projects. The class worked with the community to co-design, fundraise, and co-build landscape projects with, and for the community. A small neighborhood entrance was improved, a pocket park was developed, and a children’s play areas was developed.