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48 Landscape Architect and Specifier News Marist College is a 200-acre campus that overlooks the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York, at the heart of the historic Hudson Valley. The school, founded in 1929 on the grounds of what was a private estate, still retains much of the pastoral landscape associated with many of the nearby historic estates on the Hudson River, including Olana (Fredrick Church), Locust Grove (Samuel Morse) and Montgomery Place (Livingston family). Due to Marist's tremendous growth over the past four decades, which has boosted enrollment to more than 6,000 current students, the college purchased land east of Route 9, a heavily traveled state road that defined the western edge of the original campus. The land was developed to address the increasing demand for student housing, parking and athletic facilities. Dennis Murray, president of Marist for the last 35 years, set out to preserve and reinforce the distinct landscape character and scenic views of the Hudson, while balancing the need for new academic buildings and student housing on campus. For many years, students had to cross Route 9 to get to their classrooms. Although crosswalks, traffic signals and timed pedestrian crossing signals were installed, the condition bifurcated the campus, presented safety concerns, and stalled traffic on the roadway. Marist College and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) recognized this as an issue and developed a solution – a pedestrian underpass that would connect the east and west campuses. Underpass & Walkways The facades of the underpass are clad with New York State granite, and feature limestone copings and brick arch surrounds. 'Leather Leaf' viburnum, Above Wide paths create passages for students traversing between the east and west campuses. A majority of the campus walks are constructed of reinforced concrete, and globe-shaped light fixtures with metal halide bulbs (Hadco) illuminate the paths at night. Team List Client Marist College President: Dr. Dennis J. Murray Director of Phyiscal Plant: Justin Butwell, P.E. Landscape Architect IQ Landscape Architects PC Architects Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP Hancock Center/Route 9 Underpass/Student Center Arthur Jay Hibbs Architects Longview Park Pavilion Skidmore Owings, Merrill LLP Tenney Stadium/Tennis Complex Civil Engineer Rohde, Soyka and Andrews 46-53.indd 48 5/23/14 2:51 PM