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50 Landscape Architect and Specifier News by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. The newly constructed center was built on a high bluff, surrounded by preserved stone outcroppings. A new roadway was also designed to front the Hancock Center, linking the north section of the campus with the core. Fifty Princeton elm trees line the new drive, while adjacent parking lots are buffered with earth berms planted with white pine and Norway spruce. The quad itself is informally planted with a mix of shade trees, including red maple, English oak, pin oak and London plane, as well as flowering trees like the Yoshino cherry and flowering dogwood. A reconfiguration of existing parking lots restored parking spaces dislocated by the new construction at more desirable areas on the campus perimeter. A terrace chiseled out of the rock at the rear of the building overlooks the river, and is planted with native and drought tolerant plants like mountain laurel, flowering dogwood, switchgrass, black- eyed Susan and bayberry. Greystone Hall Terrace & Longview Park The design team also addressed smaller, more intimate campus spaces. One such space is adjacent to Greystone Hall, one of the original buildings on the estate, where the President and administrative offices are located. A terrace with a shade garden offers respite for staff members, surrounded by a grove of mature hemlock and spruce trees. The majority of Marist College campus sits high on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River. The college is fortunate, though, to own a parcel of waterfront land known as Longview Park. An esplanade and fishing pier can be found in the park, and two historic boathouses also grace the riverfront, once the site of the IRA National Championship Regatta Top Marist and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) developed a plan for an underpass that connected the east and west campuses, eliminating the need for the pedestrian traffic signal. The underpass was completed in the summer of 2011. Bottom New walkways vary in width, from a minimum of 8 feet to a maximum of 14 feet at areas where emergency vehicles require access. Special campus nodes, such as building entrances, courtyards, and overlooks are the exception, and have a combination of New York State quarried bluestone and clay brick pavers. 46-53.indd 50 5/23/14 2:51 PM