Sam Houston State UniversityAcademic Mall

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Texas A&M Kingsville - Kingsville, Texas

Founded in 1987 by Earl Broussard and Tom Afflerbach, TBG Partners is one of the Southwest’s premier landscape architecture and planning firms. The firm is dedicated to creating spaces that celebrate l ife and developing innovative solutions for each and every project. This commitment and the firm’s extensive capabil it ies have resulted in some of the most distinguished landscape projects in Texas and the nation. With five Texas offices and a staff of talented and dedicated personnel, TBG offers uniquely responsive solutions that create long-term value and enhance their communities’ quality of l ife.

Over the years TBG has worked on many higher education projects ranging widely in character, setting and scope. Projects range from single residence halls, streetscapes and pedestrian malls to comprehensive master plans. TBG recognizes that college and university campuses are sites of memory and meaning comprised of cultural spaces with extraordinary significance. It is the university as a place and not a collection of buildings that creates memories for students. It is the connective fabric between buildings, the “campus landscape” in which students’ fondest memories are created. TBG’s passion for academia is surpassed perhaps only by the firm’s commitment to its cl ients and exemplary design. We look forward to exploring the grand opportunities that exist within your institution’s campus environment.

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St. Thomas University Student Life Mall - Houston, Texas

Campus branding is the expression of the •institution’s culture, this includes everything from the mascot to the logo to the school colors to the rituals. It is the promise of family and fraternity.

“Thefirst15minutes:”Apotentialstudentknows•withinthefirst15minutesofbeingonacampusifthey are going to attend that institution. The ability tocapturethatstudentinthatfirstimpressioniscritical.

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San Antonio College - Campus Secondary Entrance Marker Concept

Alamo Community College District Master Plan - San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College - Pedestrian Decision Point

Environmental graphic design is a key component •in creating a campus identity. Working with the architecture and landscape it communicates information, direction and beauty.

It is the visual road map to the campus and •dictates how people experience a space.

Inadditiontoinfluencingthevisitorsfirst•impression, an organized and consistently placed communication graphics program creates a lasting impression.

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Texas State University Concho Mall - San Marcos, Texas Before

Transforming paved surfaces to green expanses •enhances campus connectivity, circulation and aesthetics by refocusing on the pedestrian experience

Walkable environments designed for the •pedestrian compel students to remain on campus, creating stronger bonds with their college or university

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Texas A&M Kingsville Student Life Mall - Kingsville, Texas

Centrally located green expanses provide students •with invaluable recreation and study space and greatly enhance a campus’ visual character

Many passive recreational opportunities exist and •encourage student interaction and wellness

Students use these ares as a hub for social •interaction and it becomes the place to “see and be seen”

Malls are typically rectilinear quadrangles that •can be found on the central part of the campus.

Landscape plays a critical component in the •definition,organizationandatmosphereofthesespaces.

Shaded walkways and open lawn spaces provide •inviting viewing and recreation areas.

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St. Thomas University Student Life Mall - Houston, Texas

Campus connectivity and circulation can be enhanced by providing a clear hierarchy of tree-lined sidewalks, appropriately scaled and landscaped building entries, and plaza spaces where sidewalks converge.

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Texas A&M Kingsville Landscape Master Plan - Kingsville, Texas

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University of Texas at Austin Benedict Mezes Batts Renovation - Austin, Texas

Zone1:Areasthatarehighlyvisibleandprovide•the “front door” of a campus

Zone2:Spacesthatbridgethegapbetween•highly maintained landscape and lower maintenance areas

Zone3:Areaslocatedattheouter,lesspublic•edges of the campus

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Sustainabilityisdefinedasthrivingwithinour•means to achieve balance among environmental health, economic prosperity, and social equity.

TBG’s mission is to advance sustainable •human-environment interactions within the University campuses and community by facilitating collaborative academic and operational initiatives.

AASHE – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Educationwww.aashe.org/membership/members/institutional_members

American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitmentwww.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/

City Greenwww.americanforests.org/productsandpubs/citygreen/CITYgreen software conducts complex analyses of ecosystem services and creates easy-to-understand reports. The software calculatesdollarbenefitsfortheservicesprovidedbythetreesandothergreenspaceinyourspecificarea.

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Texas Tech - West Hall Quarry Garden - Lubbock, Texas

Special, transformational spaces within the •campus landscape play a critical role in the collegiate experience

The campus landscape—in particular, these •uniquelyinfluentialcampusspaces—playsacriticalrole in institutional vitality

RitualorCeremonialspaces:athleticfacilities,•amphitheaters, chapels

Processionalspaces:exploringspaces,places•where you go to “see and be seen”

Prospectspaces:dominantareascomprising“the•long view” of the campus

Refugespaces:personalsacredspacesincluding•more private courtyards and study areas

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE and PLANNINGwww.tbg-inc.com