Landscape Information
Mark Hough, Duke University’s first landscape architect, has overseen myriad projects since his appointment in 2000. In 2006 Glenn Allen (Hargreaves Associates) transformed an elevated Brutalist concrete walkway into a 40,000-square-foot paved plaza, which functions as a primary public space for students with fixed and moveable street furniture, dining areas, and performance spaces. The Plaza was expanded in 2012 by Gary Hilderbrand and Eric Kramer (Reed Hilderbrand), who also restored the adjacent historic quadrangle, including the preservation of legacy trees, and Campus Drive, the Olmsted Brothers-designed central spine linking East and West campuses. In further fulfillment of Olmsted Brothers’ master plan, in 2012 Warren Byrd (Nelson Byrd Woltz) reclaimed a six-acre pond as part of a broader stormwater-management strategy. EDAW, led by Roger Courtney, developed the Engineering Quad as an open lawn that relates to the informal layout of the surrounding buildings, connecting to the West Campus Pedestrianway at its eastern terminus, and OLIN designed landscapes for the Law School, Science Center, and Medical Center.