{"id":61652,"date":"2013-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-landscape-design-students-develop-plans-for-richmond-recreation-center\/"},"modified":"2013-12-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T00:00:00","slug":"uri-landscape-design-students-develop-plans-for-richmond-recreation-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/12\/uri-landscape-design-students-develop-plans-for-richmond-recreation-center\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 landscape design students develop plans for Richmond recreation center"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tStudents to present ideas at public meeting Dec. 16<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 December 11, 2013 \u2013 Students in a 溏心vlog免费B站 landscape architecture design studio will present their ideas for turning a 47-acre parcel in Richmond into a multi-purpose recreation center at a public meeting Dec. 16. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Richmond Elementary School.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe presentation follows a public workshop in November at which the 溏心vlog免费B站 students solicited input from local residents. They also conducted an online survey seeking input on preferred recreation needs and presented preliminary plans to a jury of designers at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe idea is to create a place to encourage walking and biking and various recreation activities while also being a gathering place for the community,\u201d said Will Green, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of landscape architecture, who is advising the students. \u201cThe site is right next to Richmond Elementary School and across from the town hall and a public golf course, so it has the potential of being a unifying center for the town.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe students were also tasked with incorporating sustainable practices and materials into their designs.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe site is a challenging one to develop, Green said. The property is narrow and has extensive wetlands, several easements, and has been disturbed by recent gravel mining.<\/p>\n


\n\tIdeas suggested by the public were wide-ranging, from construction of a senior center and swimming pool to athletic fields, bike paths and an amphitheater. Based on these suggestions, the 15 students divided into three groups to develop master plans that will be presented at the Dec. 16 meeting. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cOur design is going to provide passive and active recreation designed for young and old alike,\u201d said Amanda Gaal, a 溏心vlog免费B站 senior from Mansfield, Mass., whose group is recommending creation of a variety of recreational facilities as well as a community center, sculpture garden, and walkway that connects to the North-South Trail. \u201cIt will also incorporate sustainable practices that will benefit the town through reduced maintenance costs.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re trying to create a site that everyone in town will know about and want to go to,\u201d said John Luca of Smithfield. \u201cWe want it to bring everyone together, and that\u2019s something the town doesn\u2019t have right now.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tWhile the students are excited to share their design ideas with the public, the project has also been a powerful learning experience.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThis is the first project we\u2019ve worked on where we had a real client who we were working for,\u201d Luca said. \u201cWe learned a lot from having to respond to their needs. It\u2019s not what we want that is important in this project, it\u2019s what the people of Richmond want that\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAdded Brianna Cato of Cranston, \u201cRichmond is our client, and we\u2019re creating a vision of the future for them.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tPartnerships such as this are increasingly being established through the University\u2019s Business Engagement Center to benefit local companies, communities and civic organizations.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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