Texas A&M University Zachry Engineering Education Complex
College Station, TX
End-Client
Texas A&M University
Designer
Coleman & Associates
Contractor
Green Teams
Additional Team Members
TreanorHL and Ayers Saint Gross
Opened in 2018, the largest academic building on the Texas A&M campus has become the social and academic hub of the university.
The 3.25-acre Zachry Engineering Education Complex and E-Quad, designed by Austin, TX landscape architecture firm Coleman & Associates, celebrates learning, relaxing, recreation, and dining outdoors. A rooftop plaza offers long views of the campus and plenty of places to congregate and study.
The large ground-level plaza features sustainable landscape design − a Coleman & Associates focus − and active gathering areas with a mix of chairs, benches, and power stations to keep students connected physically and digitally.
Landscape Forms products installed include LeGrand Outdoor Power, Parc Centre tables & chairs, Scarborough benches, Scarborough litter & recycling receptacles, Mingle seating, and Jessie rails.
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