How will the surrounding area be landscaped?
Answer – The new Library site offers opportunities for improving the character and use of the surrounding open space by careful landscape design. Successful landscaping will have a major impact on the creation of a vibrant ‘library quarter’ which will be for many the heart of the University. The west side of the site can be developed as a landscaped plaza and gathering space adjacent to the entrance tower and at the junction of the major north-south and east-west pedestrian routes. The area to the north, encompassing the site of the College Park Physics building and the adjacent car park, can be developed as landscaped car parking with formal pedestrian routes delineated by mature planting. The south side of the site adjacent to the boundary with Botanic Park affords the opportunity for continuity of landscaping, creating a visual extension to the Park while maintaining a physical barrier.
