Title:
Campus Overview Aerial, 2009
Creator/Contributor:
Doug Jamieson, Illustrator
Date:
circa August 2009
Historical Note
This hand drawn and painted aerial rendering depicts the land use arrangement and built environment of the UC Merced Campus
and University Community North at full build-out as envisioned by the 2009 Long Range Development Plan. It was part of an
eight piece set developed to capture the design and planning intentions embodied in UC Merced’s 2009 Long Range Development
Plan. Due to its scope, it was one of the most prominent depictions of the University’s growth ambitions and was widely
used in online, print and public presentations to promote the University’s goals. First Lady Michelle Obama signed a reproduction
of the aerial during her 2009 visit to the campus.
The perspective is drawn looking towards the northeast. A key feature illustrated by the rendering is the open space that
borders the northern and western edges of the campus. The grasslands on the western edge of the campus are part of a 30,000
acre complex of permanently protected grasslands. Visible on the eastern edge is an illustration of the intended extension
of the proposed Campus Parkway through the 25,000 student campus. This multimodal corridor features two roundabouts, native
landscaping and provides a public face for the university’s envisioned Gateway District, a research and development zone.
Within the campus, blocks are sized at approximately 300 feet, two natural topographic depressions, known as the North Bowl
and the South Bowl are depicted holding winter storm-water and providing open space and recreational venues.
The change in scale from campus buildings to residential and retail structures in University Community North can be seen on
the right side of the image. The community provides housing for 15,000 people and 5,000 jobs within a ten-minute walking
distance to the campus Academic Core.
Medium:
watercolor
Language:
English
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