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Auburn Explorium & Gardens
This project is a concept design for the gardens and education center to ENHANCE knowledge
through INTERACTIVE education with SUSTAINABLE technologies. Through new
technologies, students and families can develop a further understanding of sustainability through
TANGIBLE EXPERIENCES. The gardens and education center will bring the community together
by promoting a LIFESTYLE of healthy “green” practices at the explorium, which will become a local
attraction. Our conceptual design will offer the
“AUBURN FAMILY” the opportunity to
reconnect the university with NATURE and the
surrounding COMMUNITY.
Short Term Goals
• Propose our conceptual design for the Auburn Explorium and Gardens
• Sustainable architectural solutions with southern aesthetic
• Theoretical implementation of sustainable technologies
• Proposal for integrating community members
• Present ideas to faculty and administrators
Long Term Goals
• Propose to Auburn University President and Board of Trustees Get proposal approved
• Get it built • Classes on location • Field trips by local schools • Sustainable recognition for University • LEED Platinum Certification
Sustainability Rationale
EDUCATION
• interactive environment
• field trips
UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION
• usgbc • leed standards
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• pavegen • community
classes
SUSTAINABILITY
Wayfinding
Site Plan
Bioswales
Bioswale Plant Index
Bioswale Plant Index
Bioswale Plant Index
Community Garden
Exterior
Pavilion
Level 1 Floor Plan
Reception/Information
Gift Shop
Explorium
Explorium
Cafe
Auditorium
Breezeway
Educational Kitchen
Educational Kitchen
Level 2 Floorplan
Office
Office
Roof Garden
Proposed Locations
Beard Eaves
Proposed Locations
Crop Rotation
Proposed Locations
The Extension
Conclusion
“Provide a sustainable experience in hopes for a sustainable future”
Questions???
Citation
1 Williams, Ashley. "Environmental Education and Education for Sustainability Projects: Inspiring and Facilitating Implementation." Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, July 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED511075.pdf>.
2 Grose, T. (2012, May 18). Tiles may help shrink carbon footprint by harnessing pedestrian power. National Geographic Daily News. Retrieved February 6, 2013, from news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/05/120518-floor-tiles-turn- footfalls-to-electricity/
3 U.S. Green Building Council. (2013). LEED for schools. Retrieved from http://new.usgbc.org/ leed/rating-systems/schools