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