This highly visible spot in the very center of campus is a compendium of everything not to do in landscape design. Three different kinds of sidewalks, including badly laid blacktop; a sagging plastic fence; three different kinds of mulch, including gravel, mulch, and dirt; an absence of trees on a lane otherwise well planted in trees; a wholly unnecessary bus stop; and a couple of haphazard clumps of nondescript grasses, all combine to create a memorable eyesore on a part of campus sure to be visited by thousands -- across from the heavily used Gilman Parking Structure and downhill from the award-winning Prebys Music Building.

Project Information

Project Address: 

Corner of Gilman Drive and Russell Lane, UC San Diego Campus

Project Owner/ Developer: 

University of California

Owner Contact Name/ Email: 

Unknown

Project Architect/ Designer: 

Not applicable

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