Shoemaker Green at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia USA | Andropogon Associates

Shoemaker Green at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia USA | Andropogon Associates
Shoemaker Green is a 3.75 acre site located immediately east of 33rd Street between Walnut and Spruce Streets, and is a major component of the east-west connection between the central campus and Penn Park, serving as a new continuation of the Locust Walk / Smith Walk corridor.

Shoemaker Green at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia USA | Andropogon Associates
The site is surrounded by two of the University’s most iconic athletic facilities – the Palestra and Franklin Field, and will serve as the “front doors” to these historic structures. Shoemaker Green’s program will mainly be passive recreation, but the site will have the ability to adapt for multiple events and activities with a wide range of scales, from secluded areas to eat lunch all the way up to staging areas for the Penn Relays and graduation. By way of carrying over the essence of College Green, while still retaining a character all its own, the site will serve as the heart of Penn’s eastward expansion.

Shoemaker Green at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia USA | Andropogon Associates
Shoemaker Green at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia USA | Andropogon Associates
Shoemaker Green will serve as a model for sustainable campus design. Through the innovative use of a variety of strategies and technologies, the design of Shoemaker Green has been optimized to capture and control storm water from the site and surrounding rooftops, provide viable native plant and animal habitats, minimize transportation of materials to and from the site, and serve as a starting point for the development of a sustainable maintenance strategy for the University at large.

Selected as one of the Sustainable Sites Initiative’s (SITES™) Pilot Projects.

Shoemaker Green at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia USA | Andropogon Associates

Shoemaker Green at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia USA | Andropogon Associates
Completed September 2012

Andropogon Associates | Lead Designer
Meliora | Civil / Stormwater
Stantec | Utilities
International Consultants, Inc. | Cost Estimating, Constructability Review, Construction Coordination (Sequencing and Phasing)
Tillett Lighting Design | Lighting
Keast & Hood | Structural
Craul Land Scientists | Soils
James Sottilo (ELM) | Soil Biological Components and Compost Teas
Irrigation Consulting, Inc. | Irrigation
John Fiorella | Woodworking

Image Credits Barrett Doherty
Graphics Andropogon Associates

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