2023 Professional Awards
of the Potomac Chapter ASLA

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Wilkins Plaza

Perkins&Will

This project, at the center of George Mason’s Fairfax, VA campus creates a 1000-foot-long student life corridor that celebrates themes of well-being, diversity, racial justice, and inclusion. 

Honor Award in Design-Built

The plaza plays host to student life functions, such as student group displays and campus cultural events, as well as opportunities for quiet reflection. With all of these elements, the eastern end of the plaza is meant to engender a communal “hang-out culture.”



The western end of the plaza is focused on emotional reflection, featuring a meditative labyrinth and a new Enslaved People of George Mason Memorial, serving as a model for bottom-up efforts for lines of inquiry into equity and racial justice—to become a celebration of diversity and inclusion.




These social narratives tie into larger efforts towards ecological well-being at the university, including increased stormwater infiltration, adding to the campus arboretum, and enhancing pollinator habitats.



Credits
Landscape Designer: Perkins&Will
Civil Engineering: Gordon
Structural Engineering: Hope Furrer Associates
MEP: RMF Engineering
Fountain Fabrication: Kusser Fountainworks
Construction Manager: Whiting-Turner
Sculpture Fabrication: UAP


Photo Credit

Photos by Sahar Coston-Hardy/Esto/John Stinson/Perkins&Will

Congratulations to Perkins&Will.

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