Landscape Resource Survey : Amphitheater Green (l)
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Date
2007
Authors
Welch, Dustin
Schaible, Daniel
Planning Office, University of Oregon
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The Amphitheater Green has been completely redesigned since the end of the Mid-Century Era. Concrete seat walls and a new planting plan have replaced the level open lawn that used to define the site. During the 1970s the Green was excavated and a breezeway was placed beneath the EMU. A wide concrete ramp provided access from University Street to the breezeway. Grass slopes topped with a row of trees were on either side of the ramp. No other significant changes to the Green were made until 1998 when the site was transformed into its current state. A few small scale features have remained in the Green since the Mid-Century Era, such as The Class of 1963 Podium and the 1912 University Seal, both of which have recently been moved from their original locations. A flagpole was placed in the Green during the 1950s and remains in its original location. Despite the physical alterations to the Green, the space has retained its historic land use as an important open space and public forum on campus.
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10 pages
Keywords
history, architecture, campus heritage landscape plan