in the historic Fan District


Professor Wendy Jacobson, Department of Landscape Architecture at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. "Committed to discovering, developing, and disseminating knowledge related to the discipline and profession of landscape architecture."

PRELIMINARY proposals were shared with representatives of the Monroe Park Advisory Council, the Fan District Association, and the Friends of Monroe Park on Friday October 21, 2005.

These final plans were presented on December 7, 2005. .

    City Grid into Green Center (Final) Master Plan 1 (2.3MB)
    Bring the Park out to the Streets (Final) Master Plan 2 (1.2MB)
    Planes of Experience (Final) Master Plan 3 (1.9MB)
    Urban Transition Master Plan 4 (1.0MB)
    Lungs of the City Master Plan 5 (2.8MB)
    Sustainable Ownership (Final) Master Plan 6 (1.3MB)

    Please note: Powerpoint Presentations have been converted to PDF file to faciliatate download speed for dial-up users.
  • Design Studio team visited Monroe Park for assessment and interviews -- September 9-11, 2005 >> more
  • Preliminary Proposals - Read-out October 21, 2005 (Blacksburg and VCU{via teleconference}
  • Final Review, December 7, 2005 (City Council Chambers 12:15 pm)
  • Comments from Final Presentations on 12/07/2005 Comments Document