Office of Planning and Design: University Landscape Architect records, 1966-2020
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Office of Planning and Design
- Abstract:
- The University Landscape Architect is a position in the Office of Planning and Design, and it oversees the design of all new and restored landscapes on campus. Collection includes studies, proposals, action plans, and guidelines related to the landscape and hardscape of Duke's campus. Materials evaluate the conditions of campus landscape and hardscape, address the feasibility of making changes, propose changes and improvements to be made, and chart courses of action to implement changes. Also included are meeting minutes and notes from the Master Plan Oversight Committee.
- Extent:
- 4.75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- UA.10.05.0007
- University Archives Record Group:
- 10 -- Executive VP and Treasurer & Administration (Business and Finance)
10 -- Executive VP and Treasurer & Administration (Business and Finance) > 05 -- Facilities
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes studies, proposals, action plans, and guidelines related to the landscape and hardscape of Duke's campus. Materials evaluate the conditions of campus landscape and hardscape, address the feasibility of making changes, propose changes and improvements to be made, and chart courses of action to implement changes. Areas of campus represented in the collection include East campus, West campus, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, athletic complexes, parking structures, transportation routes, and buildings. Collection also includes meeting minutes and notes from the Master Plan Oversight Committee. Many of the materials reflect the work of John Pearce, Duke University Architect from 1992-2010, and Mark Hough, Duke University Landscape Architect from 2001-present.
- Biographical / historical:
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The University Landscape Architect is a position in the Office of Planning and Design in Duke's Facilities Management Department (FMD). The Landscape Architect oversees the design of all new and restored landscapes on campus. Prior to 2010, the University Landscape Architect was part of the Office of the University Architect; however, that office disbanded when John Pearce retired as University Architect, and remaining personnel moved into FMD. As of 2023, Mark H. Hough is the University Landscape Architect, a position he has held since 2000.
The Master Plan Oversight Committee was formed in 2000 to implement Duke's 2000 Master Plan and guide campus development. Its responsibilities include creating and overseeing Action Plans, overseeing project design review, reviewing and revising the Master Plan, reporting, and budgeting.
- Acquisition information:
- The Office of Planning and Design: University Landscape Architect Records were received by the Duke University Archives as a transfer in 2023.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Elizabeth Berenguer and Leah Tams, Feburary 2023.
Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2023-0005.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Restrictions:
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Access restricted. Collection contains Duke University administrative materials. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use of administrative records. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. Contact Research Services for more information.
Access restricted. Collection includes materials from the Duke University Board of Trustees. Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees. Contact Research Services for more information.
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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Office of Planning and Design: University Landscape Architect Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m1zf1t