FGCU Entry, Florida Gulf Coast University, Estero, FL

In collaboration with Waldrop Engineering’s landscape architects, this entry was developed as a response to FGCU’s desire to have a unique entry element that reflected the values and character of the university. The design team decided on a structure
that touched the earth lightly, reflecting the high value placed on nature and the environment by the school and its students. The 80 foot tall tower has an impactful presence from the street, but minimizes the footprint, while the sign occupies space that was otherwise unusable as a landscape median. The design of the concrete tower is expressed as an elegant but simple beacon of education in Southwest Florida.

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