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The design of indoor and outdoor spaces has the power to shape not just how we use an area, but also how we feel about it. Design can help inform whether someone wants to meet friends or move through an area quickly. It can even discourage crime.  Crime...

The University of New Mexico unveiled a $436,500 upgrade to the Northwest corner of Central and Girard to enhance safety and create a welcoming gateway to campus. The site improvement includes a large UNM monogram to welcome visitors and desert...

UNM Planning, Design & Construction (PDC), in partnership with Sasaki Associates, a planning and design firm, is hosting two virtual town halls in January to provide updates on the Integrated Campus Plan (ICP) and to gather community input on future...

The University of New Mexico recently initiated the planning process for its new, updated Integrated Campus Plan (ICP), and is looking for feedback and ideas from the campus community. The ICP will replace the 2009 Master Plan and address all UNM...

The University of New Mexico’s Physics and Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science building, affectionately known as PAÍS, was recently awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold status, the United States Green Building Council's...

Beginning the week Oct. 19, The University of New Mexico Facilities Management (FM) will oversee the demolition of the wall structures at the corner of Central Avenue and Girard Boulevard. FM has contracted a local construction company to complete the...

Students on campus may have encountered a change in their visual surroundings recently when crossing Smith Plaza or walking by the McKinnon Center for Management. On the north side of Zimmerman Library, a whimsical large-scale sculpture titled Stone,...

Every two years, New Mexicans have the opportunity to take to the voting booth and approve funding that goes towards higher education through General Obligation Bonds. This year, the ballot will feature GO Bond C for Higher Education to help provide New...

The renovation of Smith Plaza that turned a drab, barren stretch of beige bricks to an outdoor “great room” in the heart of the UNM campus was among the winners in the recent Brick in Architecture Awards celebrated by the Brick Industry Association...

The University of New Mexico's Planning, Design and Construction seeks community feedback on proposed site improvements for corner of Central and Girard on UNM's main campus.    The Albuquerque design firm, MRWM Landscape Architects, has proposed three...