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BERKELEY, Calif.– Sproul Plaza, the historic gateway to the University of California, Berkeley will temporarily close as a major renovation project gets underway to improve plaza safety and accessibility.
The plaza, the venue for the Free Speech Movement and numerous rallies and demonstrations, will see the removal of aging asphalt replaced with concrete paver blocks.
Other details of the project include regrading the surface underneath where the asphalt currently sits, setting new tree rings, and replacing defective drain and sewer lines.
Consistent with the university?EUR??,,????'???s goal of using environmentally-friendly building practices, the pavers can be removed and replaced when future repair work or underground work is necessary. The project will also refurbish benches and kiosks within upper Sproul Plaza.
The project is scheduled to begin March 22 and be complete June 25.
?EUR??,,????'??Pedestrian safety and improved disabled accessibility are the driving reasons behind the upgrade,?EUR??,,????'?? explained Jim Horner, the campus landscape architect. ?EUR??,,????'??It has been over 40 years since the original asphalt was installed. Areas have settled, tree roots have heaved some sections of pavement, handrails are wobbly, roofs on the message boards are sagging, and the result is a less than ideal first impression of a world-class institution.?EUR??,,????'??
Private endowments and the Chancellor?EUR??,,????'???s Discretionary Fund are covering project costs.
Triangle Brick Company of Durham, North Carolina will build a new manufacturing plant that will increase its annual production capacity to 500 million standard brick units. The company reports it is the largest brick manufacturer based in North Carolina. The state is also the nation?EUR??,,????'???s number one brick manufacturer, turning out 1.6 billion bricks a year. Construction of the new 300,000 square-foot plant has begun and is scheduled for completion in late 2004.
It will be built in the Wadesboro, NC community off U.S. 52 in Anson County. The new plant will be located adjacent to the existing plant that opened in 2001.
The new plant will employ about 50 people and have the most technologically advanced production and packaging equipment, including industrial robots. Its computer-controlled kiln will be one of the largest ever built in the U.S.
DALLAS– Anchor Wall Systems recently inducted Alan Starling and David Pitre of Pavestone Company into the Circle of Excellence.
Starling and Pitre, both engineered wall specialists, are the top sales performers selling more than 250,000-square-feet of product in the engineered wall market.
Starling was also named Sales Representative of the Year for the engineered wall market. A four-year Pavestone veteran, Starling was recognized for achieving sales success, market development, brand awareness and a proven track record of profitable, sustainable market success.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.– The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute has announced the winners and merit awards of its 17th biennial Design Awards Competition. The competition recognizes superb examples of quality and innovation in reinforced concrete design throughout North America.
The Design Award winners include the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas; Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis; Wilsonville Water Treatment Plant, Wilsonville, Ore.; Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington; Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati; and the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, Boston.
The Merit Award winners, selected for exemplary achievement in one or several areas of design accomplishment, include the Orange Coast College Educational Arts Center, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Entry Pavilion Parking Structure, Monterey, Calif.; Richard Bolling Federal Building, North Entrance, Kansas City, Missouri; Madison Gas & Electric-East Campus Substation Screenwall, Madison, Wisc.; and the Sixth Street Viaduct, Milwaukee.
To receive more information on CRSI?EUR??,,????'???s 2004 Design Awards Competition or specifics about the projects that have been selected, contact the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute at 847-517-1200 or visit www.crsi.org.
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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