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06-28-2005 -- CU-ICAR takes shape -- Clemson Unveils Master Plan, Campbell Center Design

06-28-2005 -- Clemson's Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center will be an architectural icon for S.C. Upstate

Campus master plan high resolution images for download.

Project Team list with high resolution images for download.

Goals and Principles

Framework Plan

Program Assumptions

Site Sustainability Priorities

Development Concept

Regional Context

Regional Context

Regional Leader in Automotive companies:

  • Approximately 120 companies in metro-Greenville area (BMW, Michelin, Magna, Nissan)
  • $3B, 7,000 jobs since 1994
  • Highest per capita foreign investment in U.S.

CU-ICAR area

Regional Geology (large image, 196K)

Regional Soil (large image, 196K)

  • Hydric soils associated with stream floodplains
  • Sandy loams predominate on upland plateaus

Site Soils (large image, 118K)

Site Landform (large image, 142K)

  • About 40% of site is on steep slopes or within valley bottoms

Site Slopes (large image, 154K)

  • Steep slope areas are susceptible to erosion

Site Solar Aspect (large image, 170K)

Site Land Cover (large image, 173K)

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research