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Ridge and Valley
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Title: Ridge and Valley
Photo Credit: Stacy Levy
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Description:
The local Spring Creek Watershed of the Ridge and Valley Region is recreated in a bluestone terrace, punctuated by three boulder ridges that rise from the terrace and create seating walls. All of the local streams, and waterways are depicted with runnels carved 1/4 inch deep into the stone. When it is dry, this terrace is a scale map of the geology and watershed of this area. But when it rains, the Visitors Pavilion roof drains onto the terrace and the rainfall flows across the carved waterways, creating a watershed in miniature. The artwork is both a place-making object and an engineering system; it gives visitors a way to celebrate the hydrological cycle.
PROJECT LOCATION
University
H O Smith Arboretum, Penn State University
H O Smith Arboretum
120 Park Avenue
State College,
PA 16803
United States
PROJECT TEAM
Penn State University, Office of Physical Plant
Judy Larkin
Penn State University
MTR Landscape Architects, LLC
PROJECT DETAILS
Permanent
$150,000
Private
Floor/Surfaces
Surface elements
2009
2010
