Pedestrian Path Brings Students Together
The Texas A&M Commerce Campus has an "L" shaped site plan with the buildings laid out in a predominantly linear organization. One of the concerns of the college administration is that the campus often feels empty.

To address this issue we introduce a pedestrian path as a part of the Campus Master Plan that connects the student housing to the center of campus and then to the academic core. The pedestrian path provides seating areas, raised planters, green space, and cross paths that connect parking and campus buildings. A centerpiece on the path is an Academic Support Building for both honors students and students that need additional help with class work. The pathway is a place to bring students together in a critical mass and to meet other students in a casual setting as they move about campus.