University hires firm to revamp campus landscape
In the midst of Princeton's multi-million-dollar construction campaign to change the face of the University, an architecture firm has been hired to give campus landscaping a retro twist.Quennell Rothschild & Partners - a New York-based landscape architecture firm - is coordinating a series of exterior renovation projects that will take place during the next several years.The firm is designing and renovating building exteriors and landscaping several areas of campus, using photos and information from the University archives as guides.According to Peter Rothschild, one of the architects working on the project, the renovations involve several sites on campus, including Hamilton Courtyard, the grounds surrounding Whig, Clio and Murray Dodge, the landscaping near Alexander Hall and Cannon Green.Under the firm's guidance, walkways will be repaved, overgrown trees and other plants will be removed and new vegetation will be planted.Rothschild's firm will also be involved in designing the landscaping for the areas near the sixth residential college and the genomics center - both of which are slated to be constructed within the next few years.Rothschild said it is common practice for landscape architects to research the history of buildings when planning renovation.