Projects
Quarry Amphitheater Restoration, UC Santa Cruz
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture·Santa Cruz, United States
- Year
- 2017
- Type
- Educational
- Status
- Built
- Location
- Santa Cruz, United States
The Upper Quarry Amphitheater at UC Santa Cruz was designed in the mid-1960s by landscape architect Robert Royston inside of a natural stone quarry on campus. Graduations, protests, lectures and concerts were held in this 2,000 seat amphitheater until it deteriorated to the point it could no longer be safely used. Both a renovation and a rehabilitation, the project upgraded the venue to include accessible seating and better access for all patrons. The project scope also included rock-slope stabilization, safety fencing, improved emergency vehicle access, on-site stormwater treatment, regular and emergency power, and site lighting.