The 51ÁÔÆæ Spiral Garden and Power Plant Cistern Project conceived by architecture professor Jim Wasley has been honored by the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Wisconsin Chapter with the group’s 2018 award for landscape projects costing $500,000 or less.
51ÁÔÆæ Spiral Garden wins prestigious landscape award
The native garden flourishes in part due to runoff water from the cisterns. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A sign near the garden explains the project to visitors. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Derek Rickert)
The cisterns redirect rainwater from the roofs of campus buildings. (Photo courtesy of Jim Wasley)
The 5,000-square-foot Spiral Garden is made up of native Wisconsin plants. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Alexis Amenson)
The concrete cisterns hold more than 12,000 gallons of water. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Derek Rickert)
In addition to helping water the Spiral Garden, the cisterns help prevent flooding on campus. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennesey)
Jim Wasley conceived the 51ÁÔÆæ Spiral Garden and Power Plant Cistern Project. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Troye Fox)
