Malcolm Price Laboratory School Commemorative Plaza
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
The Malcolm Price Laboratory School(MPLS) Plaza Subcommittee hired RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects to create the concept design for the plaza with a focus on utility, cost effectiveness, and aesthetics and that the plaza would be commemorative, rather than a memorial. Construction was completed in 2015 and the finished product provides a contemplative and reflective space for the thousands of students, faculty, parents, and community members who were impacted by Malcolm Price Laboratory School’s 129-year service to the University of Northern Iowa. The brick plaza space is bordered by limestone block seating and is set amid a grand lawn and bosque of formal tree plantings. The plaza is bisected by a commemorative wall that serves as a gateway in both time and space. The brick wall is faced on one side by the original limestone lintel that once topped the front entrance of the Laboratory School building. The back side of the lintel was finished and lettered to recognize the impact that the Laboratory School had on the UNI College of Education. The original cornerstone was installed on one corner of the wall and mirrored on the other side with a cornerstone signifying the origination of the UNI College of Education. The two faces of the recognition wall are thereby representative of the Lab School’s connection and role in serving the University’s overall educational mission. Bronze recognition plaques were placed on both sides of the wall and were fitted with QR codes that link visitors with historical information and donor recognition that can be continually updated at the MPLS historical website.
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