Design team advances final details for Cal Anderson Memorial; boulder, seating and lighting refined

Sep 10, 2026

HBB Landscape Architecture presented 100% design updates for the Cal Anderson Memorial, including a ~6-foot granite boulder, engraved text bands, seating and lighting treatments; the project is scheduled for a decisional item in November and construction anticipated the next March when funding is secured.

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Designers for the Cal Anderson Memorial presented the 100% design and minor updates to the committees, highlighting a large granite focal boulder, a half-circle concrete viewing seat, embedded cobble for stormwater dissipation and low-level and uplighting for nighttime legibility. Aaron Loma of HBB Landscape Architecture said the team has focused stakeholder review on text sizing and orientation, mock-ups and accessibility to ensure the memorial honors Senator Cal Anderson’s legacy while fitting campus WAC constraints.

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