New markers distinguish UHCL's identity
by Alan Adams
UHCLIDIAN STAFF

Anyone who has ever visited or attended the University of Houston main campus knows how much the Clear Lake campus differs from its counter-part. This is not an image that the current markers at the UH- Clear Lake campus entrances project. Presently, new markers are being constructed to enhance this image.

The first entry will display two markers. There will be one on each side of University Road. Entries 2 and 3 will have slightly smaller signs. The markers will be 18 feet at the highest point and will have black granite faces with towers of blue glass block.

Construction on the new markers is scheduled to be completed in approximately two months. The funding source for the markers comes from local funds. The cost for the new markers is a little less than $500,000.

The purpose of the new markers is to provide a distinct image and entry for the UH-Clear Lake campus, while helping to distinguish it from the central UH campus. The previous signs are copies of the old entry markers at the UH campus. Dan Wilson, who is the UH- Clear Lake director of planning, interior design, and construction, has been instrumental in getting this project off the ground.

"We need the markers because the university property, the buildings and, in particular, the Bayou Building, is not really visible from Bay Area Boulevard," Wilson said. "Driving by, one gets no real sense that anything, much less something really good, is happening down that scenic drive. The markers will be very distinctive symbols, and objects which we hope will send the message that behind all the woods, a university is happening."