St. Mary’s College

Location: St. Mary’s City, Maryland

Projects: William Donald Schaefer Hall, New Boathouse, Margaret Brent Hall, New Student Housing, Baltimore Hall, the Financial Aid Building, Kent Hall, and multiple Best Management Practice Projects (bioretention, rain gardens, and special filtration systems)

Description: With work ongoing since 1990, Pearse O’Doherty has been involved in projects throughout the campus. Beginning with Sector Planning, multiple projects have started with master planning and been carried through to construction stages of work. Campus linkages have been greatly reinforced. Tree preservation and related grading and drainage design collaborations have been successfully implemented on many of the project areas. The historic character of the campus has been maintained and celebrated with the site design work.

Intricate paving patterns established during the early design phases associated with Baltimore Hall have set the precedent for brick paving improvements that continue to be implemented throughout the campus.

The college has been nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report, The Princeton Review, and Newsweek as one of the top schools in the country.