On Broadway, bordered by Front and State streets, stands the Edward J. Schwartz U.S. Courthouse. Built in 1994, it is one of the busiest federal courthouses in the nation.Also on the property is the U.S. Federal Courthouse Annex, built in 2013 on the site of historic Hotel San Diego, where it is home to six District Court rooms and 12 judge’s chambers.
San Diego-based landscape architects Spurlock Poirier were challenged to develop a landscape plan for this federal complex that evoked a strong sense of “San Diego-ness.” A plan that strived to create a landscape of significance in stature to the architecture of the courthouse buildings while acknowledging limited maintenance resources.
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