� The new neighborhood will be UC San Diego ' s nexus of experiential education , residential community and academic partnership .

Since its opening in 2001 , students of Sixth College have resided at Pepper Canyon ’ s “ Camp Snoopy ,” a set of quaint buildings around a quad reminiscent of summer camp . The North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood will provide a new , permanent home for the UC San Diego ’ s youngest college , with 2,000 new beds and a dining hall , as well as residential support facilities , an administration building and the college provost ’ s office . The neighborhood will welcome its first residents when construction is complete in fall 2020 .

To further build community , each building will have a strong and unique identity and offer students several different living options . Residences will feature extensive common areas and vertical connectivity to adjacent floors , creating unique multilevel " houses " within the community .

And since life in San Diego goes well beyond the indoors , the neighborhood is being planned for thoughtfully designed open space and public realm improvements , including the connection of Ridge Walk as a complete north-south campus pedestrian thoroughfare .

“ There will be plenty of places to socialize and relax as well as pedestrian and bike-friendly pathways and elements ,” says Matthew Smith , project manager and architect with UC San Diego Capital Program Management . “ Enhancing movement of people and bikes through the campus core rather than on to the surrounding streets is an ongoing goal for the university , which development of this neighborhood will help us achieve .”

Art and humanities are the cornerstones of culture , while our social sciences embrace innovative , nontraditional approaches to enhance the public landscape . The new neighborhood will provide a permanent home for these two academic divisions and will bridge them both — figuratively and literally — to foster innovative collaboration and encourage the exchange of ideas .

Known as the Public Engagement Building , Social Sciences ’ space will be anchored by the Urban Studies and Planning Program , Department of Education Studies , and CREATE — the Center for Research on Educational Equity , Assessment and Teaching

� Anchoring the east side of the neighborhood are the Social Sciences Public Engagement Building ( left ) and the Arts and Humanities Building ( right ).

Excellence . “ We envision a hub where

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