The location immediately east of the Clark's Music Building and the O’Connell Sports Center was chosen after considering a number of factors.  This location:

• Would provide a much needed outdoor public gathering space on the southern portion of the main campus.

• Is adjacent to the existing Japanese cherry trees which would be incorporated in the garden design.

• Would enhance (but not obstruct) the view corridor extending from Gaiser Hall south to McLoughlin Blvd.

• Is adjacent to a major pathway which will be incorporated in the “Central Promenade,” a unified system of trails envisioned in the Vancouver Central Park Plan that will begin at the land bridge over SR-14 and end at Fourth Plain Blvd.

• Provides a relatively quiet space that is shielded from traffic noise.

• Avoids buried infrastructure components.