As they expanded their reach to serve the city, Alamo Colleges wanted a new campus to reach potential students on the northeast side of San Antonio. Overland provided a master plan and nine new buildings for the brand new campus, anticipating rapid growth in keeping with the growing demand for community colleges.


This facility master plan far exceeds the initial expectations of our communities and has, as a consequence, expanded their vision of the role a community college can play in improving their individual and collective quality of life.
Overland arranged the site to maximize views of the small lake on the 257-acre campus. The goal was to create an environment that felt distinctly academic and yet invitingly humane. A large central plaza provides ample space for students to congregate and connect, a huge asset for a commuter campus. Looking over the plaza, a clock tower marks the time and gives the grounds a stately, institutional marker.
Overland also designed nine new buildings including a performing arts center, wellness center, library, student commons and services center, and multiple academic buildings. Believing that the quality of the environment contributes to the quality of the work produced within, Overland’s goal was to bring the same standards to this community college as they would to a Tier One university. They approached the aesthetic and technological needs with great attention to detail, meanwhile working with another firm, Ford, Powell, and Carson. The spirit of collaboration allowed the two firms to synthesize their approaches for the good of the project, and the results testify to that success. Northeast Lakeview’s value to the city and surrounding counties will show as facilities continue to accommodate growth in population and programming.
- Texas Construction Magazine, “Alamo Colleges Opens New Northeast Lakeview Campus,” April 2010
- San Antonio Express News, “First-Class Campus Now Holding its First Classes,” August 2009
- MySanAntonio.com, “College Library Offers High-Tech Opportunities,” January 2009