Nicholson Gateway is an exciting new mixed used district located on the west side of the Louisiana State University campus across the street from Tiger Stadium. The Gateway is not a threshold but master plan that transforms the entire western portion of the campus into an impressive new western gateway. The purpose of the study was to create a redevelopment plan and market assessment for the former Alex Box Stadium site, create a new vision for the graduate apartment complex and consider long term improvements along the corridor. The Gateway consist of two primary elements: a mix use district that includes student apartments, housing for faculty and staff, retail, and university office space that are configured in a compact urban setting organized around a central plaza; and a student residential area for upperclassmen and graduate students arranged in a more traditional collegiate setting of parks and quadrangles. The mixed use district creates a destination for both the campus and surrounding community, and the residential district replaces the old graduate apartments with new facilities that are competitive with the offsite offerings.

One of the key themes for Nicholson Gateway is to improve connections. At the macro scale, the project becomes a destination hub that anchors revitalization initiatives between the LSU campus and Downtown Baton Rouge, as well as serving as an intermediate destination that links the core campus to Mississippi river. At a more immediate scale, the project transforms the character of Nicholson Drive from an auto-dominated highway into a proper campus street which includes slowing traffic, providing for easier pedestrian crossings, and promoting walking and biking along its path.

Tim Anderson influenced the planning and led the development of the open spaces, quadrangles, plazas, connective corridors and wrote the related Master Plan sections while at AECOM.