Poly Canyon is located adjacent to the main Cal Poly campus. A portion of Poly Canyon encompasses a nine-acre outdoor experimental construction laboratory that for more than four decades has been the host site of several structures designed and built mostly by students of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. On the aerial photo or just below it, click on a structure for a better view.

NEW TO THE CANYON:
The Tensile Structure is Poly Canyon's newest structure. It was completed in October 2002 as three students' senior project.

The two newest structures in Poly Canyon are the "New Concrete Blade Structure" and the "Fratessa Tower," both dedicated during Homecoming activities by their student designers on October 16, 2004.

Check out the field guide to Poly Canyon and more about the geological features, vegetation, history, trails and roads, and a picture gallery.

Design Village is held each spring during Cal Poly's Open House in Poly Canyon.
Community College, High School, and other students design and build structures and spend the weekend living in their projects.
View photos of the 2001 Competition on the Cal Poly Land site.