the Carolina Playmakers, in 1924. It was remodeled as a theater, opening in 1925 as Playmakers Theater. Playmakers Theatre was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
The Morehead–Patterson bell tower, south of the Wilson Library, was commissioned by John Motley Morehead III, the benefactor of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship. The hedge and surrounding landscape was designed by William C. Coker, botany professor and creator of the campus arboretum. Traditionally, seniors have the opportunity to climb the tower a few days prior to May commencement.
=== Environment and sustainability ===
The university has a goal that all new buildings meet the requirements for LEED silver certification, and the Allen Education Center at the university's North Carolina Botanic Garden was the first building in North Carolina to receive LEED Platinum certification.
UNC-Chapel Hill's cogeneration facility produced one-fourth of the electricity and all of the steam used on campus as of 2008.
In 2006, the university and the Town …
