Association of American Universities
Brown University
- Student Body: 7,809
- Location: Providence, Rhode Island (downtown)
Key Points:
- Consolidating the campus core while enhancing and developing outlying satellite campus facilities
- Develop a circulation infrastructure that unifies the campus, the community and its surrounding properties
- The adaptive reuse of historic campus buildings
Red = 5-yr. building plan Blue = 10-yr. building plan Green = roadway improvements
Columbia University/Barnard College
- Student Body: 23,000
- Location: New York City, NY (Manhattan)
Key Points:
- Create a physical environment that is commensurate with the college’s top-notch liberal arts program
- Underscore the commitment to communal life on campus
- Assist the college in assuring a more competitive position as one of the best-ranked educational institutions
- Maintain the campus as a beautiful retreat while providing additional spaces to carry the college’s educational mission
Plans for new greenspace on the Barnard College campus
Emory University
- Student Body: 12,134
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia (15 min. from downtown)
Key Points:
- Create an intellectual community through a network of buildings and outdoor spaces that connect disparate units of the university
- Create a walking campus for able-bodied and disabled pedestrians and bicyclists
- Respond to an inward focus on learning and an outward focus on community
- Create a physical environment that grows from an understanding and respect for the university’s history and culture
- Create a sustainable campus that conserves natural resources and restores environmental quality
Black = existing buildings Red = proposed buildings Maroon = future opportunities
Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne
- Student Body: 13,000
- Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Key Points:
- Review the architectural design of the campus to determine what physical elements contribute to the continuity of the campus aesthetic
- Establish and develop a strong focal point at the campus core
- Create an on-street campus identity that facilitates the pedestrian, as well as the automobile
- Analyze the existing infrastructure and upgrade according to the projected growth of the university
- Establish community outreach and joint venture program for future development of the university
Projected development of the IPFW campus
Michigan State University
- Student Body: 45,166
- Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Key Points:
- Create a campus environment that facilitates the mission of the university, preserves its rich heritage, and responds to the needs of campus users
- Recognizing the university as a member of a regional community and considering connectivity to its neighbors
- Identify the future facility needs and the capacity for growth
- Develop a set of campus planning principles related to land use, facilities, environmental sensitivity, transportation and parking that guide decision making as the campus grows
Proposed open space for MSU campus. Dark Green = natural/park areas Light Green = lawns/athletic fields Mint Green = gardens
Penn State University
- Student Body: 39,400 at University Park Campus
- Location: Geographic center of the state (90 miles from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Key Points:
- Designing a physical environment that supports activities which are central to the core mission of instruction, research and service
- Designing a physical environment congruent to the character of the campus; in this case, a strong rural and agricultural character
- Create and maintain continuity between pedestrian patterns, the campus and the community
- Preserve, protect, and build upon historic facilities and patterns that contribute to the cultural and functional environment
- Create a safe, healthy, and vibrant student-oriented campus reflective of the total learning experience
Penn State Project Map. Red = new construction Yellow = renovations Green = roadway and landscape improvements Blue = newly completed buildings
Texas A&M University
- Student Body: 46,000
- Location: College Station, Texas (95 miles north of Houston)
Key Points:
- Reinforce the positive physical contributions to the campus identity associated with buildings, spaces and public artwork.
- Dispersal is a barrier; the campus should be a cohesive, compact environment in order to achieve a sense of community.
- Sprawl has brought an excessive discontinuity to the campus. Connectivity needs to be reestablished between academic and research activities, and between campus and community.
- Develop equitable spatial standards, as well as a space allocation system that also considers the reuse of existing space.
- Establish a campus that is easily accessible from the surrounding community by both automobile and pedestrian.
- Promote sustainability by teaching, planning and acting in an environmentally responsible manner.
Texas A&M campus and surrounding community
University of Toronto
- Student Body: 67,692 amongst three regional campuses
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
Key Points: (Campus Open Space Master Plan)
- Unify the separate open spaces of the campus and the City of Toronto.
- Maintain a physical environment that promotes academic activities and ensures cultural diversity.
- Require all building projects to consider and improve open spaces.
- Increase public art on the campuses.
University of Toronto’s Saint George Campus. Gray Circles = gateways Red Arrows = pedestrian corridors Green = open spaces
University of Washington
- Student Body: 39,199
- Location: Seattle, Washington (waterfront)
Key Points:
- Improve public transportation with the minimizing of vehicular trips to campus and related parking requirements.
- Ensure good stewardship of the campus by maintaining and protecting the value of the university’s physical resources, character, architecture, history and open space.
- Recognize the importance of the surrounding communities and strive to maintain a working relationship that benefits all in the vicinity.
- Enrich life on campus with a harmonious marriage of space, form and participation.
Aerial view of the UW campus