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Master Plan Report Home : Executive Summary
Achieving the Vision
The master plan is guided by a set of principles based on a broader long-term vision for the campus. This vision describes a sustainable residential
campus community organized around the central valley as a prominent greenway, strongly connected to the neighboring districts, and served by
public transportation and neighborhood services.
Organizing Framework
The University seeks approval from the Board of Trustees for the specific elements contained in the master plan. Elements of the long-term vision
that extend beyond 2020, described in Chapter 5, are presented as a conceptual guide, but are considered
too uncertain in terms of timing, configuration and program to include in the master plan for approval at this time. A clear vision for the future,
however, does ensure that each decision about the campus is deliberate and contributes to the overall functional and aesthetic clarity and
coherence of the campus. The master plan gives form to the campus vision and principles through the following key moves:
Reinforcing the academic core and extending it westward
The declining condition of existing academic buildings around the historic Quad together with the proposed location of the Creative Arts complex
at the western edge of campus present a significant opportunity to strengthen the academic core and extend it westward. The master plan
positions new replacement academic buildings over time on “redevelopment” sites, freed by the demolition of outmoded facilities. New buildings
are sited both to reinforce the orientation of the Quad and to integrate new east-west axial alignments. New academic buildings sited along these
axes extend the academic core westward.
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