Deliverables and outcomes
As a key component of the University’s Boundless Possibility strategic plan, the University master plan is an opportunity to engage a broad range of voices from across our community, fostering a collaborative and inclusive approach to the growth and development of our physical spaces.
The University-wide plan will include the River Campus, Medical Center, South Campus, Eastman School of Music, Ambulatory Orthopaedic Center, and the Memorial Art Gallery, and it covers critical areas such as our academic and research spaces, housing, clinical facilities, transportation, parking, services, sustainability, branding, and more.
Thinking holistically about how the University’s physical environment can advance the institution toward shared goals, the project team will develop a readily accessible guide to design and construction covering the next five years, as well as a responsive framework for future decision-making that will position the University for success for the next 20 years.
Guiding Principles
Our approach to developing the vision for the future physical development of the University’s campuses aims to further bolster a transparent, data-informed decision-making process. Guiding principles are a key tool in this regard, as they provide a lens through which university leaders can evaluate new capital investment opportunities.
- We share campus resources for maximum success to support One University.
- We will be responsible stewards of our unique setting and evolve it through sustainable development.
- We will optimize space utilization, enhance open space, and sensibly reduce our carbon footprint to maximize our limited resources.
- We encourage transparent principle-based decision making based on holistic information and evaluation of resources.
- We will provide an enriching environment that supports improved quality of life in collaboration with our neighbors and host communities.
Deliverables
“Campus as neighborhoods” vision for the next 20 years, with specifics for the next five years. View the preliminary framework plan.
Recommends sustainable practices that will reduce the operational footprint of our campuses while maintaining management practices to mitigate risks from natural, financial, and other disasters.
Respects the University’s historic character while accommodating expansion of existing programs, or the pursuit of new programs, through the adaptive re-use and modernization of University facilities.
Develops a strategic capital planning model for scenario analysis, financial need forecasts, and facilitating sustainable growth.
Evaluates and coordinates campus and campus-neighborhood accessibility, connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods, and access and circulation for projected growth, including shipping and receiving.
Establishes detailed recommendations for signage and branding that supports “One University” identity, way-finding, and campus and campus-neighborhood gateway presence.
Documents the architectural character of each campus neighborhood and establishes guidelines to ensure design proposals are consistent with the Framework Plan, promote brand identity, and maintain sense of place.
Documents each campus neighborhood’s environmental and open-space character, establishes guidelines to ensure design proposals are consistent with the Framework Plan, identifies opportunities for increased accessibility and recreation, and considers best practices in sustainable site development.
Documents suitability of available land, including surface parking, within a Geographic Information System (GIS) that will inform future campus development.
Develops revised IPD zoning that reduces entitlement review risks with the City of Rochester and the Town of Brighton while providing greater flexibility in campus development.