University of Guelph Campus Master Plan

After a tremendous year of listening, planning, testing, and designing, the final Draft University of Guelph Campus Master Plan is now available. Your interest and input has helped to create robust document which will guide the University community in the years to come.

The Plan is an evolution and update to the 2002 Campus Master Plan, reinforcing and building on the many important principles and initiatives identified ten years ago.

The document comprises two parts: Volume One presents the vision and overall campus design directions, which act as a long-term framework for the growth and evolution of campus, as well as a phasing plan and general implementation strategies; Volume Two provides site-specific guidelines and is intended to act as a decision making toolkit for campus planners and administration as they work to achieve both the short- and long-term vision for the campus.

A Campus Master Plan update is a major undertaking and a significant milestone in the University of Guelph’s evolution, and your input has helped to guide the direction the campus will take in the next 50+ years! Thank you!

You can download the report PDFs for printing here:

UoGuelph CMP Volume 1

UoGuelph CMP Volume 2

Or read the reports online here:

UoGuelph CMP Volume 1

UoGuelph CMP Volume 2

The open house panels are now available online. Preview them now, but come see them in person tomorrow in the UC Courtyard between 2 and 6pm. We want your feedback!

Ben

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us about the campus master plan. We’ve been busy developing the draft plan and are ready for your feedback.

You are invited to the second Public Open House for the University of Guelph Campus Master Plan Update. This open house will give you an opportunity to learn more about the planning process, review the emerging draft plan for the future of the campus and provide feedback. A Campus Master Plan update is a significant milestone in the university’s evolution and your input is important.

Drop by anytime on Tuesday, October 2 from 2-6pm in the University Centre Courtyard area. Members of the consultant team will be on hand to answer your questions and receive feedback.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me. We’ll try to get the open house panels uploaded to this site as soon as possible.

Ben

Thanks to everyone who came out for the open house for the campus master plan update. We had many participants throughout the afternoon, with a lot of great feedback. If you missed the event but would like to review the open house panels, you can download them in PDF format (14 MB).

Your feedback on the emerging vision is important to us. Comment here on the blog, or get in touch with Gord or me by email or phone. If you’d like, you can respond to the questions we outlined in the open house handout. If you’d like, you can even print off the handout and fax/email/mail it back to us.  The open house questions were as follows.

1. Overall, do you feel that the Campus Master Plan Update is headed in the right direction?

2. Have we missed anything important that may influence our campus analysis or the emerging vision?

3. What are your highest priorities for the evolution and growth of the UofG Campus?

4. Do you have any other feedback or questions on what you have seen today?

Finally, members of the project team were interviewed by CFRU at the open house. It was featured on Beyond the Ballot Box, broadcasted on 93.3 FM following the open house. You can listen online at http://www.cfru.ca/recordings/1. Look for the recording on Friday, March 23 at 5 PM. The open house segment starts just before the 50 min mark.

Ben

Don’t forget to join us today for the Campus Master Plan Update Open House. We’ll be in Peter Clark Hall, University Centre room 001, from 2pm to 6pm.

You are formally invited to the first public Open House for the Campus Master Plan Update. The open house will give you an opportunity to learn more about the planning process, review the themes and directions from the campus vision workshop, and provide feedback on the draft planning principles and emerging vision for the campus. Members of the consultant team will be on hand to answer your questions and receive your feedback.

The Open House will take place on Thursday, March 22 from 2pm to 6pm in Peter Clark Hall, University Centre room 001. If you would like to review background materials prior to the Open House, check out the ‘Project Documents’ in the sidebar. Please contact Gord Gavrilovic or Benjamin Hoff if you have any questions,  or just comment here!

In case you are interested, we have posted an audio recording of the vision workshop. The recording includes both the presentation and the reports from each of the break-out session groups. The break-out session reports begin at the 1:04:50 mark. Enjoy!