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Campus Master Plan
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After completing a new strategic plan, Leadership for the Public Good, Towson University engaged Ayers Saint Gross to develop a campus master plan that establishes a long-term vision for the campus in support of its mission and in alignment with its strategic plan. The master plan translates the six guiding principles laid out in the strategic plan — educate, innovate, engage, include, support, sustain — to the built environment through the following conceptual framework goals:
1. Renew and Activate Campus Districts
2. Support Growth to R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity
3. Create a North-South Campus Pedestrian Greenway
4. Be an Outward-Oriented Campus
The final plan defines a series of campus improvements that directly tie strategic plan goals to this conceptual framework to guide decision making and capital investment. The resulting vision for Towson University addresses both University System of Maryland requirements and community needs. It sets forth a long-term framework for sustainable development of academic, research, and student life buildings, as well as landscapes and infrastructure to connect and support these buildings.
![A new academic building for the College of Business and Economics will serve as a new campus gateway.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162.jpg 2560w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-2048x1131.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-170x94.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-80x44.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-400x221.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-600x331.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-800x442.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-1200x663.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-1600x884.jpg 1600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TU_MP_COB_Draft02.2-scaled-e1668024989162-2400x1326.jpg 2400w)
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Despite being completed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the campus master plan process boasted robust engagement through virtual engagement sessions with faculty, students, staff, and off-campus constituents throughout the Towson community. To supplement virtual sessions, the design team planned socially distanced, outdoor listening and poster sessions on campus to further engage students and the campus community. The result was a comprehensive plan with significant levels of campus and community buy-in.