This pre-design identified a project specifically designed to support and enhance goals established by the strategic and academic plans of the new Century Community and Technical College: unification of the existing community and technical college campuses; development of a strong connection to the community; creation of an advanced technology learning environment for students; and general facility renewal. In addition, the project creates an exciting and enduring image for a campus that currently lacks a clear identity. A redesigned site and circulation plan with a new pedestrian bridge will create a unified campus, while the new Virtual Learning Center will provide a structural and academic focus to the entire campus. In addition, the project creates an exciting and enduring image for a campus that currently lacks a clear identity. A redesigned site and circulation plan with a new pedestrian bridge will create a unified campus, while the new Virtual Learning Center will provide a structural and academic focus to the entire campus.
This project is to support the mission and facilities master plan of Metropolitan State University, by creating a viable and efficient Minneapolis region campus to serve program needs and growing student enrollment. The proposed new building is to be built on top of and in front of the existing Minneapolis Community Technical College (MCTC) parking ramp on Hennepin Avenue. The building will include classrooms, an auditorium, academic computing laboratories, study rooms, faculty and staff offices as well as other support areas.
The purpose of this study was to anticipate and plan for the physical needs of Bethel College and Seminary for the next twenty years. The entire 215-acre site and each of the facilities have been reviewed in respect to changing academic programs, evolving demographics and advancing technologies. A phased plan of expansion and improvement has been prepared, including the costs and programmatic effects of each step. The master plan is an ever-changing, living document of the Bethel College and Seminary campus. This allows for a continuous updating process in which each newly completed phase is recorded as it occurs along with its implications for the remainder of the plan.
METROPOLITAN
STATE UNIVERSITY
The Administrative and Student Center is located on the former
St. John’s Hospital site at the corner of East Seventh Street and Mounds
Boulevard in St. Paul, Minnesota. The site, high on Dayton’s Bluff, presents
a commanding presence over downtown St. Paul. The new center will consist
of the 59,450 SF New Main Building and two existing buildings of approximately
105,450 square feet. The existing buildings will be completely remodeled
in Phase II on both the interior and exterior including new roofs, an
improved energy envelope and energy-efficient lighting.
CONCORDIA
UNIVERSITY, St. Paul
This masterplan was developed to address a number of crucial
planning issues for Concordia University (formerly Concordia College)
as it prepares for increasing enrollment. Data was collected to quantify
building and space needs, and design and planning studies which address
building and open space patternscampus identity, and movement systems
were developed. The goals were to establish priorities for improvements,
help decide where and where not to build, and improve the aesthetics of
the campus and surrounding neighborhood.
The intent of this 1978 masterplan was to determine the best locations for buildings of a complete community college program in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. The study consisted of three parts: a written and graphic program of required facilities, an analysis of the desired relationship between spaces, and the generation of three alternative schematic designs, with the design at left being chosen by the building committee as the basis for future development.