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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

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D e v e l o p m e n t pl a n

Final Submission - 01 June 2010

739 Allston Way

Berkeley, California

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The University of Texas at Dallas: Campus Site Development Plan

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Contents

Table of Contents ii - iv Acknowledgements v

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• executive summary................................................... Sign offs vi
  • The University’s Vision and Goals
  • Existing Condition and Regional Context
  • The Campus Site Development Plan
  • UTD North Campus TOD Concept
• Introduction
  • Purpose and Scope
  • Project Boundaries
  • Planning Process
• Analysis / Inventory
  • Location in Dallas / Richardson
  • Regional Landscape Context
  • Site and Campus History
  • Existing Campus Land Use
  • Campus Connectivity
• Landscape Master Plan Framework.......................
  • Entrances
  • Roads/Streets
  • Parking
  • Pedestrian movement system P W P L A n d S C A P e A r C h i t e C t u r e iii
  • Primary Walkways
  • Secondary Walkways
  • The Core
  • The Malls
  • Buildings
  • Adherence to Campus Organizational Elements
  • Architectural Character
  • Connective Elements
  • UTD Architectural Guidlelines
  • Facilities
  • Service
  • Emergency Vehicles
  • Recreational and Sports Fields
  • Campus Edge/Creeks
  • The Neighborhood Connections
• Implementation
  • Implementation Approach
  • Master Plan
  • Master Plan
  • Google Aerial
  • Master Plan
  • Master Plan
  • Master Plan
  • Master Plan
  • Master Plan
  • Master Plan
  • Master Plan
  • Phase I Project
• Landscape elements
  • Geotechnical
  • Grading and Drainage Considerations
  • Sustainability
  • Planting
  • Paving
  • Site Furniture
  • Site Lighting P W P L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E iv
  • Lighting For Safety and Security
  • Nighttime Identity
  • Special Features
  • Water Features
• Appendix
  • Consultants
  • Planting - Plants Phase
  • Academic Mall
  • Entry Grove Plant Material
  • Campbell and Synergy Park Boulevard Frontage
  • Manufacturers and Suppliers - Phase Short Specifications -
  • Site Furniture and Elements
  • Paving
  • Features
  • Light Fixtures - Phase Short Specifications -
  • Specifications
  • Capital Planning Process Model Landscape Maintenance
  • University Comparison Study
  • Traffic counts
  • Parking counts
  • Campus University Parkway Traffic Analysis
  • White Paper: Implementation
  • 10 Year Strategic Plan for Intercollegiate Athletics of the UT Dallas Strategic Plan

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The Campus Site Development Plan is the product by many that have worked with us over the last 2 years. Thank you to all the students, faculty, staff, the City of Richardson, and community members who took time to attend the meetings and workshops, and provided their valuable comments.

Mrs. Eugene McDermott Patron

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David E. Daniel President

Judy Snellings Executive Associate to President

Dr. B. Hobson Wildenthal Executive Vice President and Provost

Margaret Kilbourn Special Assistant to the Provost

Dr. Calvin Jamison Vice President for Business Affairs

Lynn Butler Administrative Assistant III

Jody Nelsen Associate Vice President for Business Affairs

Richard M. Dempsey, P.E. Associate Vice President for Facilities Management

Carol Lanham Administrative Assistant II

Dr. Darrelene Rachavong Vice President for Student Affairs

George D. “Sam” Eicke Facility Services Assistant Director

Jay Jascott Landscape Supervisor

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Thomas P. Lund, AIA OFPC Senior Project Manager UTD

Pat Lee Administrative Assistant

Jerry Salcher OFPC Regional Program Manager North Texas

Charles R. Chaumont Senior Landscape Architect

City of Richardson

Bill Keffler City Manager

Dan Johnson Deputy City Manager

Michael Massey Director of Parks and Recreation

John Webb Director of Development Services

Dave Carter, P.E. Assistant Director of Development Services, Traffic and Transportation

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E x E C U T I V E S U M M A R y

The University of Texas at Dallas: Campus Site Development Plan – Executive Summary

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the University’s Vision and goals

The University of Texas at Dallas has completed a strategic plan to propel the university into the top tier of nationally recognized universities. The strategic plan outlines specific actions and funding needed to achieve the stated goals of attracting top talent, both in faculty and students, and producing research which makes significant global contributions to advancing its academic disciplines.

As the University embarks upon this endeavor to become a top rank research institution, it offers the opportunity to re-evaluate the campus’s physical environment in relation to its future vision. One commonality among the nation’s leading academic institutions is a built environment which not only serves the functional needs of its students, faculty and staff, but is also iconic. Universities, such as Harvard, MIT and yale, have a campus organization that is clear, ordered and memorable. The UTD Landscape Site Development Plan is an opportunity to rectify the original physical design of the campus so that the built environment supports and is commensurate with its future achievements and growing reputation.

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Progress Site Development Plan - 2008

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existing Condition and Regional Context

The condition of the physical environment at UTD is at odds with its goals of achievement, recognition and excellence. Although prior master plans have identified areas for specific building construction, all have lacked a clear diagram or “gesture” that would guide development over time. As a result, the campus today lacks a clear and governing order to guide future development. There is no strong hierarchical relationship between the various areas on campus which would demarcate areas of importance from regular areas. The early years of the campus was commuter focused. This car-oriented design has resulted in a lack of outdoor public space which is comfortable and inviting—spaces which could extend the classroom environment and encourage the informal exchange of ideas. UTD is now in transition to a “live -in” Campus environment.

The university’s lands have great potential to become an inspirational and beautiful campus. The regional context of Dallas/ Ft. Worth in which the campus resides is dynamic, prospering and innovative. The region has a need for academic institutions to incubate innovative ideas and train local talent. The region is also known for its technology industries and the university’s programs benefit from the proximity to these industries. Plans for expansion of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system to the UTD campus will further link the campus to the greater region and spark development on the campus’s northern boundary.

Within this dynamic regional context, the UTD site is also home to a unique and beautiful regional ecology. Large, majestic oak and pecan trees, gently rolling prairie and dramatic skies all characterize the beautiful environmental qualities of the Dallas region. With the reassessment of the campus’s plan comes the opportunity to preserve one of its most important resources: open space. The open space on the north and south of the UTD campus have the potential of becoming a powerful and iconic symbol of the region’s natural heritage.

Existing Large size surface parking

Existing empty spaces

Open prairie and big sky

Landmark trees

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UTD Campus Site Development Plan 2050

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Current Planing Concept of UTD North Campus with DART station -June 11, 2009

NOTE:

SOUTH OF SYNERGY THE CAMPUS SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN SUPERSEDES THIS GRAPHIC

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

The University of Texas at Dallas: Campus Site Development Plan – Introduction

Purpose and scope

The University of Texas at Dallas has experienced dynamic change in student enrollment over the last few decades. In the last ten years alone, UTD has seen an unprecedented 56% increase in student enrollment which is in part due to the growth in undergraduate enrollment, a student group which represents nearly 70% of the student body. The expansion in student enrollment is also reflective of the expansion of the Dallas/Ft. Worth region, which is experiencing a high rate of growth and urbanization.

The University has completed a strategic plan to guide its future vision and propel the university into the top tier of nationally recognized universities. As the University embarks upon this endeavor to become a first rank public academic institution, it offers the opportunity to re-evaluate the campus’s physical environment in relation to its future vision and continued growth.

The physical environment of the UTD campus today is at odds with its goals of growth and national recognition. Currently, academic buildings are loosely congregated near the center of campus; other building facilities dot the campus in various locations in an unordered fashion. The buildings are sited in deference to a vehicular circulation and parking system; vast fields of surface parking occupy a large amount of land on the campus. The pedestrian circulation system is typically found on the margins of the vehicular street grid; pedestrian walkways are often directly adjacent to roadways in a setting designed for the priorities of vehicles rather than pedestrians. Social gathering spaces are uncomfortable and often empty.

The purpose of the Landscape Site Development Plan is to define a landscape-based framework of streets, parking areas, pedestrian walkways and outdoor gathering areas; within this framework, future buildings are identified to compose a cohesive and ordered university campus. This landscape framework will accommodate future physical development, campus expansion, and open space preservation vis-à-vis the goals of becoming a top-tier public research university.

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