Campus Planning

The Transitional Design to 21st Century Excellence

ASU - One University in Many Places

Objective of the Design Process

• Build a comprehensive metropolitan research university that is an unparalleled combination of academic excellence and commitment to its social, economic, cultural, and environmental setting.
• Build the University around strong, entrepreneurial colleges/schools.
• Create a design that allows colleges/schools to grow and prosper to their intellectual and market limits.
• Create a federation of unique colleges/schools as the foundation of the premier metropolitan research university in the United States.
• Overcome historical physical and fiscal constraints through school level ownership. Encourage and allow new designs and new directions to gain distinctive differentiation for ASU colleges/schools. Empower each college/school to compete at the highest level for students, faculty and resources.

Read more:

Summary      ABOR Presentation  (large download)      Planning Principles and Concept Plan  (large download)

Comprehensive Master Plan

The documents below provide details of the planning at each of the four Arizona State University campuses.

Downtown Phoenix Campus

Brief Summary      Full Version  (large download)

Polytechnic Campus

Brief Summary      Full Version  (large download)

Tempe Campus

Brief Summary      Full Version  (large download)

West Campus

Brief Summary      Full Version  (large download)