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A framework that helps you develop more effective planning processes.
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Discussions and resources around the unresolved pain points affecting planning in higher education—both emergent and ongoing.
Common Challenges
- Learning Resources
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Featured Formats
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- Conferences & Programs
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Upcoming Events
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Academic Facility
Planning for Higher Education Journal
A Campus for the Evolving Technologies
Technology will change how campuses are designed and used.Webinar Recordings
A Community College Perspective on Their Role in Future-Proofing Education
Richard Fort from Johnson County Community College and James Pfeiffer from BNIM will share lessons learned from post-covid educational offerings and incorporating a diversity of spatial and programmatic options to facilitate workforce development.Conference Recordings
A Research-Based Approach to Designing Higher Education Academic Spaces
This session will explore the new Academic and Residential Complex at the University of Illinois at Chicago to demonstrate the important role that research played in shaping its design.Conference Presentations
A Survival Guide to Planning and Executing Phased Renovations
Conference Presentations
Bringing Industry, Education, and Non-Profits Together
In this session, we will discuss the Construction Education Center, a state-of-the-art facility at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha campus, that facilitates project-based learning to bring industry partners, non-profits, and students together under a common vision.Example Plans
Build the Future
Campus master plan document for a STEM-focused institution, deeply aligned with its strategic plan.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Campus Renewal
Through a holistic approach emphasizing selective revitalization and limited new construction, Laurentian University transformed its facilities to significantly enhance the student experience.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Creating a New Campus Destination
The project offers preservation, building revitalization, and adaptive reuse as an alternative model for sustainable campus growth.Conference Presentations
Culture and Collaboration
This session is about the challenges and opportunities associated with designing the Beijing home for a newly established international fellowship program – Schwarzman Scholars – at Tsinghua University.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Does Space Matter?
Developing an understanding of the lived student experience in relation to physical space is critical in order for designers to create spaces that work for the mobile, fast-paced, and multifaceted lives of university students.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Enhancing the Student Experience in the Sciences
Science education and science student retention are improved by transforming an underutilized campus space into an Academic Support Center that colocates critical undergraduate academic services.Conference Presentations
From Stymied to STEM Lab
We will share lessons learned from Purdue University's college master plan and STEM building that you can use to clarify thinking, focus need, build a case for a new project, and set the stage for future growth.Example Plans
Highland Campus Master Plan
Master plan for a community college system’s newest campus, including the relocation of several programs.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Integrated Project Planning in a Construction Management Environment
When the whole team knows the “why” behind the planning and design process, the result is a better “what.”Planning for Higher Education Journal
It Takes a (Virtual) Village
This large community college successfully embraced virtual communication platforms and moved forward with a viable 10-year plan during a global health crisis, economic turbulence, and technological change.Conference Presentations
One Campus. Two Institutions. Three Libraries.
Discuss the evolution of three libraries built in three separate centuries on the Bronx Community College of The City University of New York campus.Conference Presentations
P3@UIC
A case study of an academic and residential complex at University of Illinois-Chicago, and plans for future multi-use center.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Phased Transformations of Academic Buildings
When you’re renovating a campus building, you’re contending with dust, noise, vibration, the risk of budget overruns, relocating occupants, extended timelines, and more. Following best practices of experienced planners can help you to mitigate the most common challenges.Conference Presentations
Reassessing the Elements of an Inclusive Campus
Join us for a workshop that will help you reimagine your own campus's academic environments through empathy, adopting different perspectives, and identifying elements of inclusion and exclusion.Conference Recordings
Reinvigorating a Campus Landmark
Beginning with the project's conception and taking you through its planning, design, and construction, we will outline our investigation, historic research, and analysis of Harvard University's Stirling-designed postmodern museum to inform its transformation into a vibrant academic building housing a variety of programs.Conference Presentations
Rethinking Academic Workspaces
Learn from three university panelists how to accurately assess needs, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement post-pandemic solutions for hybrid work environments on your campus.Conference Presentations
Rethinking the Faculty Office
This review of faculty workspace innovations across our region's institutions will challenge conventional thinking about how faculty space should be allocated within departments.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Super-Sizing Active Learning
Campuses are familiar with small spaces outfitted with active learning design, but what could be added to a large space—such as a lecture hall for freshman pre-requisite courses—to keep students engaged in the instruction?Conference Recordings
Supporting the Whole Student
In this session, we’ll share how the College of Marin and Chabot College's integrated learning centers are serving changing student populations using an inclusive library design approach.Conference Presentations
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College’s leadership shares insight into how the college’s newest addition, Maxine Frank Singer ‘72 Hall, decided to create a collaborative environment by combining three academic departments—Biology, Engineering, and Psychology.Planning for Higher Education Journal
The Library as Learning Commons
Even in the digital age, the library plays a fundamental role in campus life and learning, particularly when it’s updated to meet the needs of 21st-century students and pedagogies.Planning for Higher Education Journal
The Transdisciplinary Atelier
Transdisciplinarity requires us to engage and co-depend on each other, and the Transdisciplinary Atelier responds by providing the space and time needed for evolving cross-boundary projects.