MARCH 2021: Portrait of the campuses today
Mandate Objectives Approach & phases Activities Results
Concordia's Campus Master Plan is intended as a decision-making tool for planning the real estate development of the Loyola and Sir George Williams campuses over a 15-year time frame.
Currently, the university anticipates a space deficit of 115,000 square metres within 10 years. Meeting this demand will involve large-scale development projects on both campuses, addressing various urban, planning and regulatory contexts with unique challenges.
The overall vision reflects a sensitive planning approach to campus heritage and identity and to Concordia’s educational legacy. The plan must take a historical perspective for the development of the campuses and the surrounding urban environments in which they evolve.
In summary, the objectives of the plan are as follows:
The recommended approach for implementing the Campus Master Plan is part of a strategic, concerted and integrated process with the City of Montreal’s regulatory and planning mechanisms.
Close collaboration with the city was established at the outset of the project to align Concordia’s strategy and policies with those of Montreal regarding development projects, planning initiatives and regulations. In addition, a consultation and communication process will support the Campus Master Plan at every stage to ensure a collective vision consistent with the ambitions of the Concordia community is formulated.
The plan's development process has four main phases, with the first just completed:
(August 2020 to March 2021)
(March to August 2021)
(August to October 2021)
(October 2021 to September 2022)
Listed below are the profile results from phase 1 of the Campus Master Plan. The results make it possible to study the current urban context of the campuses and to determine certain findings and issues.
For each site under study, the results include an urban analysis such as a portrait of its historical development, heritage, built environment and uses, its current and future projects and its mobility and landscape. They also include a review of the campus planning guidelines. They conclude with a series of challenges to be addressed in the plan.
The results outlined below were confirmed through the following external activities:
There are aspects specific to each campus and some that apply to both campuses.
For the Loyola Campus, highlights include:
Highlights specific to the Sir George Williams Campus:
Key issues common to both campuses include:
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