CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

Campus Master Plan Vision

Main objectives

Define Concordia's long-term development intentions for both campuses.
Align the physical development of the Sir George Williams and Loyola campuses with the university's strategic priorities.
Provide a framework for realizing multiple interventions and development projects that will shape the future campus.

What is the Campus Master Plan?

Concordia’s Campus Master Plan is a framework for the achievement of development projects that will shape the campus of the future.

The plan is a living tool for better coordination with the city and boroughs and lays out where new projects could happen and the values they must respect.

The Campus Master Plan replaces the previous one, which was updated several times and served from 2001 until now.

Guiding principles

To provide a concrete spatial vision of Concordia’s next-generation university, five guiding principles in the language of urban design have been identified as the fundamental components that form the basis of the Campus Master Plan.

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Dialog with the city

Contribute to Concordia and its surrounding environment

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Mobility

Create pedestrian-friendly campuses and promote active transportation

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Institutional development

Reconcile institutional development with the richness of the built heritage

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Teaching & research

Redesign learning and research spaces

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Campus life

Develop and diversify spaces that students can appropriate

Filters

While the guiding principles relate to physical space and its use, these five filters are fundamental considerations that Concordia must apply whenever it seeks to improve campus spaces.

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Indigenous Decolonization

Contribute to the implementation of the Indigenous Directions Action Plan

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Inclusivity

Welcome everyone who uses the university and its spaces

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Sustainability

Support the Sustainability Action Plan, PLAN/NET ZERØ and more

Health & well-being

Create a sense of overall well-being and belonging for the Concordia community

Concordia Identity

Shape Concordia's built environment to embody who we are

Approach

The approach used to elaborate and implement the Campus Master Plan is part of a strategic and concerted process integrated with the City of Montreal's regulatory and planning mechanisms.

Concordia established a close collaboration with the city at the outset of the project to align the university's strategy and policies with those of the city and its boroughs regarding development projects, planning initiatives and regulations.

A consultation and communication process has supported the plan at every stage to ensure the formulation of a collective vision consistent with the ambitions of the Concordia community.

Informing, validating, engaging and providing feedback has been at the heart of the process.

Phases

Complete

Portrait of the campuses today

Complete

Planning and development orientations

In progress

Campus development scenarios

In progress

Validation of the Campus Master Plan

Read the executive summaries of the initial phases:

Get in touch

master.plan@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 2400

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN