About the Plan
GW has directed considerable resources and effort into enhancing many of the areas that define the university’s campuses, driven by a belief that GW’s spaces are essential elements of a community-oriented culture.
Through these challenging times, GW has remained constant in its commitment to the future of our campuses.
The Strategic Campus and Facilities Master Plan is GW's longer-term vision for how to best leverage the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses to support future aspirations.
Goals
The Strategic Campus and Facilities Master Plan will achieve two main goals:
- It will articulate the vision and guiding principles for GW’s physical development planning, including design, architecture, space use, landscape, transportation, walkways and facilities.
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It will establish standards for a unified campus identity that creates a sense of place and belonging on GW campuses and captures the university’s values.
Importantly, the plan will complement, and not replace, the 2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan and the 2010 Mount Vernon Campus Plan.
Timeline
Phase 1
Initiation
October 2019 - November 2019
Listening and Learning
Phase 2
Analysis
December 2019 - February 2020
Campus Engagement
Analysis of Programmatic, Regulatory and Physical Issues
Phase 3
Options
Mid-February 2020 - April 2020
Campus Engagement
Design Ideas
Phase 4
Drafting & Refining
Drafting: Mid-April - June 2020
Refining: Summer - Fall 2020
Preferred Plan Development
Phase 5
Finalizing
Winter 2020 - Spring 2021
Final Report
The university hosted a series of engagement opportunities over the 2020 spring semester to solicit feedback from the university’s Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon communities as well as Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon neighbors. Final recommendations for main elements of the Strategic Campus and Facilities Master Plan are planned to be presented to the Board of Trustees spring 2021.