Emory Campus Master Plan: Incremental Infill

Incremental Infill of Buildings to Create Fully Formed Open Spaces

The siting of new buildings is a crucial part of planning for Emory's physical future. As known program needs can be positioned in terms of their location and use, it is also the purpose of this plan to test the capacity of the campus by identifying potential building sites for unknown future needs. This will allow Emory to continue to grow and use this plan as a flexible framework for the next twenty to fifty years. Therefore, this plan shows a number of new buildings (shown in red) which address both the know and as yet unknown programmatic needs of the University. This is done in a way which tests the responsible capacity of the land, while treating Emory's natural features as ultimate amenities of its final design.

A second and no less important purpose is the creation of outdoor spaces. Each building is located as an infill to the ongoing composition of Emory's buildings and grounds. Buildings are placed with an understanding of functional relationships as well as how they add to a new network of open spaces throughout the campus. In doing this, a series of interconnected quadrangles can be created, green space can be recovered, and ravines can be repaired. This will serve to reinforce collegiality among academic units, provide more campus-wide interdisciplinary opportunities, and create a more comfortable and safe environment for campus life.