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3.1 PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY<br />

SPACE NEEDS ANALYSIS<br />

Early in the planning process, an analysis of space<br />

needs was prepared for <strong>UNT</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong>'s main campus<br />

and the College of Law. The analysis assessed the<br />

general amount of space that would be needed to<br />

accommodate the university's current and future<br />

on-campus student, faculty and staff populations. It<br />

included projections for academic, administrative<br />

space, campus life and support space, planned<br />

athletics and recreation program space (including<br />

outdoor fields), housing and parking.<br />

The space needs generated through the analysis were<br />

the basis of the overall campus plan development<br />

program. The program was used to assess the physical<br />

capacity of the campus and the <strong>UNT</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong> Law<br />

Center during the analysis phase of the planning<br />

process, and is reflected in the final campus plan.<br />

METHODOLOGY<br />

The space needs analysis was informed by the<br />

university's 2019 Pathway's to the Future strategic plan,<br />

and the mission, vision, values and goals reflected in<br />

the plan. It was developed through an iterative process<br />

that began with the initial stakeholder conversations,<br />

which highlighted key issues around space, as well as<br />

program needs.<br />

metrics for education and general space, and the<br />

Association for Learning Environments' (A4LE)<br />

national space planning guidelines for campus life,<br />

intercollegiate athletics and recreation, and other<br />

space categories not addressed by the THECB<br />

model. Space types were grouped into several<br />

categories, including:<br />

• Academic Space: Classrooms, teaching and<br />

research labs, offices, library and study space<br />

• Campus Life Space: Assembly, exhibition,<br />

dining, retail, and student collaboration<br />

and social space<br />

• Athletics and Recreation Space:<br />

Intercollegiate athletics and campus<br />

recreation space<br />

• Support Space: Data processing rooms, shops,<br />

storage, vehicle storage, and associated<br />

service areas<br />

• Student Housing: For all levels of undergraduate<br />

students, as well as graduate students and families<br />

Space projections were subsequently generated using<br />

a model that integrated the THECB's space planning<br />

<strong>2020</strong> CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 38

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