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UNT Dallas 2020 Master Plan

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FOREST<br />

RESTORATION<br />

STORMWATER<br />

DETENTION<br />

The campus will offer a range<br />

of experiences as campus and<br />

community members navigate<br />

the campus.<br />

IVAL<br />

CAMPUS<br />

RESERVE<br />

The primary campus gateway from University Hills Boulevard<br />

will be lined with new campus buildings that announce<br />

the university to the community. The gateway plaza, with<br />

Ryan Tower at its center, will animate the campus core with<br />

pedestrian and social activity. Moving to the east, small<br />

gatherings, outdoor classes, and cultural performances will<br />

be viewed in the open lawn and Hart Amphitheater. This<br />

space will extend into native meadows and the Runyon<br />

Creek corridor. Pathways will weave to the east and pass in<br />

front of the learning commons and apartment buildings.<br />

Plazas, terraces, and residential courtyards will open to<br />

the creek, animating the walkways. Pedestrian bridges will<br />

connect the north and south campus, and will allow people<br />

to immerse themselves in the rustic wooded landscape. The<br />

Runyon Creek Trail will connect the campus to the regional<br />

trail network, and will provide a much-needed recreational<br />

amenity within the surrounding neighborhoods. Stormwater<br />

detention and forest restoration initiatives will be identified<br />

with interpretive signage along the trail network, making the<br />

campus a learning laboratory. The eastern campus forest,<br />

removed from the busy campus core, will offer opportunities<br />

for outdoor learning and research, as well as reflection and<br />

respite, and will be used by university students and area<br />

school groups.<br />

<strong>2020</strong> CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 66

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