UNT Dallas 2020 Master Plan

As a roadmap for the physical
campus development, the
campus plan addresses the
anticipated use of future
buildings, the landscape and
open space structure, the
vehicular, transit and pedestrian
networks, and the infrastructure
that will be required to support
the campus.
BUILDING USES
Academic and Campus Life
The existing campus buildings, including Founders
Hall, the Student Center, and the Multi-Purpose
Building, are all within a short walking distance of
one another, and new facilities should be densely
developed nearby to maintain convenience and
promote interaction. New academic, research, and
administrative space will be clustered in the current
campus core to ensure that long-term growth can
be accommodated. Some infill opportunities exist,
but most new development will eventually require
expansion to the north and towards University Hills
Boulevard on surface parking lots, which will be
replaced elsewhere on campus.
Campus life buildings will continue to be
concentrated at the center of the campus and
integrated with academic activities, both within
buildings and in adjacent facilities.
Housing
The plan accommodates 3,100 beds on campus. As
UNT Dallas develops additional housing, traditional
residence halls and suites for first-and second-year
students will be located east of Wisdom Hall in a
community-building residential village. Housing for
upper division and graduate students will primarily
be located further from the core along the creek,
providing a more independent experience.
Athletics and Recreation
Athletics uses will be consolidated to the south of the
campus core near the DART rail line. The relatively
flat topography in this area is best suited for fields.
The athletic fields layout increases space efficiency
through shared uses, including seating areas,
restrooms, and concession stands. Training facilities,
locker rooms, equipment storage, and athletics
offices will be combined in a single building at the
edge of the campus core.
Recreational facilities will be primarily located on
the north end of campus adjacent to the residential
village, where they will be convenient to community
members in addition to students, faculty, and staff.
These facilities include flexible multi-purpose
recreation fields, courts, and trails anchored by the
recreation and wellness center.
Partnerships
Two separate areas of the campus are set aside
to provide generous and flexible space to
accommodate a variety of allied organizations whose
colocation with the university would provide mutual
benefit. These organizations include a neighborhood
near the DART UNT Dallas station that could
accommodate research and industry partners with a
relationship to the university's academic enterprise,
and a second district near the Gilliam Collegiate
Academy that may accommodate educational or
civic partners.
Service and Parking
A campus service area will include storage structures,
vehicle fleet parking, small office buildings, and a
maintenance yard located on the south side of the
campus along the DART rail line.
Parking structures, indicated in gray, will be distributed
throughout the campus and are described in the
vehicular circulation section of this document.
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