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UTMB University of Texas System - Wide Facilities Master Plan

Market

Higher Education

Submarkets

Health Education, Academic Medical Center, Healthcare, Science & Technology

Program

Health, Education, Research

Firm

CannonDesign

Teaming Partners

Walter P. Moore, AEI

Year Designed

2022 - 2024

Description

The UTMB System-wide facilities masterplan was the result of an 18 month planning and design process to advance their three missions: Health, Education, and Research charting the course for UTMB's four campuses over the next 5, 10 and 15 years. The masterplan was heavily data informed and was a collaboration with Blue Cottage of Cannon Design who led the healthcare consulting.

The scope of the master plan consisted of four Health Education Campuses (One main academic medical center campus, and three healthcare campuses on the mainland.

This 500+ page master framework document currently remains confidential in internal use by UTMB. All images are process drawings and do not represent the final approved master plan.

The three mainland campuses are to service students and researchers with satellite programming for Education and Research Missions focused on touchdown spaces, space for public private partnerships, community education, and clinical research.

Role / Services
Campus Planning Design for Angleton Danbury and Galveston Campus - Leading role (client and team) Campus Planning Design for League City and Clear Lake Campuses - Leading and contributing role Project Management for League City and Clear Lake Campuses - Leading role (client and team) S&T Research Planning (all campuses), Data Analysis and Future State Projections and Visualizations - Leading and contributing role Healthcare Planning for League City and Clear Lake Campuses - Leading and contributing role Education Planning for League City Campus - Leading and contributing role Master plan report authorship - significant contributions to the final deliverable - Leading and contributing role *Client Leadership Duration of Project Involvement: approx. 18 months (+/- 12 months, full time) Project Management for 2 of the 4 campuses Developed a significant portion of the UTMB
Master Plan final deliverable including significant
contributions to the design development, campus
planning and urban design sections of each campus.
Design Strategies and Innovative Concepts
Performed the role of lead campus planning designer on the development
of the conceptual campus master plan design of a new 190 Acre
greenfield site. Provided two vetted campus planning options
to the client, requiring minimal development revisions, meeting all
requirements for site circulation (healthcare campus) with supportive education and research space
program and infrastructure coordination through multiple
client leadership reviews before a single option was
selected. Advocated for the insertion of a expansive central green space interlocking public spaces anchored by the two historical buildings at UTMB's main urban campus on
Galveston island to improve the wellness experience and
orientation of their densely built and aging campus. us.
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