The University of Texas at Austin Landscape Master Plan & Design Guidelines
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Date
2014
Authors
The Landscape Master Plan Committee
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University of Texas at Austin
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The Landscape Master Plan is intended to encourage unity in the
design of the campus landscape over time, so that the individually
designed parts of the landscape relate properly to one another,
regardless of when they are built. This document’s audience includes
University staff, administrators and consultants employed to design
the campus landscape. The Landscape Master Plan aligns with the
Operational Recommendations of the Commission of 125, which
calls for the coordination of facilities planning to maintain a “superior
campus environment” that assists in the recruitment and retention of a
talented faculty, and improves the student experience.
The need for the Landscape Master Plan, its relationship to other
campus plans, the planning process and relevant background
information is explained in Section 1. Section 2 consists of a
summary of Existing Conditions, and Sections 3, 4 and 5 include
the Landscape Master Plan recommendations. Section 3 presents
recommendations related to the overall structure of the campus
landscape and guidelines related to the different landscape AREAS
(Civic Landscapes, Streetscapes, Parklands, Connective Landscapes,
Courtyards, Service Spaces, and Waller Creek) of the campus. Section
4 presents guidelines related to the various SYSTEMS of the campus
landscape, and Section 5 presents recommended POLICIES to guide
implementation of the campus landscape