The Master Campus Development Plan (MCDP) is to guide the evolution of Algonquin College’s Ottawa and Pembroke campuses over the next 10 years and beyond with new buildings, infrastructure and open spaces. Within a long-term vision, the MCDP guides decisions about campus investments, including short-term initiatives to replace facilities at the end of their life, accommodate future growth and generally improve the campuses.
The MCDP’s overarching goal is to ensure Algonquin College’s physical campuses are attractive, innovative, efficient and maintain high-quality environments for learning, teaching, working and living. The campus frameworks and guidelines described and illustrated in the plan allow the College to respond to a full range of potential facility needs and development opportunities while ensuring each new initiative contributes to a cohesive, long-term vision.
Taking a strategic approach to development, the MCDP recommends a series of initiatives to upgrade existing facilities, support enrolment growth over the next 5-10 years, and generally improve the campus experience for learners, employees and community members. In addition to academic facilities, the plan identifies potential sites for student housing in standalone residences or mixed-use buildings. New and enhanced open spaces are also a focus of the plan, since they contribute to a positive campus experience, a healthy natural environment and personal wellbeing.
In guiding future campus development, the MCDP addresses the pressing need to replace older buildings on the Ottawa campus reaching the end of their useful life and costly to maintain in the long term. In this regard, and more broadly, the MCDP emphasizes sustainable development and the ongoing need to address deferred capital renewal on the two campuses.
Key Team Members
Eric Turcotte
Tim Smith
Andrew Toth
