George Mason University Facilities Planning Documents, 1960-2007
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George Mason University has been expanding for over fifty Years. From its humble beginnings in an eight-room elementary school in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, with an enrollment of seventeen students, to its three campuses with nearly forty thousand students and staff decades later, Mason has demonstrated enormous growth quickly.
The documents in this collection come from both physical and born-digital collections of the George Mason University Facilities Planning Department, many of which are held in the Special Collections Research Center.
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Item George Mason University, Master Plan, 1987(1987-02) Sasaki Associates, Inc.; Hawkins and Anderson; MIRA, Inc.Published in February 1987, this master plan revised the 1979 plan. It was prepared to reflect an institution that one day would have an enrollment of 30,000. Contained in this document are: an Introduction, Analysis, Master Plan (containing land use, buildings, land use, circulation [traffic and pedestrian],and utilities and lighting). George Mason University Facilities Planning Records, Master Plans, Box 51.Item George Mason University, Master Plan, 1979(George Mason University, 1979-01) Saunders, Cheng, and Appleton, Architects, Engineers and Planners; JHK and Associates, Consulting Traffic Engineers; Eday Company, Consulting Landscape ArchitectsApproved by the George Mason University Board of Visitors on November 15, 1978, this master plan revised the 1968 plan, which was created when George Mason was then George Mason College of the University of Virginia. It was prepared to reflect an institution that was whose mission had , in its own opinion, changed dramatically. Contained in this document are: an Introduction, Summary of Findings and Recommendations, documents addressing Environmental Conditions, Land Use, Circulation (traffic and pedestrian), Site Improvements, Facilities, Utilities, Visual Forms, and Expansion Capability, followed by References, Acknowledgments, and Appendices. George Mason University Facilities Planning Records, Master Plans, Box 51.Item George Mason College of the University of Virginia, Master Plan, August 1968(George Mason College of the University of Virginia, 1968-08-23) John Carl Warnecke and Associates, Architects and Planning Consultants; Washington D.C.After the Virginia General Assembly's designation of George Mason College as a four-year degree-granting institution in March 1, 1966, a number of key studies were done by and on behalf of George Mason. Each implied greater expansion of and eventual independence from the University of Virginia for George Mason College. One of them, the George Mason College of the University of Virginia Master Plan, detailed the infrastructure needed to accommodate a major university, while anticipating a student body of 15,000 in 1985. This document is the final published master plan completed in August 1968 by John Carl Warneke and Associates of Washington, D.C. This document contains: a Preface comprised of Intention and Scope, History of Development, and Summary of Recommendations; Regional Analysis of location, land use, and transportation; Site Analysis of the land; Space and Facilities Requirements; Master Plan Proposals for "concept", land use, and "massing and circulation", traffic, and phasing and development; Site Engineering (grading, drainage, and roads); Mechanical System Requirements (water, sewer, and other utilities); Financing; and Possible College Growth. George Mason University Facilities Planning Records, Master Plans, Box 315.Item George Mason College of the University of Virginia, Master Plan Preliminary Report, January 1968(George Mason College of the University of Virginia, 1968-01) John Carl Warnecke and Associates, Architects and Planning Consultants, Washington D.C.After the Virginia General Assembly's designation of George Mason College as a four-year degree-granting institution in March 1, 1966, a number of key studies were done by and on behalf of George Mason. Each implied greater expansion of and eventual independence from the University of Virginia for George Mason College. One of them, the George Mason College of the University of Virginia Master Plan, detailed the infrastructure needed to accommodate a major university, while anticipating a student body of 15,000 in 1985. This document is the Preliminary Report, completed in January 1968 by John Carl Warneke and Associates of Washington, D.C. The final version was published in August of that year. This document contains: a Preface comprised of Intention and Scope, History of Development, and Summary of Recommendations; Regional Analysis of location, land use, and transportation; Site Analysis of the land; Space and Facilities Requirements; Master Plan Proposals for "concept", land use, and "massing and circulation", traffic, and phasing and development; Site Engineering (grading, drainage, and roads); Mechanical System Requirements (water, sewer, and other utilities); Financing; and Possible College Growth. George Mason University Facilities Planning Records, Master Plans, Box 315.Item Program Design Analysis, Recommendations, Outline Specifications, George Mason College of the University of Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia, August 1960 [original Fairfax Campus master plan](1960-08-01) Saunders and Pearson, Architects; Anderson, Beckwith & Haible, Consulting Site Engineers; Holland, Engineering; Paul L. Gerringer, & AssociatesIn June 1959 The University of Virginia hired the architectural firm Joseph Saunders & Associates of Alexandria to produce a plan for the construction of George Mason College. The firm’s August 1960 report presents the entire concept of the new college to be built at Fairfax. Included in the report are: the Program, which outlines the stages of construction (both initial and future); the Design Analysis, which details the site development (use of land, grading, and landscaping); building design (architecture, aesthetics, and construction); and mechanical design (heating, cooling, and plumbing); recommendations, and specifications. George Mason University Facilities Planning Records, Master Plans, Box 315.Item George Mason University Southwest Sector: Master Plan, August 2007(2007-08) Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn ArchitectsPrepared in August 2007 by Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, this document presents a master plan for buildings and environment in the Southwest Sector of the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University. It offers suggestions for additional improvements in building, landscape, traffic and parking, and other campus features. It contains twelve major subdivisions: Executive Summary, Master Plan Goals, Program Illustrative Plan, Design Principles, New Campus Places, Achievements of the Plan, Housing Phase Plans, Parking, Retail and Services, Appendix A: Retail Study, and Appendix B: Traffic & Transportation Study. Distributed through facilities planning office at http://facilities.gmu.edu/masterplans/index.htmItem George Mason University NE [Northeast] Sector Plan: Determination and Analysis of Market Demand and Program/Planning, November 2004(2004-11) Sasaki AssociatesPrepared in November 2004 by Sasaki Associates, this document contains a study, analysis, and master plan for buildings and amenities in the Northeast Sector of the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University. Elements of this plan include: housing, dining, retail, student union, parking, and traffic. The document contains analysis and research, a "vision plan" for the design of the buildings in the Sector, and an implementation strategy for construction of the buildings and infrastructure. Distributed through facilities planning office at http://facilities.gmu.edu/masterplans/index.htmItem Program, Design Analysis, Recommendations, and Outline Specifications: George Mason College of the University of Virginia, Revised August 1, 1961(1961-08-01) Saunders and Pearson Architects; Anderson, Beckwith & Haible, Consulting Site Engineers; Holland Engineering; Paul L. Gerringer & Associates; Fortune Engineering AssociatesRevised version of Joseph Saunders & Associates of Alexandria August 1960 report which presents the entire concept of the new college to be built at Fairfax. Included in the report are: the Program, which outlines the stages of construction (both initial and future); the Design Analysis, which details the site development (use of land, grading, and landscaping); building design (architecture, aesthetics, and construction); and mechanical design (heating, cooling, and plumbing); recommendations, and specifications. George Mason University Facilities Planning Records, Master Plans, Box 315.Item George Mason University Master Plan, September 2002(2002-09) Sasaki Associates; MMM Design GroupPrepared in September 2002 by Sasaki Associates and MMM Design Group, the George Mason University Master Plan, presents a vision for growth and change in the physical environments of the Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William Campuses. This document offers suggestions for additional improvements in building, landscape, traffic and parking, and other campus features based on future programatic needs and physical analysis of existing buildings, vehicular and pedestrian traffic, topography and open space elements and character. It contains seven major subdivisions: Summary, Introduction, University Overview, Fairfax Campus, Prince William, Arlington, and Acknowledgments. Distributed through facilities planning office at http://facilities.gmu.edu/masterplans/index.htm