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Delaware State University, Campus Master Plan
Delaware State University strives to become America’s most diverse and contemporary HBCU by expanding its capacity to provide a life-changing, high-quality, low-cost education to 10,000+ students. The university’s diverse network of campuses presents an opportunity to serve a greater demographic of students, with programs aligned to talent and work force needs.
― Tony Allen, Ph.D, President, Delaware State University
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The civic spine acts as an iconic gateway to the campus, forming the signature organizing open space at the heart of the university. A new outdoor pavilion functions as a social hub for students to collaborate, hold events and socialize, with connections to the adjacent athletic precinct.
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The Campus Master Plan provides recommendations for transformative spaces, new housing models, and robust student services needed to support the leaders of tomorrow. A flexible framework plan integrates growth opportunities, creates synergies, and supports a vibrant civic realm.
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The landscape framework plan creates a series of inter-connected open spaces that are diverse in character and enhance the overall civic realm and identity of the campus.
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The campus prioritizes natural systems to manage rainwater, integrating “sponge” landscape infrastructure into streets, open spaces, and buildings for a more resilient, eco-friendly environment.