Planning Principles

REINFORCE THE UNIVERSITY MISSION & VALUES: Organize facilities and places to promote MU's mission and values.

PRIDE OF THE STATE: Express the importance of the campus to the state, nation and world.

DIVERSITY WITH THE UNITY: Create and maintain campus settings that bring together the diversity of people, heritages and culture.

STRONG 'SENSE OF PLACE': Make the campus a distinctively meaningful and memorable place for all members of the University community and for the citizens of Missouri.

RESPECT NATURAL & ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: Design facilities to respect the scale, materials and textures embodied in the historic architecture and natural landscape of the campus.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: Embrace suitable strategies in promoting sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality.

RECRUITMENT-RETENTION: Emphasize the qualities of the campus that help attract and keep students, faculty and staff.

PLANNING & DESIGN INTEGRITY: Provide facilities and grounds that meet the functional needs of the institution and that comply with the intent of the Design Principles to provide an overall aesthetical and pleasing campus experience.

ENHANCE COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Locate campus functions in close proximity to enhance scholarly activities and social interaction within a safe and secure campus.

ALLOW FOR PRUDENT EXPANSION OF CAMPUS FUNCTIONS: Provide for facilities expansion in ways that respect neighbors and effectively utilize limited land resources, while conserving and protecting natural resources.

PEDESTRIAN DOMINANCE: Maintain a pedestrian-dominant campus recognizing and gracefully accommodating the need for bicycles and vehicles.

TRANSPORTATION & VEHICLE CIRCULATION: Maintain a safe, functional and aesthetically compatible system of transportation, vehicle circulation and parking.

RESPOND TO ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS: Continue the tradition of providing optimal access to persons with disabilities.

FACILITIES & GROUNDS STEWARDSHIP: Preserve the quality and utility of existing facilities for sustainable use of established resources.