Campus Master Plan 2021/2022 -- 2024/25.

Abstract

This Campus Master Plan (CMP) lays out a long-term vision for the physical growth and enhancement of the National University of Sāmoa (NUS – also referred to as the ‘University’), while providing high-level direction for the planning of the University’s other campus locations. The CMP represents the collaboration and consensus of multiple and diverse stakeholder groups, including staff, students, government ministries and the community. The CMP is not a blueprint for development; rather, it provides a structure and guiding framework for the future development of built forms, open spaces, and movement networks on NUS campuses and ingrains sustainability, resilience, and the revival and practice of our Sāmoan cultural values as core threads throughout. The CMP represents the full physical buildout potential for the NUS campuses and makes recommendations for the space planning needs of the University. This CMP is driven by a unique vision and set of principles, concept plans, and is structured around a set of frameworks that address sustainability, programming and steer the evolution of NUS campuses over the long-term. The document comprises three components: o The Project Background outlines the objectives, processes, and provides an overview of the engagement process. Comprised are the key drivers and design considerations, that have informed the CMP which includes an understanding the history and evolution of NUS campuses, an analysis of its existing conditions and opportunities, and early priorities and design ideas that emerged as outcomes of the engagement process; o Vision and Principles states the planning principles that provide the foundation for the design work, policies and recommendations. The component also contains the concept plan, which provides the insights for new buildings, open spaces, and movement networks; The CMP Frameworks provides policy recommendations specific to implementation of the NUS campuses built forms, open spaces, movement, sustainability and resilience. It also outlines the initiatives in the near, medium, and long term. It also includes recommendations on further studies, and parameters for administering the CMP. Through the three components, the CMP is designed to guide and support the growth and development of the campus over the next 10 - 20 years, and set the stage for the evolution of buildings and spaces. The framework also provides a listing of all projects (built forms, open spaces & movement) in a chronological order based on priority.