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During the Idea Generation phase, the master planning team developed
change and growth. Through extensive and wide ranging meetings with
and refined a set of “alternative future scenarios” to guide the campus’

campus leaders, faculty, staff, students, and Golden residents, the master planning team tested a wide variety of potential campus development Finally, inspired by these scenarios, the project team drafted a consensus Facilities Master Plan during the Documentation phase. Through an iterative process, the plan was revised after coordination with the Master Plan Steering Committee and the Mines and Golden communities. The result

patterns.

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these efforts the team became familiar with Mines, established planning
identified pressing campus and urban issues, analyzed facility assets, and
development and conducted interviews with key stakeholders. Through
During the Discovery and Analysis phase, the project team met with
objectives, and identified key issues for the plan. The master planning
The planning process included three sequential phases – Discovery and
the Master Plan Steering Committee tasked with assisting the plan’s
Analysis, Idea Generation, and Documentation. This rigorous process
PLANNING PHASES
conducted campus-wide qualitative and quantitative analyses.
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team reviewed previous planning efforts, including the existing facilities master plan, a space utilization study, a space needs study, and student enrollment targets. They investigated campus conditions and patterns, determined future research space needs, and evaluated the educational adequacy of classrooms and teaching labs. The information generated during this phase was used to identify the opportunities a

guide the campus’ change.
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