Simon Fraser University has officially adopted the Burnaby 2065 Campus Master Plan, which lays out a framework to guide the evolution of the campus over the next 50 years.

After two years of research, engagement and consultation with the community, this master plan—a project led by SFU Campus Planning and Development—was adopted by SFU’s board of governors in March as the guiding document for future development on the Burnaby campus.

“SFU’s Burnaby 2065 Campus Master Plan exemplifies our vision and values as Canada’s Engaged University,” says SFU president Andrew Petter. “I am particularly gratified by the ways in which the plan reflects and projects our commitments to enhance the student experience, respect Indigenous peoples and cultures, create vibrant campus spaces, and model sustainability in all that we do.”

The plan works to:

• Identify, create and reinvigorate physical attributes and campus amenities.
• Use the magnetic principles of place-making to attract and retain outstanding students, faculty and staff.
• Help us to understand the physical characteristics, forms, structures, and functions that can continue to make our buildings and the spaces that tie them together into a great campus.
• Identify and enhance landscaped open spaces, both natural and designed, that distinguish the unique character of the campus environment.
• Determine how to best use and develop the lands and facilities on Burnaby Mountain.
• Meet the needs of the future demographics, and respond to changing trends over time.

Construction projects described in the plan are built around seven guiding principles that align with SFU’s broader mission. These principles include enhancing connectivity and movement, fostering sustainability and resilience, and supporting Indigenization across the campus.

Projects underway include the new Corix Biomass plant, set to complete construction this fall. It will reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the Burnaby campus by 80 per cent. Another project, the First Peoples’ Gathering House, is slated for completion in 2023.

Other projects that aim to be completed in the next few years include the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum and new residence buildings for SFU students.