2020 UWA Crawley Campus Masterplan
Over 100 years of forward thinking
The traditional bricks and mortar campus is evolving and as a leading university we must respond to transformative changes in our social, cultural and natural environment. These are occurring not only in the global education sector, but all around us.
For more than a century, The University of Western Australia has played a significant role contributing to the communities we serve locally, nationally and internationally. Ranked in the world’s top 1 per cent of academic institutions, our campuses provide facilities for students, scholars, staff and the broader community to connect and collaborate. UWA has created a learning and teaching environment to meet the educational, research and employment needs and aspirations of these diverse groups. This has seen positive investment in buildings, infrastructure and resources, all guided by a series of successive masterplans.
We are privileged to have a beautiful campus on the lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people. Its future development must be sensitive to the innovative nature of our education and research, and the cultural richness of our diverse communities. As we move forward what students, researchers and communities need from our physical facilities and environments is changing. Simultaneously, new digital needs are rapidly evolving. To meet these needs, the physical and digital environments that UWA offers will also need to evolve.
What is a masterplan?
The 2020 UWA Crawley Campus Masterplan is a non-statutory, high-level plan which guides how our physical and digital environments are aligned with the University’s vision for greater connectivity, engagement and a vibrant campus experience for our students, staff and community.
The Masterplan was pursued within the context of the University’s mission statement: To provide world-class education, research and community engagement for the advancement of the prosperity and welfare of our communities.
The Masterplan is firmly focused on the next decade and beyond, and identifies greater emphasis on sustainability, our natural environment and intercultural heritage.
Why does UWA require a Masterplan?
In response to a changing global education sector, the UWA Masterplan will align the University’s strategic vision and campus development to ensure it has a progressive, resilient and sustainable future. Through the articulation of design and development principles and plans (including sustainability, transport, infrastructure, landscape and cultural heritage), the Masterplan will provide a framework for future development.
Previous campus plans focused only on the physical estate at Crawley campus however the new Masterplan considers the entire UWA landholding and integrates physical and digital infrastructure.