Explore the resources below to learn more about the development of the UMass Amherst campus. You will also find downloadable versions of all published Campus Development Guidelines and official templates.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR CAMPUS
Explore campus built and natural systems.
MASTER PLAN DOCUMENTS
The Master Plan documents provide a history of campus planning effort at UMass Amherst. For additional planning documents and studies, visit our Scholarworks Archive page.
CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
The Campus Development Guidelines present the University's preferences and criteria for the design and construction of campus facilities and landscape. The goal is to improve the aesthetic character and visual unity of the Amherst campus as a whole.
GREEN CAMPUS RESOURCES
Resources for mapping and documenting sustainability activities in the campus physical environment, including green buildings and infrastructure, campus sustainability maps, and green campus policy resources.
UMASSBRUT
Celebrate, preserve, and reimagine the Brutalist Architecture of UMass Amherst.
AGRICULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
The aesthetic and function of UMass Amherst has changed dramatically since its establishment as a land-grant college in 1863. Students from the department of landscape architecture and regional planning (LARP) created a documentary that examines these changes, and what they mean for campus architecture, landscapes, and eco-friendly buildings.
CAMPUS BUILT SYSTEMS
Campus Planning is continuously working regionally and on campus to improve bicycle and pedestrian circulation, as well as the development of sustainable infrastructure to support regional transportation among the Five Colleges.
CAMPUS NATURAL SYSTEMS
Understanding the campus landscape is crucial to Campus Planning's holistic approach. The topography, vegetatation, views, and open space among other chracteristics of the UMass landscape help to inform smart, sustainable decisions for the future of our campus.
