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Bringing Bold Ideas to Life

As the University of Michigan pursues solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time, our campus environment must support and enable that journey. Campus Plan 2050 explores how we can grow and evolve to meet the academic, research, and outreach goals of the university for generations to come.

Preliminary Illustrations

Blueprint for Our Future

Learn how Campus Plan 2050 is bringing positive change to Central Campus, the Medical Center Campus, North Campus, the Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus, and East Medical Campus.

Plans & Maps

View the plans for each campus and explore maps detailing the updates and changes proposed for specific areas.

Physical Systems

The physical systems of Campus Plan 2050 provide integrated and comprehensive frameworks for development and change with the goal of unifying and improving connections across the Ann Arbor campus.

  • An aerial view of campus

    Landscape & Sustainability

    Campus Plan 2050 integrates landscape improvements with stormwater, reforestation, food production, and connectivity goals.

  • Workers with a truck and equipment in a muddy field on North Campus

    Climate Action

    The plan supports U-M’s climate action goals by the large-scale installation of geo-exchange fields and ground source heat pumps to meet the heating and cooling needs of campus facilities.

  • A rendering of people walking and biking underneath a monorail track

    Transit

    The plan takes into consideration existing transportation infrastructure and identifies future project priorities and/or directions that will help the university coordinate multi-modal improvements and achieve an integrated system.

  • An art installation of thousands of books paving East Liberty St. in Ann Arbor

    Campus Arts

    Campus Plan 2050 is envisioning a campus canvas for the arts.