Cooper Robertson has been announced to lead the master planning for a campus facilities expansion at the University of Maryland’s flagship campus in College Park.

As part of their contract, the firm will deliver “flexible, data-driven, and inclusive comprehensive planning framework that will guide strategic growth and development” at the 1,340-acre campus. The project will target the development of currently-available land, while enhancing connectivity to the surrounding community and improving multi-modal transportation along sustainability lines and with several capital improvement projects integrated therein.

Cooper Robertson partner Mike Aziz says it helps the university retain its character as a “ambitious, forward-looking, and value-driven academic institution.”

This is the second of a three-phase project which includes a draft development plan and will be followed by a final approval in June. The firm has also completed similar projects for George Washington University and Georgetown. Meanwhile, nearby Howard University is continuing with its $785 million Perkins&Will-led campus improvement with an end set for the year 2026. 

A budget for the College Park project was unavailable at press time.