Taking a necessary step for campus growth, University officials presented a master plan for future construction projects to the Princeton Regional Planning Board at a meeting yesterday night.
The planned 500-student increase in the size of the undergraduate student body within the next six to eight years will necessitate the addition of several new facilities, according to University officials.
"We are very cautious and conservative in considering Princeton's expansion," Vice President for Public Affairs Robert Durkee '69 said at the meeting. "We want Princeton to continue its distinction by remaining one of the smallest and greatest research institutes in the world."
Despite some concerns about preserving Princeton's open space, historic vistas and gothic atmosphere, Director of Physical Planning Jon Hlafter '61 said it also was necessary to remember Princeton's tradition of excellence.
"We are competing at a high level," Hlafter said.
The University is considering consolidating science teaching in buildings — including the planned Institute for Integrative Genomics — that would form a modern architectural ellipse on the south side of campus by Washington Road.
The genomics institute — which will include a science library — would be accessible via a new pedestrian bridge across the road.
University officials also said they were concerned about the undergraduate housing situation. The planned increase in students will overcrowd the existing five residential colleges.
The addition of a new residential college, intended to house approximately 500 students, was discussed by University officials and board members. The most likely location for the new college is near Forbes, where it will share Forbes' dining facilities and golf course panorama, University officials said.
Furthermore, the University is considering a realignment of the area on University Place near the Dinky station. Because of the numerous students that reside at Forbes College, pedestrian and automobile traffic is becoming a problem at that location.
In the distant future, Princeton is considering the addition of a campus area across Lake Carnegie in West Windsor Township, officials said during the meeting.
"West Windsor campus will include lab buildings, classrooms, offices and housing," Hlafter said. "It will mirror Princeton's existing campus, but it is the campus of the future."
University officials stressed that though Princeton's expansion plans have been under serious consideration since 1995, they are still in the early planning stages.
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