Campus Planning and Construction
The Capital Projects staff coordinate and manage projects involving major renovations and/or new construction of campus buildings from concept to final occupancy. The Capital Projects team is also responsible for facilities operations of the Schiller Coastal Studies Center in Harpswell, Maine and the Bowdoin Scientific Station in N.B., Canada.
The Capital Renewal staff coordinate and implement major maintenance and renovation projects. Through campus-wide collaboration, they develop a long-term asset preservation database that advocates to improve each facility’s needs, functionality, and appearance. Capital Renewal is also responsible for the College’s buildling files and drawings of record.
Bowdoin Buildings and the Environment
The College incorporates sustainability features into every construction project, whether a renovation or new construction. These standards include recycling waste and purchasing energy efficient lighting and products.
Applying criteria from the US Green Building Council and campus renovation standards, the College strives to make buildings energy efficient, accessible, and environmentally sound. For more information on Bowdoin's sustainability practices visit the sustainability website.
Campus Planning and Design
The first Bowdoin campus plan on record, sketched by Bowdoin President William Allen in 1825.
Campus plans have gotten a bit more complex since then.
While campus planning occurs every day as an ongoing process, longer-range recommendations are often created and compiled as a way to guide the next 10–15 years of construction, fundraising, and growth.
A campus plan helps Bowdoin make the most of our resources, and outlines projects that support our academic, learning, enrollment, sustainability, and quality of life goals.
Members of the Campus Plan Steering Committee:
- Safa Zaki, president
- Sharon Ames, AIA, capital projects manager
- Jim Hoppe, senior vice president and dean for student affairs
- Heather Krajewski, senior vice president for development and alumni relations
- Barry Logan, Samuel S. Butcher Professor in the Natural Sciences, director of biochemistry program
- Alison Riley Miller, associate professor of education, chair of education department
- Matthew Orlando, senior vice president for finance and administration & treasurer
- Eli Orlic, senior vice president and secretary of the College
- Stephen Perkinson, professor of art history
- Mike Ranen, associate dean for academic administration
- Jennifer Scanlon, John S. Osterweis Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies; senior vice president and dean for academic affairs
- John Simoneau, director of capital projects
The current campus plan was created in partnership with Ayers Saint Gross, and gives our community data, insight, and guidance into how we plan for the next ten years.
- Campus Plan: 2026–2036
The previous campus plan, with the help of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, guided construction from 2018–2025, and included projects like the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, the Harpswell and Park Row apartments, and the construction of Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies.