5.1 EXISTING IMAGE MAP

Grande Prairie Campus

Northwestern’s Grande Prairie campus is fairly legible, with two main entrances to the campus off of 100 Avenue and 108 Street that are connected by a road that bisects the campus. This road can cause some confusion depending on which way you enter the campus; however, the Cardinal building is a major landmark which helps with wayfinding on campus. The main entrance to the Cardinal building is not well-defined, making it difficult for visitors and new students to orient themselves. The other buildings on the campus are distributed on the north side of the main road that divides the campus; Student housing lines the east perimeter along 106 Street and 104 Avenue, while the rest of the buildings are distributed across the campus, connected by a series of paths and parking areas.

Fairview Campus

The Fairview campus offers numerous possible entryways into campus which allows for easy access and circulation through the campus. However, none of these entryways are defined as a main entrance, making it difficult for visitors and new students to know where to go on campus. Student housing is situated on the southern half of the campus and residences on the northern side of 98 Avenue. The remainder of the buildings are distributed north of the student housing, south of 98 Avenue, and east of 111 Street.