The 2025 Campus Facilities Plan, (CFP) built upon Carleton’s strategic direction and provided a prioritized set of recomendations. The CFP identified the natatorium project, as an immediate priority, and the first of several projects recommended to improve PEAR facilities; later projects include a new indoor turf facility, a new gymnasium, and a new indoor tennis center, all in a recreation and athletics complex connected to the current Recreation Center.
In September 2025, Carleton engaged with the architectural firm Sasaki to help develop a comprehensive plan for all Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation (PEAR) facilities, current and future.
See Sasaki’s Pre-Design PEAR Planning + Pre-Design Report Executive Summary and Visualizations.
