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30 Years of Scripps College Campus Stewardship
Using Design to Strengthen Economic and Social Value in an InstitutionScripps College was first designed in 1927—a jewel of a California Mission– style institution in a small-town setting. Then the middle of the 20th Century delivered punishing blows through “thirty years of abandonment, thoughtless and contrary design that undermined the essential qualities and...Read more -
Virginia’s Capitol Master Plan
Bringing Jefferson's Vision into the 21st CenturyWhen Thomas Jefferson designed the state capitol in Richmond, Virginia in 1788, he never envisioned a campus of 24 state-owned buildings with 3.3 million square feet of floor space. Nevertheless, the nation’s oldest state capitol still commands the site and overlooks one of the few large green...Read more -
Cities of a New Port Metropolis
How ports could be cities againUntil now, all major initiatives to create a port on the Atlantic Coast of Central America have failed to produce human-scale places due to the vast surface area required by modern hub-container facilities. Our Grand Prize student winner is a counter-proposal based on the simple idea: Ports should...Read more -
Master Plan for Revitalization of the Canal System
Canals as Vital Arteries for a Fabled Mill DistrictThe famous historic mill buildings of Lowell, Massachusetts have formed the basis for the city’s resurgence—but these assets are sometimes difficult to find among the city’s grid, and public spaces are lacking. In the Master Plan for Revitalization of the Canal System, three students propose using...Read more