• Havana Waterfront Havana aerial

    Havana Waterfront

    Reconnecting an Historic City to its Shoreline
    As part of an eight-week urban studio that involved a trip to Havana, fifth-year University of Notre Dame architecture students were tasked with repairing the city’s waterfront along the Avenida de Puerto. The Avenida is more than 135 meters wide, and the only building is an open-air theater...Read more
  • After Burnham Chicago aerial

    After Burnham

    Beautiful Renderings of a Possible Future
    In these stunning renderings from the University of Notre Dame, you will likely recognize the City of Chicago. Or at least, the echoes of today’s Chicago, seen through the lens of a possible year 2109. Using Daniel Burnham’s Plan for Chicago from 1909 as inspiration, students envisioned “…an...Read more

  • Seven50

    Growing in the era of sea level rise
    One of the largest and most ambitious regional plans in history, the Seven50: Southeast Florida Prosperity Plan , was born out of a grand federal vision—the Partnership for Sustainable Communities between US HUD, DOT, and EPA. The plan takes its name from its seven-county focus and 50-year duration...Read more
  • Visions Lafayette Lafayette architecturally intriguing facades

    Visions for Lafayette

    Ideas for a Healthy Community and Medical Complex
    Among all types of development, new hospital districts are, ironically, among the least walkable places in America—despite the positive health affects of walking. University of Notre Dame Urban Design students from the class of 2013 provided a vision for building an urban neighborhood around a...Read more