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SteelStacks Arts & Cultural Campus
Transformation of an abandoned steel plant into a mixed-use cultural and entertainment districtSteelStacks Arts and Cultural Campus repurposed an abandoned industrial site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to create an arts and entertainment district. Embracing the city’s past, SteelStacks integrates historic steel-making structures – including five 20-story-high blast furnaces – with new...Read more -
Miller's Court
A supportive living and working environment for school teachers and education-related nonprofitsMiller’s Court in Baltimore is the rehabilitation of an abandoned manufacturing building into a safe, welcoming community for teachers and educational nonprofits. The project was conceived as a way to improve teacher retention rates and therefore the quality of education while strengthening the...Read more -
The Steel Yard
Adaptive reuse creating an industrial arts campus and small business incubatorThe Steel Yard redeveloped a historic steel fabrication facility into a campus for arts education, job training, and small-scale manufacturing in Providence, Rhode Island. The 3.5-acre property in the city’s Industrial Valley required extensive environmental remediation to meet regulatory...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