• St. Joseph Oakland Terraza Palmera

    St. Joseph’s Redevelopment

    Harmony of old and new is a gift to the city
    A rare combination of National Historic Landmark buildings and infill a fordable housing, the St. Joseph’s Redevelopment transforms a dilapidated former convent and convalescent home into a mixed-use asset for a distressed city neighborhood. The unique character of St. Joseph’s provides a strong...Read more
  • Blue Water Workforce Housing exterior

    Blue Water Workforce Housing

    Innovative design for affordable housing
    Dignified affordable housing that matches the quality and character of market-rate housing—without breaking the bank—is desperately needed across America. One of the most acute shortages is found in the Florida Keys, where restrictive growth management has resulted in very few affordable units...Read more
  • 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
  • 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