• Crosstown Concourse

    The toughest transformation
    For two decades, the 1.3-million-square-foot former Sears distribution center sat empty in the midst of disinvested Memphis neighborhoods—a symbol of urban blight. The building was too big to redevelop and too expensive to demolish, many thought. Now Crosstown Concourse represents the best kind of...Read more

  • Georgia & Dunsmuir Viaducts

    In 1915, the elevated freeway, the Georgia Viaduct, was built to circumvent the tidal waters, rail lines and industries below. This was replaced in 1971 by the twin elevated freeways: the Georgia Viaduct and the Dunsmuir Viaduct as part of a freeway plan drafted during the public love for the...Read more
  • Downtown Rockford

    TLC: An Approach to Activate Downtown Rockford

    A different approach sparks a downtown revival
    After decades of abandonment, downtown Rockford is finally coming back. Rockford, a mid-sized city in north-central Illinois about 90 miles northwest of Chicago, is not unlike many other Midwest cities its size. Its post-war, car-oriented sprawl had riddled its downtown with vacant storefronts,...Read more
  • Lowell Canals Lowell redevelopment

    Master Plan for Revitalization of the Canal System

    Canals as Vital Arteries for a Fabled Mill District
    The 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