• Addison Circle Addison retrofitted streetscape

    Addison Circle

    A pioneer in suburban retrofit
    In the early 1990s, Addison, Texas community officials identified the lack of a coherent core as a major inhibitor to sustainable town growth. In a public/private initiative, the community took on a community vision process which envisioned a mixed-use downtown for the Dallas suburb—developing...Read more

  • Pompidou Expressway replaced with pedestrian zone

    The Seine has long been a source of cultural and artistic inspiration for Parisians and even the world, becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991. Despite its societal value and cultural depth, access to its banks were cut off when the two-lane Voie Georges Pompidou (Pompidou Expressway) was...Read more
  • Boston Public Library Renovation Cafe

    Boston Public Library, Central Library Renovation

    Community-oriented redesign for brutalist landmark building
    This 156,000 square foot renovation transforms the inward-facing 1972 wing of Boston Public Library’s central location into an inviting urban building that engages the street and forms an outdoor room with community gathering spaces. The renovation, designed by William Rawn Associates for the City...Read more
  • Ubuntu in Umbumbulu eThekwini Town Plaza

    Ubuntu in Umbumbulu

    Renewing hope from house to village
    When a student at Andrews University returned to his native South Africa to design a low-cost house for a needy family, his journey sparked an eight-day public charrette and design process in eThekwini Municipality—about 25 miles from the city center of Durban. The student’s classmates and...Read more