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Sustainable Communities 2008The past and future of urbanism and ecology»»»adaptive re-use
YouthVille Detroit
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 3:30pm.Location: Detroit, MINarrative & program: The Project is comprised of three early 20th century structures that were unified and 'reinvented' as a single two-story 85,000 square foot Youth Center - the largest of its kind in the Midwest, both in size and array of services. The organization ... read more »
ReCentering and The Cannery Area Design Plan
Submitted by JonZirkle on Tue, 12/05/2006 - 9:54pm.Location: Hayward, CaliforniaNarrative & program: Hayward is an older industrial and railroad town on San Francisco Bay, just south of Oakland. For decades, the city's canning industry declined and its traditional street pattern was slowly destroyed by regional freeways and ill-designed p... read more »
University of Washington Tacoma Master Plan
Submitted by JonZirkle on Tue, 12/05/2006 - 9:43pm.Location: Tacoma, WashingtonNarrative & program: This University of Washington campus was established to provide higher education for southern Tacoma, but it is also the centerpiece of an urban renaissance. It is stimulating cultural, educational, and commercial revitalization with a prog... read more »

