• 2015 Charter Awards

    These are the 2015 Charter Award-winning projectsRead more
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    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
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    Master Plan for the Town of LaFox, Illinois

    A New Agrarian Town, Connected to the City
    The vast majority of the United States’ metropolitan edge is currently built in low-density, disconnected sprawl. Now, in LaFox, Illinois, students are envisioning a new low-rise agrarian railroad town—with greater density than Chicago—surrounding an existing station. By taking advantage of an...Read more

  • Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence

    Historic arcade houses young professionals
    One of the nation’s most beautiful historic shopping arcades was restored as 48 affordable micro-lofts, rents starting at $550 per month, and 17 small retail spaces in Providence, Rhode Island. The Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence, completed in 2012, helps keep young professionals and artists...Read more