• New Port Metropolis Guatemala aerial

    Cities of a New Port Metropolis

    How ports could be cities again
    Until now, all major initiatives to create a port on the Atlantic Coast of Central America have failed to produce human-scale places due to the vast surface area required by modern hub-container facilities. Our Grand Prize student winner is a counter-proposal based on the simple idea: Ports should...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
  • Orleans Landing Detroit street-life

    Orleans Landing

    Building on Detroit’s Assets
    In a sector of Detroit with diverse assets— waterfront land, brick industrial buildings, greenways, and historic streets—but little economic activity, the Orleans Landing project creates top-of-the-line urbanism. “Orleans Landing will reactivate a major piece of Detroit’s riverfront and create a...Read more
  • East End Richmond proposed square

    East End Transformation

    Bringing Health to an Ailing Corridor
    Richmond, Virginia’s two-mile East End Transformation corridor plan, a 350-acre vision for a hospital campus– centered development in an economically challenged area, brought together residents, business owners, nonprofit leaders, and public officials around the common cause of health. “The East...Read more