• Jean Lafitte Tomorrow Jean Lafitte boat

    Jean Lafitte Tomorrow

    A Small Town Rallies for Rebuilding on High Ground
    Of all the projects recognized by the 2013 Charter Awards jury, this project inspired particular warmth – particular enough to create a special award of recognition for its locally driven, handcrafted approach. The project in question was a comprehensive resilience plan for Jean Lafitte, Louisiana...Read more
  • Food City Fayetteville agricultural territories

    Fayetteville 2030: Food City Scenario

    New Ideas for a “Food Insecure” Community
    Despite being one of America’s leading food-producing states, parts of Arkansas suffer from abnormally high hunger rates, with nearly 25% of children deemed “food insecure” compared to the national average of 14.5%. Refusing to accept such a dismal statistic, the University of Arkansas Community...Read more
  • Curridabat Master Plan Curridabat suburban retrofit

    Curridabat Master Plan

    A Costa Rican City Adopts New Urbanism
    Developing countries are experiencing urbanization at a much faster rate than cities in North America, and funds for planning efforts are generally scarce. On the outskirts of the Costa Rican capital San José, however, in a town called Curridabat, Mayor Édgar Mora Altamirano and the local...Read more
  • 30th Street Station Philadelphia elevated train

    Getting to It and Getting Through It

    Rehabilitation of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station
    Students at the University of Maryland were tasked with reimagining the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia as a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood, repairing the urban fabric in the process. Amtrak’s main corridor through Philadelphia runs north-south just across the river from the area...Read more