Urban Design / Policy Briefs

The Nashville Civic Design Center has been asked by Mayor Purcell to conduct an assessment of site options for the proposed new convention center, including holding public meetings to elicit a comprehensive community discussion of the issues involved. As this unfolds over the next few months, we strongly urge Urban Design Forum members to articulate their views on the list serve.

The Civic Design Center Report to the Mayor on the Proposed Convention Center is Available for Download (PDF - 17.MB)

As a basis for discussion, the following links are significant:

"Un-conventional Sites Add Complexity to Convention Center Design"
For the newest breed of urban convention centers, architects must juggle multiple uses with tricky spaces and engaging design.
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Article

Air-Rights Development: The latest Dallas Convention Center addition, built in 2002, is over railroad tracks:
http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/convention.htm

“The Music City Center for Nashville’s Future” (February 2006).
www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com

“Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy” by Heywood Sanders (January 2005) The Brookings Institution.
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20050117_conventioncenters.htm

"Is the Sky Falling on the Convention Center Industry? A Critical Review of the Brookings Institution Research Brief on Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy" by Thomas Hazinski and Hans Detlefsen of HVS Convention, Sports, & Entertainment Facilities Consulting (Pdf format, 754kb)

“Are Convention Centers a Silver Bullet?” Heywood Sanders and Bruce Katz audio on Smart City Radio (January 2005).
http://www.smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/past_shows.cfm?showsmartcityID=206&PageNum_getsmartshows=1

“SoBro” in The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City. Written and edited by Christine Kreyling. (Vanderbilt University Press 2005).
www.civicdesigncenter.org/policy-SoBro.html

“The Nashville Convention Center: Where to Put a New One and What to Do with the Old One” in The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City. Written and edited by Christine Kreyling. (Vanderbilt University Press 2005).
www.civicdesigncenter.org/policy-conventioncntr.html

Special Report from the Tennessean:
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS0202/60210024/0/BUSINESS01&theme=CONVENTION&template=theme

The KPMG reports can be downloaded from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County website: http://www.nashville.gov/finance/internal_audit/conventioncentercvb_audit.htm

PUBLIC MEETING NOTES

May 30, 2006
Downtown Public Library,
615 Church St.
Registration/ sign in begins: 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: 12:30 p.m - 2:00p.m.

Notes from Table Presentations (PDF format, 42kb)
Notes from Surveys (PDF format, 43kb)

May 31, 2006
Adventure Science Center,
800 Fort Negley Blvd.
Registration/ sign in begins: 6:30p.m.
Meeting: 7:00 p.m - 8:30p.m.

Notes from Table Presentations (PDF format, 36kb)
Notes from Surveys (PDF format, 40kb)

Addtional Information will be posted on this page as it evolves.



	NASHVILLE CONVENTION CENTER
	The Nashville Civic Design Center has been asked by Mayor Purcell to conduct an assessment of site options for the proposed new convention center, including holding public meetings to elicit a comprehensive community discussion of the issues involved. As this unfolds over the next few months, we strongly urge Urban Design Forum members to articulate their views on the list serve. The Civic Design Center Report to the Mayor on the Proposed Convention Center is Available for Download (PDF - 17.MB) As a basis for discussion, the following links are significant: "Un-conventional Sites Add Complexity to Convention Center Design" For the newest breed of urban convention centers, architects must juggle multiple uses with tricky spaces and engaging design. Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Article Air-Rights Development: The latest Dallas Convention Center addition, built in 2002, is over railroad tracks: http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/convention.htm “The Music City Center for Nashville’s Future” (February 2006). www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com “Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy” by Heywood Sanders (January 2005) The Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20050117_conventioncenters.htm "Is the Sky Falling on the Convention Center Industry? A Critical Review of the Brookings Institution Research Brief on Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy" by Thomas Hazinski and Hans Detlefsen of HVS Convention, Sports, & Entertainment Facilities Consulting (Pdf format, 754kb) “Are Convention Centers a Silver Bullet?” Heywood Sanders and Bruce Katz audio on Smart City Radio (January 2005). http://www.smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/past_shows.cfm?showsmartcityID=206&PageNum_getsmartshows=1 “SoBro” in The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City. Written and edited by Christine Kreyling. (Vanderbilt University Press 2005). www.civicdesigncenter.org/policy-SoBro.html “The Nashville Convention Center: Where to Put a New One and What to Do with the Old One” in The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City. Written and edited by Christine Kreyling. (Vanderbilt University Press 2005). www.civicdesigncenter.org/policy-conventioncntr.html Special Report from the Tennessean: http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS0202/60210024/0/BUSINESS01&theme=CONVENTION&template=theme The KPMG reports can be downloaded from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County website: http://www.nashville.gov/finance/internal_audit/conventioncentercvb_audit.htm PUBLIC MEETING NOTES May 30, 2006 Downtown Public Library, 615 Church St. Registration/ sign in begins: 12:00 p.m. Meeting: 12:30 p.m - 2:00p.m. Notes from Table Presentations (PDF format, 42kb) Notes from Surveys (PDF format, 43kb) May 31, 2006 Adventure Science Center, 800 Fort Negley Blvd. Registration/ sign in begins: 6:30p.m. Meeting: 7:00 p.m - 8:30p.m. Notes from Table Presentations (PDF format, 36kb) Notes from Surveys (PDF format, 40kb) Addtional Information will be posted on this page as it evolves.