http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sitemason Content Management System http://www.sitemason.com/ http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/rss/set/10 15 Memphis Fifth Avenue downtown schools Avenue of the Arts Chattanooga The Plan of Nashville Urban Design Projects downtown living SoBro public parks This report explores the idea of a new downtown elementary school (as originally conceived in The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City book, and a new arts magnet school - both to be located on Fifth Avenue (in SoBro and Sulfur Dell respectively). The report illustrates case studies from Chattanooga and Memphis and the success recent downtown elementary schools have had in spurring downtown residential development. In addition, the report utilizes the "Avenue of the Arts" and proximity to arts-related civic institutions to facilitate collaborations that could augment curriculum for a new arts magnet school. http://www.sitemason.com/files/fjyjfi/NCDC_DowntownSchoolscover.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2011/07/21/downtown-schools-for-nashville.194993 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2011/07/21/downtown-schools-for-nashville.194993 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:03:00 CDT Urban Design Projects Thermal Site Sulfur Dell UT CoAD Schimmenti North Gulch East Bank ballpark Nashville Sounds In Search of a New Home for the Nashville Sounds, [http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2011/07/21/in-search-of-a-new-home-for-the-nashville-sounds.194992] synthesizes past studies in which the Nashville Civic Design Center (NCDC) was involved, and is intended to aid in the efforts of determining a future relocation site for the Sounds Baseball Stadium. The report pulls together work on four different potential sites for a new stadium: Sulfur Dell, North Gulch, East Bank and the former Thermal Plant site. http://www.sitemason.com/files/gtCwnK/BASEBALLREPORT_cover_s.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2011/07/21/in-search-of-a-new-home-for-the-nashville-sounds.194992 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2011/07/21/in-search-of-a-new-home-for-the-nashville-sounds.194992 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:49:00 CDT Urban Design Projects Cohousing is a type of cooperative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods. In an effort to broaden the understanding of cohousing, learn from the community, and find ways of incorporating cohousing communities into the urban landscape, the Nashville Civic Design Center hosted a Cohousing Week in September 2010, consisting of a CityThink program, an Urban Design Forum and a Cohousing Public Workshop. This report is a compliation of the work that was done during the workshop. http://www.sitemason.com/files/jGfTYk/NCDC_CoHousingWorkshopReportFinal.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2011/04/07/co-housing.175460 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2011/04/07/co-housing.175460 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:48:00 CDT Urban Design Projects Nashville Area MPO downtown transit UT CoAD College of Architecture and Design design consideration for bridges neighborhood connectors TDOT healing the pikes downtown circulators transit oriented development The Nashville Area MPO [http://www.nashvillempo.org/] has joined forces with the Nashville Civic Design Center to begin work on four major tasks to integrate good urban design guidelines with transportation policies and investment strategies. http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2010/08/18/moving-tennessee-forward.134073 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2010/08/18/moving-tennessee-forward.134073 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:40:00 CDT Urban Design Projects Featured Project The Plan of Nashville is an ongoing project to develop a community-based vision plan and design principles for metropolitan Nashville's urban core, the area within the inner interstate highway loop and the neighborhoods adjacent to it. http://www.sitemason.com/files/j0XWus/NCCmap.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2009/02/17/nashville-convention-center.8198 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2009/02/17/nashville-convention-center.8198 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:02:00 CST Urban Design Projects Featured Project Mayor Bill Purcell announced October 6, 2005 that the Metro Parks and Recreation Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work with the Nashville Civic Design Center to create a Nashville Riverfront Redevelopment Master Plan. http://www.sitemason.com/files/kdpqJW/riverFront.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2009/02/17/nashville-riverfront-redevelopment.8199 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2009/02/17/nashville-riverfront-redevelopment.8199 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:15:00 CST Urban Design Projects Urban Design Projects ballpark Nashville Sounds The Nashville Civic Design Center, in conjunction with the Nashville Sounds and Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, is working to gather feedback on a master plan for the new Nashville Sounds baseball park and the adjacent mixed-use development proposed by Struever Bros. for downtown Nashville. As part of the process, a series of public meetings was held; the results of which will be compiled into a document. http://www.sitemason.com/files/epQCJy/newpark_aerial_small.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/11/01/master-plan-for-ballpark-and-adjacent-development.9514 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/11/01/master-plan-for-ballpark-and-adjacent-development.9514 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:59:00 CDT Urban Design Projects Urban Design Projects SoBro A study for the area south of Broadway sponsored by the Nashville Scene. Text by Christine Kreyling. City Press Publishing, Inc. copyright 1997. To download a report of this study, click here (3.6 mb) [http://www.sitemason.com/files/licMwM/SoBro.pdf] http://www.sitemason.com/files/bzThXG/sobrofront.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/10/01/the-plan-for-sobro.9527 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/10/01/the-plan-for-sobro.9527 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:31:00 CDT Urban Design Projects AIA Urban Design Projects American Institute of Architects Blueprint for America is the cornerstone of the AIA's 150th Anniversary Celebration. Intended to inspire communities to come together around architecture, Blueprint provided the opportunity for individuals to collaborate with AIA architects and share their ideas for creating livable communities. http://www.sitemason.com/files/c7JeNO/AIA150_logo.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/09/01/aia-150-blueprint-for-america.9513 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/09/01/aia-150-blueprint-for-america.9513 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:24:00 CDT Urban Design Projects Urban Design Projects At the request of the West Area Business Council (WABC), a volunteer organization formed by members of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Nashville Civic Design Center conducted a short study of the opportunities afforded in adopting portions of the area's Urban Design Overlay, especially those related to streetscaping and signage. http://www.sitemason.com/files/fCi6Z2/GH_streetscape.jpg/main.jpg http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/08/15/the-green-hills-streetscaping-signage-study.9515 http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/projects/2008/08/15/the-green-hills-streetscaping-signage-study.9515 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:23:00 CDT Urban Design Projects