Pre-Enacting The Pike on Nolensville
10 min read: Fourth-year Belmont O'More College of Architecture & Design Urban Design Studio students, led by Professors Dr. Fernando Lima and Dr. Josh Yates, undertook an impactful project on the Nolensville Pike Cultural Corridor—a proposed mile-long stretch celebrating Nashville’s richest concentration of ethnic diversity. In collaboration with the Civic Design Center and inspired by the vision of longtime community champion, Dr. Jose Gonzalez, they developed architectural and urban design proposals aimed at ensuring that the future of the Pike preserves its rich cultural vibrancy in the face of rapid development.
Project History:The Civic Design Center proposes a mile‑long Nolensville Cultural Corridor along Nolensville Pike in Nashville—designed to sustain and grow the area's vibrant ethnic identity amid rising development pressures. Central to the vision is Pabellón Nolensville, a multifunctional pavilion housing a culturally focused food hall, educational campus, and housing for local entrepreneurs. The plan promotes the idea of an urban design overlay that emphasizes anti‑displacement, mixed‑use development, increased density, public connectivity (including greenways and active alleys), and an open public plaza at the former school bus depot, aimed at strengthening community cohesion and equitable development in the face of increasing land values.
Massing model to illustrate future buildings could be arranged
Vision looking South from Nolensville and Craighead St
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