Tag Archive for: AIA Conference

Building Together: Why We Loved Hanging out with Alex Gilliam

We admire leaders out there who DO the difficult, hands-on work of engaging kids in artistic, practical design projects, instead of just TALKING about Read more

AIA Urban Design Workshop

Can community collaboration create a new vision for a neighborhood? The success of a design charrette with the Tennessee Chapter Read more

AIA Team Presentations

Last week Glass House Collective and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) presented the plans from the Urban Design Workshop at the Chattanooga Trade and Convention Center. The teams were made up of architects participating in the AIA convention, neighborhood residents, urban planners, politicians, and designers. Read more

Glass House Filled with Creative Minds

Today Glass Street was filled with members of the Tennessee Chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Chattanooga community, all participants in a design charrette hosted by Glass House Collective. Read more

AIA Conference Comes to Glass Street

Glass House Collective will be hosting a design charrette with the Tennessee Chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA) on July 25th and 26th. Read more

Glass Street 3D for the AIA Conference

In preparation for AIA’s Urban Design Workshop on Glass Street later this month, Glass House Collective commissioned local entrepreneur Wes Mohney to create 3D models of the buildings on Glass Street.  Read more

Tag Archive for: AIA Conference

AIA Design Workshop

Can community collaboration create a new vision for a neighborhood? The success of a design charrette with the Tennessee Chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA) showed that it can. AIA Conference attendees came to Glass Street for a hands-on workshop that combined architecture, urban planning, design, and the experience of local residents. The teams had three hours to explore the Glass Street area and develop near-term plans for revitalization. Ideas included capitalizing on the increased foot traffic on Sundays to create the “Glass Street Gospel”; rehabilitating a nearby creek to provide green water reclamation; and extending the “safe street” zone near the elementary school to the business district. Teams also suggested using green space to engaging local families and pedestrians for public gatherings such as performances, farmer’s markets, parks, shade trees, playgrounds, a community garden.

The eight plans will be shared and discussed with East Chattanooga residents, who will refine and build on the schemes presented to create a district-wide streetscape and public space plan that will provide a roadmap to a brighter future on Glass Street.

Media:

NBC News
Chattanooga Times Free Press
News Channel 12
News Chanel 3

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