This course will employ UTK’s watershed group to develop recommendations that will improve physical, chemical, and biological health of impaired water bodies in the region. Students should identify best management practices to reduce nonpoint pollution and improve watershed health across a diverse range of geographic conditions. Staff has long advocated for improvements in stormwater planning […]
University Department: Architecture
Spaces of Memory: Trail of Tears Commemorative Landscapes
This course will increase education and awareness about the regional sites of Trail of Tears with a focus on choreographed sensory experiences that encourage on-site engagement and interactive understanding. Students will develop comprehensive design strategies that draw upon the concept of the memorial landscape, applicable to the physical memory places along the Native American displacement […]
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Civilian Conservation Corps Heritage & Education Center
This course is meant to provide site-based and architectural programming options for the future design, development, and use of Bledsoe State Forest as an educational and tourist destination. Students will inventory, analyze, and document relevant physical and cultural conditions for development of Bledsoe State Forest and surrounding areas for future public use. They will also […]
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Shaping Light
This course was comprised of three major exercises: the design of a light modulating screen; the design of a sun shading device for Gresham City Hall’s west-facing facade; and the design of a light rail station at Civic Drive and Rockwood Station. This report describes in detail all three projects and includes samples of student […]
The Architecture of City Governance & Civic Life
Third year architecture students Tricia Stuth’s design studio “Lenoir City: the architecture of city governance and civic life” will investigate multiple sites and buildings for adaptive reuse, expansion, and redevelopment. Projects for Lenoir City Schools Administration, Lenoir City Fire Department, and in-city housing will address needs yet also illustrate opportunities to enhance the public realm. […]
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Gresham City Hall
Thirteen schemes were developed for the Gresham City Hall project under the Sustainable Cities Initiative during the winter term of 2010. Each group took a unique approach to the challenges and opportunities presented. All were concerned with density, creating viable public space, displaying sustainable systems, creating a ‘democratic’ building that emphasized public participation and visual […]
Gresham City Hall
Thirteen schemes were developed for the Gresham City Hall project under the Sustainable Cities Initiative during the winter term of 2010. Each group took a unique approach to the challenges and opportunities presented. All were concerned with density, creating viable public space, displaying sustainable systems, creating a ‘democratic’ building that emphasized public participation and visual […]
Water, Microecologies + Density
This advanced level research and development focused design studio explored the potential synergies between transit-oriented development (TOD) and habitat sensitive and low impact design. Students were asked to generate dense schemes closely tied to non-motorized transit infrastructure that were rich with green (living) amenities and that support the ecological health of the local community and […]
Barbur Boulevard: Designing a Model Civic Corridor for the 21st Century
The transit infrastructure along Barbur Boulevard in southwest Portland creates significant safety hazards due to intermittent bicycle lanes and sidewalks. The need for improved pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorist safety, as well as increased housing and public transportation options in the Southwest Corridor (SWC) of Portland have spurred an assement of the potential for transit-oriented development […]
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Barbur Boulevard: Designing a Model Civic Corridor for the 21st Century
The transit infrastructure along Barbur Boulevard in southwest Portland creates significant safety hazards due to intermittent bicycle lanes and sidewalks. The need for improved pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorist safety, as well as increased housing and public transportation options in the Southwest Corridor (SWC) of Portland have spurred an assement of the potential for transit-oriented development […]
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