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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 | Author: admin

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From the mind and heart of Michelle Kaufmann-

“We had a great Re:Vision Salon last Thursday night Wade Crowfoot, West Coast Political Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, as the guest. The group and the conversation were dynamic and inspiring. The group included Wade, the team with Urban Re:Vision, Allison Arieff, Janelle Kellman, Ted Van Der Linden, Scott Badenoch, Warren Karlenzig, Christine Arena, Barry Hooper, Sally Dominguez, Nathaniel Corum, Bryan Burkhart, and other friends and colleagues.”

Want to see what else Ms. Kaufmann had to say about the Re: Vision Salon  click here.

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 | Author: admin

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“During the past 100 years a number of dramatic changes in the character of public life have taken place, all of which makes detailed and careful planning of people an essential theme within the built environment. Comparing street scenes from 100 years ago with present day street scenes, an obvious change in the volume and character of the public life stands out. In the bustling street scenes from around 1900, nearly all people are engaged in some type of necessary activities. Use of the public realm was an important part of daily life, and the spaces were filled to maximum capacity with all kinds of activities; in the process, public space functioned in the ever-present role as the essential meeting place for people.”

- From “Urban Oasis” designed by Behnisch Architects Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, who received special recognition for social responsibility.

In spring of this year we announced the  3 winning entries for the latest of the Urban Re:Vision design competitions, Re:Vision Dallas.  We are now pleased to announce the Re:Vision Dallas Special Awards, recognizing 10  teams of architects and designers from around the world who’s entries exhibited exceptional  creativity, innovation and community consideration.

The special awards categories include:

Special Recognition for Social Responsibility

Special Recognition for Being Visionary

Special Recognition for Breadth of Research

Special Recognition for Community Methodology

Special Recognition for Connection Between Public and Private Realm

Special Recognition for Interesting Technological Innovation

Click here to see complete information including team descriptions, overviews and images.

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 | Author: admin

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Which Re: Vision Dallas winner is your favorite?  Vote here to be heard.

The final winner has yet to be decided in the Re: Vision Dallas competition, but if it were left to the public, The Entangled Bank would be the runaway winner.  Recently, a poll surveying opinions on which Re: Vision Dallas entry is best for downtown Dallas has been spreading around the web.  This time however the judging panel is everyone and anyone who wants to weigh in.  As of this blog post there have been 1863 votes submitted.

Entangled Bank:  1257 (67.68%)

Greenways Xero Energy:  249 (13.13%)

Forwarding Dallas:  357  (19.19%)

Note:  The poll, albeit awesome and informative, will not decide the official winner.

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | Author: admin

Commonwealth

 

ArchDaily, the incredibly impressive online information community serving architects and designers, recently reviewed the “Commonwealth” submission from the folks at PIKL in San Diego.  Karen Cilento reports on the 300,000 square foot living space which features a 70,000 square foot commercial area.  Though not a winner in the Re: Vision Dallas contest, “Commonwealth” did receive honorable mention and will forever be an example of a possible direction the city block could have gone.

 

Visit ArchDaily for the full report.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 | Author: admin

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Over the last few weeks Re: Vision Dallas has been a hot topic in the world of sustainability.  We’ve been featured in some of the most popular and influential blogs, media portals and news services.  The following is a list of some of our favorite hits.  Stay tuned as we aren’t done yet.