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.

Entangled Bank

One of the winning Re:Vision Dallas designs, “Entangled Bank”,  has been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival 2009.  Little Diversified Architectural Consulting (Little) will present at the Festival in Barcelona in November where category winners, Best in Show, and World Building of the Year 2009 will be selected. Entangled Bank was selected out of over 630 entries from 81 countries for the “Future Projects” category.

Check out these links for more information on Little and the World Architecture Festival:

http://www.littleonline.com

http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com

“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.

From the Dallas Observer Blog:

We’ve seen plenty of conceptual renderings of the Re:Vision Dallas finalists, but this morning, North Carolina-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting provides us with a very impressive video showcasing their self-sustaining downtown block, The Entangled Bank. Should Central Dallas Community Development Corporation and bcWORKSHOP proceed with this project — which envisions a self-sustaining development behind Dallas City Hall breaking ground some time next year — there’s a very good chance The Entangled Bank, or at least some version of it, will occupy what’s now a parking lot.

Re:Vision Dallas was part of a series on ABC World News with Charlie Gibson last night titled “Downsizing your Dream Home”. The piece focused on housing trends including buying smaller homes, energy efficiency and renting. The Re:Vision Dallas project is highlighted as a new trend towards energy efficient urban living.