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.

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.

06.24.2009 – The world is watching as a neglected parking lot in downtown Dallas grows closer and closer to beginning its transformation into one of the world’s most sophisticated models for sustainable urban development. The winning entries of Urban Re:Vision’s international design competition, Re:Vision Dallas, have been chosen, but with hundreds of submitted designs from the world’s top architecture firms and city planners in 26 countries, there were more than three designs worthy of the limelight. Re:Vision judges named three honorable mentions:

CO-OP Canyon houses 1,000 people in terraced cliff dwellings. Residents can gain equity in the CO-OP through their contributions to the sustenance of the community. Food is the thread that knits the community together. Residencies feature front and backyard gardens and the facility boasts a community farm.

Seeds For Integration is a compact urban development, featuring a green roof, green house and vertical farming space. Residential units range from 400-1,000 square feet, making them affordable on a variety of income levels.

Commonwealth is founded on the promotion of natural diversity, social adaptability and shared resources. Commonwealth features affordable housing in addition to a variety of community spaces including a market, cafeteria, wellness center and an outdoor event space.

“I’d like to see Dallas be at the forefront of design, sustainability and vibrancy of cities,” says Dallas Mayor, Tom Leppert. Prior to the competition, Mayor Leppert hosted urban planners and leading design professionals from around the country for an intensive “design charette” put on by Re:Vision to examine the necessary framework and community impact of what will become the first fully sustainable, urban square block in the U.S. Mayor Leppert has offered up his full support to the Re:Vision Dallas project.

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.