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.

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.

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.

• Inhabitat takes a closer look at honorable mention receiver The Co-Op
• Konstructr’s Vik Duggal interviews John Greenan
• Cameron Sinclair of Huffington Post discusses the greening of George Bush’s backyard
• Treehugger’s Jesse Fox discusses the Re: Vision Dallas winners
• Cliff Kuang and Fast Company explore the 3 ideas behind the winning entries
• Dwell gives you their take on the winners
• Build Baby Build
• NBC Dallas Fort Worth Slide Show
• Sustainable Cities Collective
• Archicentral:
• Texas Sustainability
• Sky Studios
• Solve Climate
• Landscape Urbanism
• Otto
• Larry James’ Urban Daily
• Larry James’ Everyday Citizen
• LEED Loop
• Creative Loafing Sarasota
• Architecture Competitions
• Green Building and Enviro Trends
• Jetson Green

The Re: Vision Dallas competition brought out some of the most imaginative and innovative designs the sustainability world has ever seen.  Inhabitat recently ran an article about the Los Angeles based firm Standard’s  work titled the Co-Op, which received honorable mention.  Inspired by ancient Anasazi Indian structures, the Co-op features cliff side housing which surrounds a communal canyon.  In the spirit of the Anasazi tribe, who were known for their connection to the earth through agriculture, the Co-Op includes spaces for community gardens and kitchens.  The emphasis on creating a true community among the 1000 residents is where this design shines.  Inhabitat does a phenomenal job of summarizing the entry and is well worth the read.  Though, the Co-op was not among the 3 finalist, the design will serve to inspire other designers in the future.   

Read the Inhabitat article.

*What became of the Anasazi Indians?  Some say a massive drought; some say a war with a rival tribe wiped them out.  I prefer the more logical and entertaining option.  Aliens. 

Courtesy Treehugger writer Jesse Fox, we bring this interview with Stacey Frost of Urban Re:Vision.

“A block is to the city as a cell is to the human body.”

Stacey Frost is an interesting woman, to say the least. When this former cattle rancher, neuropsychologist and options trader decided to focus on renovating historical buildings, she became acutely aware of the need for greater sustainability in the urban environment.

The result was Urban Re:Vision, a two-year, six-part international design competition to stimulate innovative thinking about the components of a sustainable city. After collecting hundreds of original ideas, Frost set out to make her vision a reality.

Last month, a design charrette was held in Dallas, where Urban Re:Vision is leading the creation of a fully sustainable city block, complete with on-site energy, food production and affordable micro-lofts.

TreeHugger: Urban Re:Vision had a big year in 2008, holding the last of six international competitions to redefine the way we build our cities. What were your goals in holding these competitions and what has been accomplished through them?

Stacey Frost: Our goal for the series of competitions was to gather as many ideas as possible, looking at all aspects of sustainable development. We wanted to allow people to share and collaborate on these ideas with the hopes that some of them will become a reality, inspire innovation, and set an example of what the future holds.

Through each of our competitions, we were often surprised at the caliber and approach that entries took – and that for each competition a theme emerged that was unexpected. We have gathered hundreds of inspirational, and realistic, approaches to creating a new way of building sustainably.

[ Read entire interview @ Treehugger ]