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South Downtown Atlanta: Improvements to the Public Realm

2018 , Dunham-Jones, Ellen , Alzaabi, Mariam , Choi, Jiho , Dickinson, Coston , Dodson, Christy , Hong, Fenghuan , Khandekar, Tejas , Lancaster, Zachary , Ling, Tianqi , Rickles, Carley , Stephen, Sam (Sam Stephen Raj Baskar Sundara Raj) , Vijayanand, Karen , Xue, Bowen , Yao, Zeyue , Zha, Yilun , Zhang, Wenyue W. (Winnie)

A report by the fall 2016 MSUD studio of proposals for immediately implementable and longer-term improvements to the public realm in South Downtown Atlanta and the Government District. Designs for 14 scattered sites focus on issues of Curb Management and Streetscaping; Placemaking and Building Social Capital; Eco-Infrastructure and Urban Heat Island and the establishment of gateways at key entry

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East Savannah, GA. Urban Design Proposals - Victory Square Neighborhoods, Truman Parkway, and Sea Level Rise

2017 , Dagenhart, Richard , Debo, Thomas N. , Hong, Fenghuan , Ling, Tianqi , Xue, Bowen , Stephen, Sam , Rickles, Carly , Khandekar, Tejas , Zha, Yilun , Vijaynnand, Karen , Alz, Maryam , Dodson, Christy , Dickenson, Coston , Choi, Jiho , Yao, Zeyue , Zhang, Wenyue , Majid, Moutushi

An urban design studio conducted jointly with the Georgia Conservancy for the Victory Square Neighborhoods in Savannah, Georgia. The neighborhoods were under mandatory evacuation orders when Hurricane Irene in 1999 approached. Luckily, the hurricane passed by without damage, but the neighborhoods realized for the first time that they were vulnerable. The studio address both storm surge and sea level rise and their impacts. The critical issue was the Truman Parkway, a grade separated highway, that had disrupted the historic natural drainage and the historic Casey Canal. Urban Design proposals were for various alternative to retrofit or remove the Truman Parkway to deal with future flood events.

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Uptown Nashville

2014 , Revercomb, Catherine Blair , Plummer, Audrey , Riley, R. Dawn , Tuura, Logan , Zhang, Yigong

“Uptown Nashville” seeks to rebuild the current district identity to create a new and improved Sulphur Dell District. With the stadium development and other existing and proposed amenities acting as a catalyst, Uptown Nashville is intended to leverage existing and future amenities to foster the creation of a healthy, diverse, and profitable community.

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Retreat, Adapt, Defend - Urban Design Response to Sea Level Rise in 5 Coastal Georgia Communities

2013 , Dagenhart, Richard , Debo, Thomas N. , Adams, Kevin , Aguilar, Johnny , Alhadeff, Daniel , Blumenfeld, Amy , Cadet, Sherene , Hutchison, Alyssa , Manley, Canon , McClure, Melvin , Plummer, Audrey , Riley, R. Dawn , Tuura, Logan , Wallace, Justin , Wang, Jiawen , Zhang, Yigong

This studio is part of a Georgia Conservancy Blueprints initiative assessing impacts of climate change and sea level rise for Coastal Georgia. The studio was organized into five teams to address issues five cities: Savannah, Tybee Island, Brunswick, Darien and St. Marys. Student teams visited each city, meeting with local officials and leaders of non-profit organization who were involved in adapting to climate change.

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Reconnecting Westside Chattanooga

2018 , Dunham-Jones, Ellen , Huang, Jiaxuan , Kesarkar, Veda , Khalid, Bushra , Krinsky, Jules , Liu, Yijing (Sam) , Morgan, Erica , Sooryanarayanan, Chandru , Srinivasan, Smritika , Wang, Minye (Alice) , Wei, Snow , Yu, Jin

A report by the fall 2016 MSUD studio of proposals to retrofit the damage done to Westside Chattanooga by urban renewal in the 1960s. Student teams proposed various redevelopment strategies for US 27, the aging housing projects, and the riverfront industrial properties with the goal of reconnecting the Westside to Downtown and to the river.

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Downtown Atlanta 2041: Autonomous Vehicles and A-Street Grids

2016-08 , Dunham-Jones, Ellen , Blakeley, Meredith , Bonn, Sarah Jane , Goldstein, Eric , Huang, Shijia , McMullen, Meghan , Pang, Lu , Payson, Mikhail , Reeves, Blake , Scott, Stacy , Shrestha, Animesh

Downtown Atlanta 2041 is a speculative look 25 years into the future at the opportunities available to build on parking lots and create a walkable network of Class A streets and distinctive neighborhoods around Downtown’s many assets. The design proposals are based on conversations with stakeholders, analysis of current conditions as well as bold assumptions about the future impact of autonomous vehicles. The work was produced by graduate students at Georgia Tech in the Master of Science in Urban Design, (MSUD) spring 2016 studio, under the direction of Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones in the School of Architecture in the College of Design.

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Transit-Oriented Garden City

2013 , Hightower, John , Liao, Kai , Tao, Shiqi , Xing, Huafei , Vialard, Alice

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Cascade Road: Can We Grow the Neighborhood and the Tree Canopy?

2018 , Dunham-Jones, Ellen , Alzaabi, Mariam , Choi, Jiho , Dickinson, Coston , Dodson, Christy , Hong, Fenghuan , Khandekar, Tejas , Lancaster, Zachary , Ling, Tianqi Bruce , Rickles, Carley , Stephen, Sam , Vijayanand, Karen , Xue, Bowen , Yao, Zeyue , Zha, Yilun , Zhang, Wenyue W. (Winnie)

A report by the fall 2017 MSUD studio exploring how to subdivide a heavily wooded, sloping site in a mature suburb so as to both maximize tree canopy and diversification of the existing housing types. The study makes recommendations for revisions to the tree ordinance and development of taller and thinner building types.

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The Junction

2016 , Bonn, Sarah Jane , Date, Chirag , Stephens, Patrick , Pang, Lu , Eghbalzad, Pegah

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Nordhaven International Design Competition - Georgia Tech Entry

2013 , Dagenhart, Richard , Branum, Cassie , Finklestein, Aria , Kovacheva, Maria , Dong, Bin

The professional urban design competition was to retro-fit the Nordhaven - the North Port of Copenhagen - for a 10-year redevelopment process as a major expansion of Copenhagen emphasizing sustainable urban development. The winning project in under construction as of 2014 with substantial completion of the first phases in 2020

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