placemaking

Arlington Wins ‘Placemaking’ Grant to Redevelop Land Near Old Railroad Tracks

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 20, 2023 /

By John English Contributing Writer The Downtown Arlington Management Corporation scored a major coup when it landed a $75,000 grant from General Motors to turn unused railroad land into a transformative public space. Arlington, along with 69 other communities in the country were eligible for the grant, the funds from which will be used to…

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Leading Authority on Placemaking to Speak at Next Dallas Architecture Forum Event

By Leah Shafer / April 27, 2016 /

One of the country’s top experts on placemaking is visiting town to speak at the next Dallas Architecture Forum event. Fred Kent, the Founder and President of Project for Public Spaces (PPS), is widely recognized as a leading authority on revitalizing city spaces and is one of the foremost thinkers in livability, smart growth, and the future…

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Interview with an Architect: Ross Conway Champions Urban Revitalization

By Leah Shafer / May 15, 2015 /

In our ongoing series, Interview with an Architect, we speak with leading voices in the North Texas architecture community and learn about their work, development issues in our community, and good design practices and principals (you can read the last one here). Ross Conway, AIA, LEED AP, is Senior Associate and Design Director in the Lifestyle…

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