Archives for March 2006
Parks Not Pipes: UACDC Plan for Habitat Housing Wins National Awards; Groundbreaking Planned
30 March 2006 | Uncategorized | No Responses
University of Arkansas planners, engineers and students have designed a new kind of neighborhood for the Benton County chapter of Habitat for Humanity. “Green” streets, storm water gardens and wetlands are among the new ideas planned for the Habitat Trails project, which has won the 2006 Education Honors Award from the American Institute of Architects and a planning award in the 2006 EDRA/Places Awards for Place Design, Planning and Research. The 2006 AIA Education Award follows a 2005 Education Award won by UACDC for their work on big box retail stores. (more…)