The reuse of existing buildings is one of the highest forms of sustainable design, and here’s a fact sheet from the National Trust for Historic Preservation that can help you convey that message.
One of the priority issues of Downtown Voices Coalition is preservation. Summary recommendations are listed below; more detailed position statement here.
Historic designation proceedings [...]
[Source: Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic] — A museum that hearkens to the layered cultural spirit of the former Phoenix Madison Square Garden will be unveiled today in a new building where the downtown popular arena once stood. The old building, which had been home to boxing and wrestling matches but also musical shows and [...]
[Source: Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic] — In 1989, Phoenix looked more like an urban wasteland than the beating heart of a growing metropolis. Back then, Art Detour was all too apt a name for a trek into downtown to visit galleries and studios. An Arizona Republic report called the five-hour self-guided tour, with 18 stops, [...]
[Source: Eugene Scott, Arizona Republic] — A San Diego-based developer hopes to bring luxury townhouses, condominiums, and apartments to North Third Street, near Thomas Road. “The plan is to develop a very high-end, five-star retirement living community on that 9-acre piece of land,” said Joe Pinsonneault, developer of Montage Senior Living.
The project would replace the [...]
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