THE CONCEPT
THE BIG IDEA WHICH COMES OUT OF THIS INTERACTION
BETWEEN CITIZENS, ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
URBAN DESIGNERS AND GOVERNMENT IS A SIMPLE ONE:
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITIZENS KNOW HOW THEY
WANT TO SEE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
SHOPPING CENTER REBUILT,
AND
IT IS ECONOMICALLY REALISTIC BUT WILL
TAKE INNOVATION AND CONTINUING
CONTROLS.
THE DESIGNERS HAVE CAPTURED THE IDEA IN A SIMPLE DIAGRAM.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED
FACILITIES TAKE PRECEDENCE
OVER THOSE WHICH MAINLY
SERVE OUT-OF-AREA VISITORS.
FOURTEENTH STREET IS A
SAFE, VIBRANT COMMUNITY
MAIN STREET, BOTH DAY AND
NIGHT. |
THE CENTER IS ANCHORED BY A
CIVIC PLAZA ON THE NORTH AND
A COMMERCIAL CENTER AT THE
METRO STATION ON THE SOUTH.
THE SCALE OF THE
DEVELOPMENT FITS THE
EXISTING STRUCTURES
HARMONIOUSLY |
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