{"73061":{"#nid":"73061","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Wins International Urban Design Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s urban architecture and urban design team has won first place in the Dubai Forum on Sustainable Urban Development (DSUD).  The international competition sought the best proposal for rehabilitating Dubai\u0027s Central Business District.  Georgia Tech took the top prize, while Pavia University (Italy) placed second. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team (College of Architecture graduate students Shauna Achey, C. Scott D\u0027Agostino, Chad Stacy and Jeffrey Williams) presented their proposal last week in Dubai.  The proposal included suggestions on broad principals, design strategies and specific courses of action for next steps.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Georgia Tech project told a story,\u0022 said Professor Richard Dagenhart, who oversaw the team.  \u0022We knew from the feedback that we received right away that our project was among the best in the competition.  Everyone understood the story we were trying to tell, and that was a key indication that they understood the overall concept of the project.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It was a little intimidating to present to an international jury at first,\u0022 said Williams.  \u0022However, we were confident about our work.  I was proud to be associated with this group of world-class designers and positively represent Georgia Tech in the international arena.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team created its proposal during winter break and worked on the project during the first few weeks of spring semester.  The team\u0027s first step was to study the traditional Islamic city and traditional house forms and learn from them. The proposals then combined tradition with contemporary design for new housing, public spaces, and the tradition of Dubai\u0027s wind towers designed to be public art. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I think our students had a unique opportunity to see how architecture reveals a different cultural tradition in the Middle East\u0022 said Dagenhart.  \u0022At the same time, the international competition also showed that architectural education is very similar worldwide.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDagenhart also suggested that the biggest impact on the students might be the collaborative work itself.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It really was a unique learning opportunity,\u0022 Dagenhart said.  \u0022The students were able to work collaboratively with their professor, which is much different from or normal group or individual studio work.  I set the direction and they did the work.  If something didn\u0027t work, then they had to figure out something else.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winning team received a cash prize, part of which will be split among the students with the rest going to the College of Architecture to promote urban design and research, including recruitment of students to the program.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe  competition included five universities from around the world representing different regions. The four other universities were South Australia (Australia), Tongji (China), Pavia (Italy) and Aleppo (Syria). An international jury of architects and urban designers - from Australia, Canada, Egypt, Malasia, France and Scotland - reviewed the competition projects and selected the winners. \n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Professor Richard Dagenhart and his four-member student team won\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd1st place in Dubai sustainable urban development forum"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s urban architecture and urban design team has won first place in the Dubai Forum on Sustainable Urban Development (DSUD).  The international competition sought the best proposal for rehabilitating Dubai\u0027s Central Business District.  Georgia Tech took the top prize, while Pavia University (Italy) placed second.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech wins international competition"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2006-04-05 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:00:55","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-04-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-04-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"73062":{"id":"73062","type":"image","title":"Tech tower","body":null,"created":"1449177979","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:26:19","changed":"1475894671","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:31"}},"media_ids":["73062"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/arch\/","title":"Architecture Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}