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Fayetteville 2030: Transit City Scenario in Fayetteville, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Article source: University of Arkansas Community Design Center

As a complement to Fayetteville’s 2030 City Plan, a 2030 Transit City Scenario Plan independently models a future based on development of a streetcar system. While city planning is generally future-oriented, scenario planning models specific futures from the insistent exploration of a particular driver through “what if” propositions.

Image Courtesy University of Arkansas Community Design Center

Architects: University of Arkansas Community Design Center
Project: Fayetteville 2030: Transit City Scenario
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Owner: City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Photography: University of Arkansas Community Design Center

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas by Safdie Architects

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Article source: Safdie Architects

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is nestled within a ravine, flanked by two hills set on one hundred and twenty acres of Ozark landscape. Upstream to the south is Crystal Springs and, beyond that, the family residence designed by the celebrated Arkansas architect Fay Jones. The hillsides, which contain a network of trails that lead to downtown Bentonville, are covered with mature growth of oaks, dogwoods and crowned by Arkansas white pine on the crest.

Crystal Bridges Aerial view of model

Architects: Safdie Architects
Project: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas

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Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Springdale, Arkansas by Marlon Blackwell (designed using AutoCAD)

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Article source: Marlon Blackwell Architect

Marlon Blackwell Architect wins World’s Best Civic and Community Building at World Architecture Festival Awards 2011

“the designers on this project really made architecture out of nothing”

Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, USA, designed by Marlon Blackwell Architect, has won the ‘World’s Best Civic and Community Building’ award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011.

The presentation of the WAF Awards are taking place during the largest global celebration of architecture – the World Architecture Festival, which is being held at the Centre Convencions International Barcelona (CCIB) this week.

West elevation (Images Courtesy Timothy Hursley)

Architect: Marlon Blackwell Architect
Name of Project: Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
Location: Springdale, Arkansas, United States of America
Category: Civic and community
WAF Entry: 2011
Award: World Architecture Festival 2011 – Category Winner
Software used: AutoCAD

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Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas by E. Fay Jones (Showcase Classics)

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Thorncrown Chapel is a chapel located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas – designed by E. Fay Jones and constructed in 1980. The design recalls Prairie School architecture – popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom Jones had apprenticed and was commissioned by Jim Reed, a retired schoolteacher.