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2022 ULI Hines Student Competition Honorable Mention: "MOSAIC" – Ryerson University, University of Toronto, and University of Miami
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2022 ULI Hines Student Competition Honorable Mention: "Seize the Freeway" – Georgia Institute of Technology
February 22, 2022
Entry Title: Seize the Freeway
Team Code: 2022-5280
Schools: Georgia Institute of Technology
Overview (Narrative Excerpt from Original Project Submission):
Our project is a layered development plan that aspires to create an enabling environment in ten years to ultimately realize a vision set forth today by President Biden’s Infrastructure Bill to ‘Seize the Freeway’ as an act of reparation to those displaced, oppressed, harmed, and made victims of injustice.
Jury Comments: The jury loved this proposal’s bold long-term vision for turning the highway into a park. They also praised the distinctive graphic style and storytelling.
Team:
- Dishaddra Poddar (Team Leader), Master of Urban Design, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Ashlyn Oakes, Master of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Lakshmi Sahithi Datla, Master of Science in High Performance Building, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Robert Judice, Master of Real Estate Development, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Devaki Kesh, Master of Urban Design, Georgia Institute of Technology
Faculty Advisors:
- John Threadgill, Professor of Practice, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Ellen Dunham-Jones, Director, Urban Design Program, Georgia Institute of Technology