Re:Vision Dallas To Announce Winners

If you were asked to transform a notoriously neglected city block in one of America’s most recognizable cities into a model example of sustainability what would you create? Hundreds of designers, architects, students and engineers entered the Re:Vision Dallas competition to answer this question. The entries were diverse, imaginative and showed an incredible passion for the future of Dallas and the world.  Mayor Tom Leppert, Central Dallas Community Development Corporation, and Dallas community organizations have to come together to select a winning design and the top 3 entries are on display at the official website for Re:Vision Dallas.

The world is watching Dallas to see how they can organize their city into a healthier community! A winning design among these three entries will be selected and construction will commence next year. Sustainable change is inevitable and with it comes job creation and the green collar economy. All three of these designs incorporate a system of sustainable livelihood by harvesting alternative energy, opportunities to create a local green economy and revitalizing a sense of community.

John Greenan, from the Central Dallas CDC, says, “ Dallas –like most sunbelt cities–has more to gain than any other area of the United States from sustainable technology. Our period of greatest energy usage coincides with the best period to produce solar energy, the summer when we need air conditioning, so we have the possibility of vastly reducing the needs for new power plants by employing renewable energy sources. Peak power and peak loads come at the same time. Texas already leads the nation in wind production. It’s possible that Re:Vision Dallas, along with other initiatives already in place, will help make Texas a leader in solar power as well, and maybe even geothermal energy. That’s just part of what the project will do. The winning designs are so striking–both beautiful and unusual–that we think the project will be a must see destination. The urban farming incorporated in the designs will bring attention to the Slow Food movement and help accelerate the growth of Dallas ’s Farmer’s Market, which is only a short distance away. In the end, I think the project will have more impact than we can even imagine now.”

To learn more about Urban Revision check out the websites www.urbanrevision.com and www.revision-dallas.com. You can also follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/urbanrevision.

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