Building with a sense of pride: How values drive design at a historically Black university.
When we started meeting with students and faculty almost three years ago to brainstorm what a new...
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Hill Station, the People’s Station: How a once completely hardscaped corner became the perfect neighborhood amenity.
At the corner of Beechwood and Kavanaugh in Little Rock, known as the heart of the Hillcrest...
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Thinking Outside the (Big) Box: How renovations and crafted outdoor space revitalize urban spaces.
It is fair to say that big box buildings are the American architectural blight of the second half...
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How Short-term Rentals Are Changing the Market
As cities across Arkansas work to regulate short-term rentals, mostly due to their proliferation...
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Parklet Placemaking: From Parking Spaces to Public Places – The Argenta parklet project.
What is a “parklet”? It’s a small public space created by reclaiming parallel parking spaces...
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Fort Smith’s Second City: Chaffee Crossing is booming.
Though many city administrators and leaders dream of having more land to develop and use for the...
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Can we fix it? Yes we can! Small developers make a big difference in downtown Springdale.
If you visit downtown Springdale today, you’ll find it alive with cranes — the feathered kind and...
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Urban Land Institute on Smart Growth
Much like the natural world and its climate and wildlife influenced the behaviors of our earliest...
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Uncovering a Hidden Gem in the Heart of Fayetteville: Former bank on the square restored to former glory.
In 1964, the building at 26 W. Center on the Fayetteville Square was “renovated” with a...
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A Second Act: New owners to bring luster to a former gem.
On the list of retail and entertainment developments in Little Rock, few are as ensconced in the...
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