Urban Design Challenge:

Local urban design teams have been tapped to create the best future for key downtown sites as part of River City Company's year long Urban Design Challenge. Six teams made up of local architects, developers & designers were chosen to create concept plans for improving the six key downtown sites.

In addition to reanimating these key opportunities for development, the Challenge stresses the importance of urban design in downtown as well as showcases our local talent in architecture and design. Team concepts were presented to the public throughout the year, and the most outstanding project was awarded in the Summer of 2012.

Winner: River City Challenge Award

The winner of the River City Challenge Award was Elemi who focused on the 4th Street corridor. This award was selected by a panel of jurors: Henry Turley, CEO of Henry Turley Company; Cheryl Morgan, Head of the Auburn Design Studio; and Scott Wall, Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Winner: Civic Vision Award

The winner of the Civic Vision Award was the BroadJump Team (Artech, HKA, BWSC) who designed a new plan for the intersection of Main and Broad Streets. This award was given based on the team with the highest number of votes by attendees at the finale event held on August 23rd at Track 29.