Charlotte Olympics and Legacy Plan: The Linked City

Charlotte Olympics and Legacy Plan:

Charlotte 2024

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the 2024 Olympics: a catalyst for the linked city What if Charlotte hosted the 2024 Olympics?

Could the additional infrastructure required to host the Games leave a positive legacy for the city to grow from? These questions were posed

by UNC Charlotte’s Master of Architecture urban design studio, resulting in this proposal for a 2024 Olympic bid and post-Olympics growth by 2030.

map charrette

conceptual design process

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What will Charlotte look like in 2030?

Proposing Charlotte, NC to host the 2024 Olympics provides the city with an opportunity to redefine its identity for future generations.

Uptown Charlotte is defined by its edge, I-277, encompassing roughly 2.5 square miles of the inner city. Our vision for the Olympics in Charlotte rests on a core concentration of events and services that will better link its wards, interconnecting them with a pedestrian and transit Loop that will ring the city.

Establishing a new identity for Charlotte can be accomplished through strengthening Charlotte’s Uptown environment by expanding on current infrastructure as well as proposing new amenities like the Loop. Within the Loop, each of Charlotte’s wards will be enhanced to attract people to the city. The four wards will retain their individual character connected through the Loop, creating a path through and around the city, building on residential neighborhoods, and strengthening the urban core.

After the Olympics, by 2030, increased density in the city center will promote a creative and sustainable urban environment, making Charlotte a viable city for future generations.

Design Goals Rooted in the 2020 Vision Plan This proposal for the 2024 Olympic bid strategically implements and enhances many of the goals of Charlotte’s existing 2020

initial visioning sketch

Vision Plan. Particular attention was given to Goals 1, 5, 6, and 8, namely: Urban Design and Sustainability, Walkable Full Service Neighborhoods, Interconnected Natural and Recreational Amenities, and Multi-Dimensional Transportation System, respectively. From the onset of the design process, concepts incorporated substantial new park space, transportation systems, pedestrian networks, and sustainable design principles.

Large-scale, iconic forms and infrastructure

early development diagram

were developed to give Charlotte a more memorable identity. Anticipating future population growth, substantial increases in number of residential units were added to all of Uptown’s wards, promoting the growth of each ward as a unique Uptown neighborhood in which residents can live, work, and play.

The images below highlight some of the process design work completed by the studio that led to the proposed concept described on the following pages.

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Olympic Precedents Olympic city precedent studies The beginning half of the semester looked at past designers given a central role, and spatial Olympics to The figure out wherehalf weof wanted to situateinvestigated concentration.ofWe also thoughtand it was important thata central role beginning the semester brownfields sustainability, ourselves inpast the Olympics development of the Charlotte walkability and transit were addressed, aligns to figure out where to situate given to architects andwhich urban designers, and Olympics. Post Olympic Assessment highlighted with spatial concentration. the development of the Charlotte Olympics. spatial concentration of Olympic infrastructure. several key features that aided a successful Olympics.

Post-Olympic Assessment highlighted several It was important that walkability and transit These features included the redevelopment of brown key features that aided a successful Olympics. were addressed, which aligns with spatial fields and sustainability, architects and urban

The diagram below demonstrates the venue distribution of past Olympic cities as well as their commitment to the key features for successful Olympics mentioned prior.

These features included the redevelopment concentration.

host city date Atlanta 1996 project budget cost $1.5 Billion actual cost $1.8 Billion

London 2012

$10.4 Billion $13.9 Billion

dispersed fully addressed

partially addressed

don’t addressed

Charlotte 2024

$14 Billion unknown 4

sustainability sustainability designed planning designed planning spatial concentration spatial concentration transit transit walkability walkability

Sydney 2000

Barcelona 1992

$3.8 Billion

$3 Billion

Barcelona $11.4 Billion1992

$3 Billion

Athens 2004

$7 Billion

$11.4 Billion

Athens 2004 $15 Billion

$7 Billion $15 Billion

Sydney 2000 $6.6 Billion

$3.8 Billion $6.6 Billion

Beijing 2008

$23 Billion Beijing 2008 $43 Billion

$23 Billion $43 Billion

concentrated concentrated Rio de Janeiro 2012

$14.4 Billion

Rio de Janerio 2012 unknown

$14.4 Billion unknown

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concept: the linked city Of all of the design drivers for the Olympics and Legacy Plan, walkability, connectivity, and access to green space were always the main focus.

The concept of “the linked city,” diagrammed below, shows how the 2024 Olympics acts as a catalyst for development in Uptown, resulting in a denser, better connected, and more walkable city center. Growth is concentrated in each of Charlotte’s existing four wards, as well as in an additional proposed “Olympic Ward”

that will include the new Olympic Park and the existing residential area north of Third Ward.

Various types of support infrastructure for the Olympics will be distributed throughout all five wards, bringing opportunities for growth to each of Uptown’s neighborhoods.

In the diagram to the right below, Charlotte’s wards, including the new Olympic Ward, are outlined with a distorted version of the Olympic rings. The image of the Olympic rings suggests that the wards are already linked by

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their adjacency, but additional connective infrastructure is proposed to connect the wards even better along their periphery (diagrammed as dashed purple lines). The Loop, an elevated local rapid transit line will encircle all five wards, linking all of the existing wards to the new Olympic Ward and to each other. Likewise, the Olympic Concourse, a proposed system of parks and pedestrian/bike paths, will link Third Ward, Uptown’s entertainment district and cultural center, to the new Olympic Ward.

residential and mixed-use typologies and the Loop

Olympic Concourse

2024 Olympic proposal

the Loop

the five linked wards

Charlotte 2014

layers of linked development

development over time This proposal not only considers the 2024 Olympics but also builds a legacy for Charlotte after the games have ended. These images depict the extent of Charlotte’s proposed growth in both 2024 and 2030.

The 2024 Plan 11% Residential : ~ 4.5 million s.f.

19% Residential : ~ 18.3 million s.f.

18%

~ 26,326 units added

Residential : ~ 18.9 million s.f. ~ 1,084 units added

In 2024, the major changes proposed for Charlotte are to introduce a combined green and transit Loop, Olympic venues, mixeduse buildings, and residential districts that accommodate various activities to engage citizens and visitors inside and outside the Loop. Anchoring the Loop with the new Olympic Stadium relies on existing transportation as well as a proposed elevated pedestrian rail stopping every ½-mile to create a rich, connected urban environment.

49% Office : ~ 21 million s.f.

24%

Office : ~ 22.3 million s.f. ~ 5,600 units added

5%

Hotel : ~ 5.2 million s.f. ~ 5,600 units added

Retail : ~ 5.2 million s.f. ~ 2,267 units added 42% Green Space : ~ 40.5 million s.f.

5%

Hotel : ~ 6.9 million s.f. ~ 1,750 units added

5%

Retail : ~ 5.4 million s.f ~ 100 units added

Green Space : ~ 41.5 million s.f.

Retail : ~ 2.5 million s.f

2024 Uptown Charlotte

14% Green Space : ~ 6 million s.f.

2014 Uptown Charlotte

7%

Hotel : ~ 1.3 million s.f.

18% Parking Spaces : ~ 7.5 million s.f.

5%

Total Square Footage: ~42.8 million s.f.

Parking Spaces : ~ 5 million s.f.

64% OPEN

0.002 acres (87 s.f.) / person 494 people / acre

5%

Parking Spaces : ~ 5 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~100.4 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~96.5 million s.f.

2% OPEN park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 29.35 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown population: 14, 495 people

green space

Office : ~ 22.7 million s.f. ~ 2,620 units added

41%

2030 Uptown Charlotte

3% 5%

23%

66% OPEN

park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 815.9 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown projected population(5% growth): 61,256 people

park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 849.5 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown projected population(5% growth): 67,763 people

0.013 acres (566 s.f.) / person 75.5 people / acre

0.012 acres (522.7 s.f.) / person 79.2 people / acre

7,397

Surface Lot Spaces

Olympic venues

46,308

Total Parking Spaces

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residential the Loop commercial

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Potential High Density Housing Units**

46,308

8,895

Parking Spaces

Housing Units

14,495

Residents

2014 Uptown Charlotte Parking **46,308 total parking spaces/ 3= 15,436 [1 parking space = ~200 sf; 3 parking space = ~600 sf = small studio apartment]

$3 Billion Barcelona 1992

$1.5 Billion Atlanta 1996

$3.8 Billion $7 Billion $23 Billion $10.4 Billion $14.4 Billion $14 Billion Sydney 2000

Athens 2004

Beijing 2008

London 2012

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Charlotte 2024

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Projected Olympic Budgets

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Hotel Rooms currently Uptown Charlotte

9,819

Hotel Rooms in 2024 Uptown Charlotte

Hotel Rooms Needed for Large Events *+ 1 Hotel with 1,000 + Rooms

15,000

Hotel Rooms Needed DNC Host City

18,000-20,000

Hotel Rooms Needed SUPER BOWL Host City*

45,000

Hotel Rooms Needed OLYMPICS Host City

The 2030 Plan In 2030, the post-Olympics strategy is to increase the density of housing within and around the Loop, providing a creative and sustainable urban environment and making Charlotte a viable city for future generations.

Adding to existing housing sites as well as replacing Panthers’ Stadium with residential towers will help establish Charlotte as an attractive place for businesses and families given its balance of infrastructure with ample green space.

11% Residential : ~ 4.5 million s.f.

19% Residential : ~ 18.3 million s.f.

~ 26,326 units added

18%

Residential : ~ 18.9 million s.f. ~ 1,084 units added

23%

Office : ~ 22.7 million s.f. ~ 2,620 units added

7%

Hotel : ~ 6.9 million s.f. ~ 1,750 units added

5%

Retail : ~ 5.4 million s.f ~ 100 units added

49% Office : ~ 21 million s.f.

24%

Office : ~ 22.3 million s.f. ~ 5,600 units added

5%

Hotel : ~ 5.2 million s.f. ~ 5,600 units added

Retail : ~ 5.2 million s.f. ~ 2,267 units added 42% Green Space : ~ 40.5 million s.f.

5%

Retail : ~ 2.5 million s.f

2024 Uptown Charlotte

14% Green Space : ~ 6 million s.f.

2014 Uptown Charlotte

Green Space : ~ 41.5 million s.f.

Hotel : ~ 1.3 million s.f.

18% Parking Spaces : ~ 7.5 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~42.8 million s.f.

5%

Parking Spaces : ~ 5 million s.f.

64% OPEN

0.002 acres (87 s.f.) / person 494 people / acre

5%

Parking Spaces : ~ 5 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~100.4 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~96.5 million s.f.

2% OPEN park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 29.35 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown population: 14, 495 people

2030 Uptown Charlotte

3% 5%

41%

66% OPEN

park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 815.9 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown projected population(5% growth): 61,256 people

park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 849.5 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown projected population(5% growth): 67,763 people

0.013 acres (566 s.f.) / person 75.5 people / acre

0.012 acres (522.7 s.f.) / person 79.2 people / acre

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2014 Uptown Charlotte Parking

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typologies for new buildings and infrastructure

Olympic Concourse The Olympic Concourse connects the new Olympic venues to Uptown Charlotte through pedestrian/bike trails and parks. It consists of the Olympic Stadium & Park, Cultural Concourse, Cap Park, and Aquatic Center.

Olympic Stadium & Park

Cultural Concourse

Cap Park

Aquatic Center

Olympic Village

The new Olympic Stadium is built into an extensive, parklike landscape that incorporates retail, an indoor practice field, hotels, office space, and stadium support uses.

The Cultural Concourse connects the Olympic Stadium & Park to the Levine Avenue of the Arts through over a mile of pedestrian and bike trails.

The Cap Park creates new green space over I-277 and connects the Olympic Stadium to the Aquatic Center.

The Aquatic Center terminates the Cap Park and highlights the unique views of Uptown.

The Olympic Village will house athletes during the games and will be converted to university dormitories and mid-density housing for First and Fourth Wards after.

Asian Games Stadium, Incheon, South Korea

Olympic Concourse, London, United Kingdom

HRON, Helsingor, Denmark

Olympics Aquatics Center, London, United Kingdom

Olympic Village, London, United Kingdom

2024 olympic typologies: venues and infrastructure directly related to the 2024 Olympics that also support Charlotte’s growth and vision plan

The Loop

Loop-Integrated Tower

High-Density Towers

Old Stadium Site Retail

Old Stadium Site Towers

The Loop is a combined local rapid transit line and linear park that runs around Wards 1-4 as well as the new Olympic Ward to better connect Uptown Charlotte and the new Olympic venues.

This mixed-use tower acts as a plug-in piece to the Loop and offers a variety of program uses that include: retail, office space, hotel, and residential.

These mixed-use residential towers will be mid-density in 2024 and can be added onto to become high-rise towers by 2030.

After the Olympics, Panthers’ Stadium will be replaced with residential and retail buildings with green roofs to connect shopping to the park.

Mixed-use towers with compact housing units and office space will replace Panthers’ Stadium after the Olympics.

High Line, New York City, USA

4Tower, Shenzhen, China

YON, Seoul, South Korea

support typologies: buildings and infrastructure indirectly related to the Olympics

Nine Dragon Housing Complex, Suizhong, China

Nine Dragon Housing Complex, Suizhong, China

legacy typologies: post-Olympics typologies

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The Aquatic Center is located at an intersection of the Loop and the Olympic Concourse and highlights views of Uptown’s skyline and adds to the vibrant experience of the linear park.

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using existing local and regional venues Regional Venues

The College Campus

Suburban Landscape

Based on prior Olympics precedent analyses, Charlotte will take a hybrid approach to locating venues, creating a concentrated core of Olympics infrastructure in Uptown with certain other venues utilizing existing facilities around the region.

Central Piedmont Community College American Legion Memorial Stadium

Lake Norman • A new venue will be added for seating and judge housing during the sailing and triathlon events.

• The rural aspects of the area and the established facilities and abilities to host large scale endurance events allow this to be a perfect venue.

The Greater Mecklenburg County Area will be able to house a majority of the Olympic events.

Existing infrastructure in cities outside the county (Rock Hill and Belmont) will host a few events that cannot fit functionally within Mecklenburg County.

County Venues US National Whitewater Center • The USNWC is already prepared for Olympic events, as it is currently used as training grounds. With its expansive landscape, it will be able to remodel its existing mountain bike trails to become Olympics-worthy.

• Temporary beach volleyball seating and courts will be constructed on the existing grounds, as well as temporary seating for the water sports.

Bojangles Coliseum • •

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The Coliseum will receive interior upgrades for the events. This will include floor upgrades and concourse upgrades.

Access from the trolley car off of Central Avenue will be provided from the trolley stop to the Coliseum.

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The American Legion Memorial Stadium will receive an upgrade in seating and a new canopy system that will highlight the Uptown skyline beyond.

The renovations will allow for larger events to take place in the stadium and give Charlotte a secondary large venue with continued occupation by CPCC.

Johnson C. Smith University Irwin Belk Complex • • •

The Belk Stadium will receive a canopy upgrade over the existing concourse, which will be permanent.

The temporary concourses surround the stadium and will be removed after the games.

The improvements to the existing facilities will help to re-establish the stadium within the campus.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Richardson Stadium • The existing stadium is planned to be upgraded by 2020 to increase capacity.

• A new skin will be added to the existing facility in order to provide a marked sense of place during the Olympics as well as for the campus athletics in the future.

Rock Hill • •

The existing Velodrome and the future BMX Track that will be existing for the games will be upfitted in order to meet IOC Standards.

The city’s connection will be freeway access through I-77 as well as a public bus option from the I-485 Light Rail stop in South Charlotte.

Belmont • The rural nature of Belmont will be home to the horse park. This will be a large -scale construction project in footprint, but it will mainly consist of temporary concourses, leaving permanent arenas for the establishment of Belmont as a horse town by 2030.

Lake Norman Stumpy Creek - Existing

Belmont Horse Park - New

UNC Charlotte Campus - Existing

J.C. Smith University Irwin Belk Complex - Existing

Catawba River US National Whitewater Center - Existing

Elizabeteh Memorial Stadium - Existing

Uptown Charlotte Olympic Stadium- New Panther’s Stadium- Existing

Midwood Bojangles Coliseum - Existing

Uptown Charlotte Aquatic Center - New 3 mi.

Uptown Charlotte Convention Center - Existing Time Warner Cable Arena - Existing 9 mi.

Rock Hill, South Carolina Riverwalk - Existing

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new and existing Uptown venues Uptown Charlotte: Main Stage of the Olympics Many of the final events for the Olympics will be held in Uptown, where the majority of new development has been concentrated.

A new Olympic Stadium for track and field

events and ceremonies will be built, as well as a new Aquatic Center. Existing venues like Panthers’ Stadium, TIme Warner Cable Arena, the Convention Center, Memorial Stadium, and Belk Field will also receive upgrades as needed to host events during the 2024 Olympic Games.

Belk Field

Olympic Stadium - New

0.25 mi.

Panthers Stadium

0.50 mi.

Convention Center

Memorial Stadium

0.75 mi.

Aquatic Center - New

1.00 mi.

Time Warner Cable Arena

1.25 mi.

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Memorial Stadium at Central Piedmont Community College

SOLAR smart PV canopy

4,000 new seats

Memorial Stadium Upfit The stadium will rejuvenate the Central Piedmont Community College campus by creating boulevard-type streets around the stadium, which will lead through the heart of the urban campus. This will allow the campus to create new infrastructure directly related to the Olympics.

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Resiliant film of photovoltaic panels.

Santiago Calatrava Athens Olympic Stadium | 2004

Photovoltaic Film

Built: 1936 Capacity: Existing: 21,000 | Total New: 25,000 Events: Soccer | Field Hockey

New intelligent roof skin that shades the field.

New canopy structure.

The stadium will maintain the existing structure with the exception of the press box, which will be upgraded and replaced, removing some seating.

Increased seating will complete the bowl form.

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Olympic Football

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Capacity: approx. 5,000.

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Capacity: approx. 10,000.

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Seating will be added on the south side of the stadium, making up for the lost seating and adding approximately 4,000 additional seats.

A new spanning roof canopy will be added to the stadium to give comfort to the attendants in the hot summers of Charlotte. The roof will also be home to several sustainable technologies including solar panels and rainwater retention systems.

Upgraded field size

pedestrian access and revitalized connection to the Gold Line Trolley

Connection to Uptown creates a new vibrant street life.

new south concourse seating

Connected to the future Gold Line (trolley).

new press box photovoltaic panel canopy system that will sustain the energy needs for the stadium new roof canopy spanning structure

The existing sunken, landform site.

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Stadium upgrades must preserve the skyline view.

Tensile PV Canopy System

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Irwin Belk Field at Johnson C. Smith University Belk Sports Complex Upfit The upgraded and renovated stadium will give the Johnson C. Smith Campus much more of a visual presence within the city. The stadium will attract not only local amateur sporting events, but also facilitate the growth of an athletic program on campus.

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4,500 15,500 existing seats

temporary seats

Pier Luigi Nervi Florence Municipal Stadium | Rome - 1951

Concrete canopy to provide shading.

Concrete structure attached to the existing concourse.

Built: 2003 Capacity: Existing: 4,500 | Total New: 20,000 Events: Soccer | Field Hockey

The existing concourse with new concrete canopy.

The existing stadium will be renovated and remain mostly intact, with a new canopy added over the existing concourse.

The new seating concourse.

Capacity: approx. 20,000 A new PV field.

Team Canada Solar Decathalon House DOE - 2011

The existing seating.

Capacity: 4,000.

Olympic Hockey

A new broadcast press box.

Olympic Football

The existing field will be upgraded to preserve the view of the skyline.

Stadium Entrance, connected to the Gold Line (Trolley).

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Temporary seating will be erected to surround the stadium on three sides. it will slope down on the south side in order to preserve the visual connection to the Uptown Charlotte skyline.

The renovation and addition will help to revitalize the area alone with a newly renovated pedestrian corridor on campus and around the stadium. This will also help to enhance the connection to the commuter rail line. The stadium will be an upgraded sports venue for the school in order to better prepare the school for athletic expansion.

Existing field (to remain)

pedestrian access and revitalized connection to the Gold Line Trolley photovoltaic panel field that will sustain the energy needs for the stadium existing seating concourse, to be upgraded

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Jerry Richardson Stadium at UNC Charlotte

DIGITAL facade wrap

TEMPORARY facade structure

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Jerry Richardson Stadium

The stadium will serve as the main gathering point and center of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Olympic venue campus.

The stadium will be a satellite center of the main Olympic Park and Stadium in Uptown Charlotte.

Herzog de Meuron Allianz Arena, Munich - 2005

The digital canvas adjusted display.

Lightweight, digital canvas wrapping.

Built: 2013 Capacity: Existing: 45,000 Events: Soccer | Field Hockey

Temporary canopy support structure.

The stadium will receive major upgrades just before the Olympic events begin. Along with the large upgrade in seating, a new lightweight structure will be constructed around the seating.

Increased seating capacity.

Full capacity: 45,000.

Populous London Olympic Stadium - 2012

New broadcast booth.

Exisitng lower concourse.

Capacity: approx. 15,000.

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Connection to the Blue Line.

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The new structure will support a digital skin that will wrap the stadium and act as a display board in order to further connect the satellite event campus of UNCC to the main Olympic stage in Uptown Charlotte.

The stadium will act as a hub for all of the events hosted by UNCC. It will be the center of activity and connection to the light rail line as well as the surrounding neighborhoods and commercial districts.

pedestrian access to the Blue Line existing press box new, expanded press box new digital canvas shell and canopy wrap

The digital canvas adjusted display.

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Lightweight, digital canvas wrapping.

Temporary Digital Fabric Canopy System

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Temporary Structural Spanning Element Future Press Box

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Olympic Aquatic Center

SKYLINE view as backdrop

9,000 temporary seats

New Olympic Aquatic Center

The new aquatic center will house the swimming and diving competitions during the games. The center will feature the city as a backdrop to the competition and use removable seating, which will be replaced with offices and gym space after the games.

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Northern, glass dome system.

Breathable skin wrapped around interior structural members.

Structural shell.

Temporary seating above boradcasting booth and permanent seating below.

Capacity: 9,000.

Press and broadcasting booths.

Temporary seating concourse.

Capacity: 3,000 New 25m x 16m diving pool.

New 50m x 25m Olympic pool.

Proposed cap park access.

Stadium entrance, connected to the Blue Line and street.

Proposed loop and cap park location.

Existing empty site.

Constructed: 2024 Capacity: 12,000

(Temporary: 9,000 | Permanent: 3,000)

Events: Swimming | Diving The new Aquatic Center will replace the existing Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center and become a new hub for Charlotte Swimming, reintroducing the city to the national swimming community.

Three-quarters of the seating will be temporary and will be replaced with offices and a public gym after the Olympics have ended. This will allow the Aquatic Center to maintain capacity during the games, and change scale to serve the city’s future needs.

The city skyline infiltrates the building through the prevalent, north-facing glazing system which serves as a backdrop for the swimmers and divers during their events.

pedestrian and light rail access via the Loop press and broadcast box north/south LYNX light rail (elevated at the site)

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Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium

2,000 future seats

85,000

The new stadium will feature the skyline of Charlotte prominently. The Olympic torch, resting high on its arch, will frame the city and become a symbol of the Olympic games.

The stadium will feature track and field, but it will become more than a single venue in the future, hosting both an NFL and MLS team.

permanent seats

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Abdol-Aziz Farmanfarmaian Azadi Tehran Stadium | 1973

The torch will sit atop the stadium wtith the skyline as a backdrop.

Exterior ramp access allows access to all levels of the stadium from the park.

Upper and Lower level concourses with Press Box Level Between.

Capacity: 85,000

Hernando Suarez Juventus Stadium | 2011

Post-Olympic concourse to be added with the reduction in field size.

Capacity: approx. 2,000 Stadium strucutre shell to support new ramps and interior infrastructure.

Landform Park access to stadium on all sides.

NFL/ MLS Field.

125yd x 68yd Track and Field 200yd x 100yd

New Red Line airport rail connection and station.

Existing site to be reclaimed from industrial program.

Connection to the Cap Park

Constructed: 2024 Capacity: 85,000 Events: Track and Field The new stadium will be a large-scale, landform structure sitting within a programmatic hub for the Olympic games. The stadium will feature an ‘in-ground’ feeling as it will be surrounded by a park ramping system allowing visitors to enter on any level of the stadium and transition directly into the park when exiting.

Sitting atop an exposed structure that completes the stadium’s bowl appearance will be the Olympic torch, which frames the city’s skyline. The skyline backdrop to the stadium will be prominently featured and become the symbol of the games within the context of the city.

Serving as the replacement for Panthers’ Stadium after the Olympic games, the stadium will be converted into a new venue for the Carolina Panthers capable of hosting the NFL Super Bowl and a new Major League Soccer Team for Charlotte.

Existing and new public park space Infill seating for conversion of stadium post Olympics Shell ramp structure Commuter rail like and rail station

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This perspective depicts the legacy of park space that will remain in Uptown Charlotte after the Olympic games. By 2030 and beyond, density will build up around the Loop and Olympic Concourse.

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the Olympic Concourse Linking the Uptown to Olympic Venues through Green Space

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The Olympic Concourse is a series of parks, pedestrian paths, and bike trails that loops through both Third Ward and the new Olympic Ward. It consists of four parts: the Olympic Park and Stadium, the Cap Park, the Aquatic Center, and the Cultural Concourse.

As seen in the green space diagrams to the left, by 2030, the Olympic Concourse will infiltrate the urban fabric of Uptown even more as green-lined boulevard streets.

The following sections describe each portion of the 2024 Olympic Concourse in detail, as well as the 2030 boulevard proposals.

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Charlotte green space compared to Central Park, NY

green space in Charlotte

view of the concourse from the Aquatic Center towards Cap Park

Olympic Park and Stadium

Cultural Concourse

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I-277 Cap Park

Aquatic Center

Olympic Concourse plan

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Olympic Park and Stadium A Stadium Wrapped in Landscape The main Olympic Stadium will host track and field events as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

The stadium is part of a landform megastructure, where the roof surfaces are actually a public park space. Green and paved ramps wrap up

and around the stadium to permit entry and pedestrian movement at a variety of levels around the stadium itself. A Loop station, three hotels (one of which will be converted to office space post-Olympics), and ample, stadiumsupporting commercial space are integrated into the landform megastructure. There is also an indoor practice track, which two of the hotels will overlook.

Modeled based on the capacity of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, the Charlotte Olympic Stadium will be able to host 85,000 spectators.

The seating components will be installed in temporary positions for the Olympics to be reconfigured for the football stadium after the games.

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Olympic Stadium

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street level commercial

stadium commercial

stadium support spaces

view of Uptown from Olympic Stadium in 2024

2024 plan of Olympic Park and Stadium

1” = 500’

Loop station

Olympic Park

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Olympics Track and Field Stadium Transforms to Panthers’ Football Stadium by 2030 After the Olympics, Panthers’ Stadium will be demolished to make way for new mixed-use development, and the Olympic Stadium will be transformed into the new Panthers’ Stadium

and will be capable of hosting a future Major League Soccer team.

Since a football field is significantly smaller than an Olympic-sized track, the temporary 2024 Olympics seating will be reconfigured to accommodate the new use of the stadium. The seating will simply be rearranged and structure

modified as necessary in order to maintain a capacity of 87,000 in anticipation of Charlotte’s potential participation in NFL Super Bowls.

Additionally, by 2030 the hotel closest to the Loop will be converted into office space. The indoor practice track will also be converted to serve as the Panthers’ practice field.

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I-277 Cap Park The concept of the Cap Park is to create a retail area that links South End to Uptown by providing ample retail, dining, and hotel programs. The Cap Park contains three blocks that make up a cohesive green space that extends to the new Olympic Stadium.

Along with a series of bike and pedestrian paths that occupy the outer edge of the cap, a water feature and open park space are integrated into the Cap Park design.

The green ramp that ascends to the top of the proposed mixed-use program provides views to the city and creates a unique pedestrian experience. Beneath the ramp are a series of retail spaces that front the proposed greenway, which will generate revenue and attract people from both the outer neighborhoods as well as Uptown.

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Cultural Concourse Connecting the Olympics to Charlotte’s Uptown Cultural Core

main Olympic Stadium to Charlotte’s arts and cultural core along Tryon Street.

In time for the 2024 Olympics, the Levine Avenue of the Arts will be converted from a two-way vehicular street to a pedestrian- and bike-only concourse. The northeastern leg of the Olympic Concourse, the Cultural Concourse will extend from the new Olympic Park to The Green, and it will serve primarily to connect the

The concourse will add over a mile of pedestrian and bike trails to Uptown. The trails will be uninterrupted by vehicular traffic in the city center by bridging over Church and Mint Streets. Closer to the Olympic Stadium Park, the concourse will widen to include 4.5 acres of recreational park space between the

pedestrian and bike trails. At the opposite end of the concourse, The Green will be extended to include an adjacent surface parking lot, which will more than double its area and connect it to the Gantt Center.

Including the trails, recreational park space, and The Green expansion, the Cultural Concourse will add 17.5 acres of park and recreational space to Uptown Charlotte.

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its end points and a medium-sized park integrated along the concourse itself. As a minimally interrupted set of trails, the Cultural Concourse will promote biking and walking between sports venues and the Uptown core along Tryon Street both during and after the 2024 Olympic Games.

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from Olympic Village to Center City campus Olympic Housing to UNCC Dorms Below is an image of housing for 2024 and the eventual mid-density residential sector of Uptown Charlotte. This residential center will grow around a few key factors. One is the light rail that will connect Uptown with several venues during the Olympics. At the time of

the Olympics, the housing will be able to accommodate nearly 22,000 Olympians, staff, trainers, etc. Another factor is the eventual growth of UNC Charlotte’s Uptown campus. With the addition of university housing, as well as park space, this area will be a vibrant place to live and work, drawing interest into the core of Charlotte’s Uptown.

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2024: Olympic Village Within this four block by four block area, the Olympians will be housed in close proximity to all venues and central to the Loop. Housing is being placed next to the light rail for easy and

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efficient connection to venues and access to the rest of the city.

The Loop is a short walk from all housing and very easy to get to. The Loop offers even further connection to the five wards of the city

that the light rail does not directly connect to. Olympians will have no problem getting to and from venues and around the entire Uptown area.

2030: Legacy Housing By 2030, the Olympic housing will have been converted in one of two ways. Two of the housing blocks will be converted into student dorms, supplying housing for the expanding

UNC Charlotte Uptown campus. The remaining housing, as well as the additional buildings, will all become mid-density residential for First and Fourth Wards. The growth of the residential blocks spawns at or around transit lines, offering easy access to public transportation

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Residential : ~ 18.9 million s.f. ~ 1,084 units added

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Office : ~ 22.7 million s.f. ~ 2,620 units added

7%

Hotel : ~ 6.9 million s.f. ~ 1,750 units added

5%

Retail : ~ 5.4 million s.f ~ 100 units added

49% Office : ~ 21 million s.f.

Linking the Wards through Local Rapid Transit 24%

Office : ~ 22.3 million s.f. ~ 5,600 units added

The Loop is a proposed 5% elevated local rapid transit line connecting to5% Charlotte Douglas Airport and encircling First, 42%Second, Third, and Fourth3%Wards, linking all of the existing wards to 5% the new Olympic Ward and to each other. The 14% Loop extension to Charlotte Douglas Airport will follow West Boulevard as a rail car until 18% intersecting with the airport making the city of Charlotte an easily accessible international destination.

5% Hotel : ~ 5.2 million s.f. ~ 5,600 units added

Retail : ~ 5.2 million s.f. ~ 2,267 units added Green Space : ~ 40.5 million s.f.

41%

Green Space : ~ 41.5 million s.f.

Hotel : ~ 1.3 million s.f.

Retail : ~ 2.5 million s.f

Parking Spaces : ~ 7.5 million s.f.

2030 Uptown Charlotte

2024 Uptown Charlotte

2014 Uptown Charlotte

Green Space : ~ 6 million s.f.

Parking Spaces : ~ 5 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~42.8 million s.f.

5%

Parking Spaces : ~ 5 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~100.4 million s.f.

Total Square Footage: ~96.5 million s.f.

the Loop LYNX Red Line - Proposed Commuter Rail Extension

2% OPEN

64% OPEN

park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 29.35 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown population: 14, 495 people

park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown projected population(5% growth): 61,256 people

park acreage (excluding cemetery) in uptown: 849.5 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown projected population(5% growth): 67,763 people

0.013 acres (566 s.f.) / person 75.5 people / acre

0.012 acres (522.7 s.f.) / person 79.2 people / acre

815.9 acres Gold Rush Red Lineuptown: uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f.

0.002 acres (87 s.f.) / person 494 people / acre

LYNX Blue Line

Figure 1: Current proposed transportation

66% OPEN

7,397

Surface Lot Spaces

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46,308

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Atlanta 1996

14,495

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**46,308 total parking spaces/ 3= 15,436 [1 parking space = ~200 sf; 3 parking space = ~600 sf = small studio apartment]

$3 Billion Barcelona 1992

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$1.5 Billion Atlanta 1996

$3.8 Billion $7 Billion $23 Billion $10.4 Billion $14.4 Billion $14 Billion Sydney 2000

Athens 2004

Beijing 2008

London 2012

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Charlotte 2024

Projected Olympic Budgets 4,214

9,819

15,000

18,000-20,000

45,000

Figure 2: Current proposed transportation showing stops (vertical columns) and new multi-modal station (dark grey)

Seems REALLY high location for

Olympic Precedents

Figure 3: Current proposed transportation becomes connected by the Loop.

Figure 5: Infrastructural growth in 2024

Figure 4: The Loop relies on existing transportation as well as a proposed elevated rail stopping every 1â „2-mile to create a rich, connected urban environment.

Figure 6: Infrastructural growth in 2030

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building density in the wards: 2024 and beyond Building on the Unique Identities of Charlotte’s Uptown Wards One of the big ideas of the Charlotte 2024 Olympic proposal is to add infrastructure and build density in each of Charlotte’s existing unique wards, as well as to establish the new Olympic Ward. The images on this page capture the individual character of each of Charlotte’s separate wards as the Loop rings around and interconnects them.

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along the Loop: First Ward

along the Loop: Second Ward

1% 11%

Second Ward Housing

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Fourth Ward Housing

Third Ward Housing

Total Units : 8,895 units

85%

Second Ward Housing : 15,934 units

1% 2%

Third Ward Housing : 480 units Mixed-Use Towers : 2,400 units

12%

Olympic Housing : 10,920 units

Total Units : 48,576 units

2030 Uptown Charlotte Additional Residential Rooms

First Ward Housing

2024 Uptown Charlotte Additional Residential + Hotel Rooms

2014 Uptown Charlotte Residential Rooms

34%

72%

First Ward Housing : 6,908 units

12%

Second Ward Housing : 790 units

16%

Stadium Housing : 1,568 units

Total Units : 57,842 units

Olympic Ward

along the Loop: Cap Park adjacent to Third Ward

along the Loop: Fourth Ward

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uptown: 29.35 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown population: 14, 495 people 0.002 acres (87 s.f.) / person 494 people / acre

uptown: 815.9 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown projected population(5% growth): 61,256 people

uptown: 849.5 acres uptown footprint: 55.7 million s.f. uptown projected population(5% growth): 67,763 people

0.013 acres (566 s.f.) / person 75.5 people / acre

0.012 acres (522.7 s.f.) / person 79.2 people / acre

Loop-integrated mixed-use towers Building off the Loop Acting as a “plug-in” piece to the elevated rail Loop, the mixed-use towers encourage a denser Uptown environment and include programmatic opportunities such as retail, office space, hotel and residences.

7,397

Surface Lot Spaces

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Each tower has useable green space incorporated into the architecture. vs.

This allows for sustainable methods such as natural ventialtion and 46,308 natural daylight 14,495 to be integrated into Parking Spaces the design. Residents Each tower has approximately 215, 000 s.f. of useable green space that can be open courtyards and gathering space for the tower residents.

> 15,436

Potential High Density Housing Units**

8,895

Housing Units

2014 Uptown Charlotte Parking

Each tower connects

**46,308 total parking spaces/ 3=Loop.

15,436 to the [1 parking space = ~200 sf; 3 parking space = ~600 sf = small studio apartment]

$3 Billion Barcelona 1992

$1.5 Billion Atlanta 1996

$3.8 Billion $7 Billion $23 Billion $10.4 Billion $14.4 Billion $14 Billion Sydney 2000

Projected Olympic Budgets 4,214

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Hotel Rooms in 2024 Uptown Charlotte

Hotel Rooms Needed for Large Events *+ 1 Hotel with 1,000 + Rooms

Athens 2004

Beijing 2008

London 2012

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Charlotte 2024

Seems REA

MIXED-USE TOWER TYPOLOGY This mixed-use tower acts as a “plug-in” piece to the elevated rail loop. This allows for high density use into Uptown as well as connecting45,000 15,000 18,000-20,000 to the transit line.

This mixed-use Hotel Rooms Needed Hotel Rooms Needed tower offersHotel Rooms Needed a variety of program options for UptownOLYMPICS Host City DNC Host City SUPER BOWL Host City* Charlotte that include retail, office space, hotel and residential opportunities. hotel rooms needed for large events * +1 Hotel with 1,000+ rooms

Each tower will have a combination of the following program:

residential : approximately 1,000 units with incorporated outdoor green balconies.

residential [ 350 s.f./unit]

~ 800 units with outdoor green balconies.

hotel [ 250 s.f./unit]

green space : approximately 215,000 s.f. of useable green space

office [ 180 s.f./unit] retail [ 1200 s.f./unit] occupiable green space

hotel : approximately 1400 units total with incorporated outdoor green balconies and large public open space

~600 units office : approximately 1400 units retail: approximately 300 units that are in close proximity to the elevated transit line and urban street level.

example scenario #1 | total approximate 4,100 units available at 38 stories tall.

total square footage 1,333,708 s.f. number of floors 48 Loop plug-in Yes | 3rd Floor ~1000 units

~1000 units

~1100 units

~1100 units

~1400 units

~600 units

~1550 units

~1400 units

~2300 units

~2100 units

~2100 units

~1500 units

~300 units

~105 units

~105 units

~105 units

~105 units

~215000 s.f.

~215000 s.f.

~215000 s.f.

~215000 s.f.

~215000 s.f.

~1400 units

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second ward mixed-use towers (hotel to residential) Olympic Accommodations that Transform into Housing For the 2024 Olympic Games, housing is needed to accommodate the thousands that will attend, both spectators and athletes.

Accommodation is proposed as hotel space, which will be transformed into much needed residential units after the Olympics.

second ward mixed-use towers in 2024

In the Second Ward section of the city, the idea of proposing high-density housing will be beneficial to that area. With the idea of community and neighborhood in mind, a series of residential and mixed-use towers are proposed and arranged in close proximity to an existing church and public school.

The benefits of implementing high-density housing into this section of Second Ward will be the development of a community that will start to grow, using the amenities already existing.

Further north (closer to the financial district) the towers incorporate multiple uses, containing retail on the bottom floors, office space just above the retail, and finally, residential units graze the skyline. The mixed-use typologies are sensitive to their surrounding context, maintaining the character of the community they are being added to.

2024high-rise Olympic accommodations 2030 residential units 2030 high-rise residential units

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additional residential units added by 2030

3 bedrooms: 1440 1 bedrooms: 264 studios: 320 total: 2,024 units

3 bedrooms: 3 2 bedrooms: 7 1 bedroom: 11 total: 21 units x 36 fls.= 756 units 756 units. x 7 bldgs = 5,292 units

16,000 s.f retail

residential Residential commercial Commercial

3 bedrooms: 1440 x 3bldgs = 4320 units 2 bedrooms: 1416 x 2bldgs = 2832 units 1 bedroom: 336 + 264 = 600 units total: 7,752 units

office Office green Space space Green

49,000 s.f retail

2 bedrooms: 192units 1 bedrooms: 192units penthouse: 2 units total 386 units

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after the Olympics: Panthers’ Stadium area redevelopment Panthers’ Stadium Replaced with Retail, Residential, and Office Uses Since the Carolina Panthers will move to the newly constructed Olympic Stadium after the Olympic games, the current Panthers’ Stadium can be replaced with retail, office, and residential uses. These spaces will connect to the Olympic Park and Concourse, making the area more walkable. Retail spaces will become an extension of the walking paths and park as a sloping green roof that allows one to enter the building. Mixed-use with residential and office will take over the opposite half of the area and the current practice field area for Panthers’ Stadium will be redeveloped as residential areas. The area will become an attraction in Center City: a place to shop, live, and work while enjoying the bike paths and parks.

existing roads areas that change elevated train Panthers Stadium

Panthers’ Stadium take-down

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1” = 500’

1”=500’

Units and Square Footage Added Residential: • approximately 520,000 SF per building • 480 units at 1000 SF per building Retail: • approximately 125,452 SF per building • 100 60’x20’ bays per building Mixed-Use: Office: • approximately 460,000 SF per building • 2,500 offices at 180 SF Residential: • approximately 548,800 SF per building • 1,568 units at 350 SF per building

extended roads residential retail office elevated train proposed transit

1” = 500’

Above: plan of Panthers’ Stadium redevelopment Right: section through Panthers’ Stadium redevelopment

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University ofCarolina, North Carolina, Charlotte Urban Design University of North Charlotte Urban Design Studio Studio Studio Professor: Studio Professor: Jose Gamez Jose Gamez Studio Class: Studio Class: Ryan Barkes Nicole Brown Ryan Barkes MckenzieNicole Brown Canaday Adam Caruthers Mckenzie Canaday ChristineAdam Caruthers Chlebda Patrick Gaither Christine Chlebda Lindsey Mayes Patrick Gaither Stefan Pinhero Lindsey Mayes

Stefan Pinhero Professional Collaborators: Professional Collaborators: Chris Jarrett, UNCC School of Architecture Director

Chris Jarrett, UNCC School of Architecture Director Tomas JimĂŠnezEliaeson,Eliaeson, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

Tomas JimĂŠnezLittle Diversified Architectural Consulting Morrison, Gantt Huberman Architects Cathy C. Cathy C. Morrison, Gantt Huberman Architects Cheryl Myers, Partners

CherylCenter Myers,City Center City Partners Stan Rostas, StanShook Rostas, Shook Kelley Kelley Final Jury Reviewers: Final Jury Reviewers:

Sam Buell, 505 Design Sam Buell, 505 Design

Michael Dunning, Shook Kelley Shook UNCC Kelley School of Architecture Faculty Michael Dunning, Thomas Gentry, Thomas Gentry, UNCC School of Architecture Faculty

Sandra Grzemski, Neighboring Concepts Sandra Grzemski, Emily Makas, UNCC School of Architecture Faculty Neighboring Concepts Emily Makas, Jessica Thomas, Speak Your Design UNCC School of Architecture Faculty

Toby Witte, Dialect Design Jessica Thomas, Speak Your Design Toby Witte, Dialect Design

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