Comments on: Irish Hill Announces Winners of Design Competition

By: common man

common man — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:37:25 +0000

In the article the property is characterized as an”abandoned brownfield site.” Last I heard there was an owner/developer (Poe) who had proposed development of the site, but his plan was opposed by the neighborhood association. How does that equal “abandoned”?

One question: have any of the proposals put forth in this competition been adopted or even reviewed by the owner? If not, how can they be put into place. This may be a wonderful design competition, but I fail to see how the winner can be put into place without the owner’s participation.

By: Lamin Swann

Lamin Swann — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:16:37 +0000

What a great use of community involvement and re-use of blighted property.

By: dianelawless

dianelawless — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:59:35 +0000

Wonderful! I am so excited about this project. Thanks to all involved and thanks to ACE for posting this.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:57:20 +0000

What an excellent collection of visions for that site! I have to say, I was disappointed when the original plans of Poe’s fell through and feared it meant the site would remain brownfield for quite some time, but I really think this competition is going to spark interest to not only develop the site, but incorporate these concepts into the development as they have been presented.

By: archintent

archintent — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:15:21 +0000

a well-conceived and well-organized competition – and some beautiful results!
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congratulations to all involved. the crowd at the exhibit last night shows that there is an interest and a hunger for this kind of thing. i hope they find a venue where the entries can be displayed longer. i know i didn’t get enough time to spend really absorbing a lot of what was proposed!