SPOTLIGHT

Larine Y. Cowan
Make a Difference Award

The Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award was presented to ESLARP Director Laura Lawson and FAA Dean Robert Graves earlier this month during the 24th Annual Celebration of Diversity breakfast on November 11, held at the I Hotel. Presenting the award to ESLARP was Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert Easter, and Menah Pratt-Clarke, Interim Assistant Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access.

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Design Assistance and Construction

Design Studios in Landscape Architecture and Architecture address design and physical development aspects of buildings and sites. These projects include designs for community centers, affordable housing, senior housing, a light-rail transit node, and a farmers’ market.  In the mid 1990s, after the Emerson Park Development Corporation (EPDC) successfully lobbied to acquire a light-rail stop, studios assisted EPDC to envision transit-oriented development and develop housing prototypes. This initial effort ultimately resulted in the Parson’s Place development, now in its third phase.  More recently, an architecture studio worked with a faith-based organization to design a senior housing facility which assisted the organization in soliciting HUD and other funding.

Examples of Projects related to Design Assistance and Construction:

•    Neighborhood signs and pathway beautification in the Dayton Wedgewood Neighborhood, 2007
•    Eagle's Nest-assistance with site and building development
•    Opal's House building renovation
•    Interior and landscape renovations at Community Concepts
•    Farmer's Market
•    Emerson Park Blitz Build '98
•    Katherine Dunham Artisinal Village Hut Blitz Build '98
•    Community Center Design Proposals for Concerned Citizens of Precinct 12
•    Metrolink Light Rail
•    Illinois Avenue Playground