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PRECONSTRUCTION TOUR OF THE FRED ROUSE CENTER FOR ARTS & COMMUNITY HEALING: An Urban Design Talk





Community Design Fort Worth and AIA Fort Worth invite you for a discussion and tour with Transform 1012.


Carlos Gonzalez-Jaime, Executive Director of Transform 1012 N. Main Street and John Stevenson, Vice President of The Projects Group will take you on a tour of the building before it is transformed into The Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing. On this tour you will discover the building's history, the history of Mr. Fred Rouse and the future programming for The Center.


The Center honors the life and memory of Mr. Fred Rouse, a Black non-union butcher and father who was lynched by a white mob in Fort Worth in 1921. The Center, in an act of reparative justice, returns resources to the communities that were targeted for violence and economic marginalization by the KKK - namely Black, Catholic, Hispanic, Immigrant, Jewish and LGBTQQ2SPIAA+ populations.


Know Before You Go:

  • Limited to 50 people, RSVP required

  • PPE required

  • Waivers required

  • No pictures are allowed.

  • This is a construction site without bathroom facilities. The nearest bathroom is about four blocks away at QT at 109 E. Northside Drive at N. Main Street.

  • Approved for 1 AIA learning unit


WHEN

Wednesday, May 8th 5:30pm - 7:30pm

WHERE

1012 N. Main Street

Fort Worth, TX 76164

CONTACT

TICKETS

Free tickets



About Urban Design Talks

CDFW Urban Design Talks are monthly chats for the community to learn, converse and grow in all things urban design. Talks will cover a broad list of topics including tiny homes, water & design, food deserts, the history of housing in Fort Worth, and so much more! Urban Design Talks are cohosted with The American Institute of Architects!


About Community Design Fort Worth

Community Design Fort Worth is a nonprofit organization with a mission to enhance the quality of life in Fort Worth communities by:

  • Serving as a resource for design and planning assistance

  • Engaging the public in dialogue about key issues and opportunities

  • Undertaking long-term visioning in anticipation of future challenges



Bridging Historical Divides; I-30 Deck Park Concept: An Urban Design Talk

Updated: Feb 26






Community Design Fort Worth and AIA Fort Worth invite you for a discussion about I-30 expansion.


TXDot (Texas Department of Transportation) is in the process of evaluating and planning improvements to Interstate 30. Future phases will address the portion of I-30 that runs in front of Arlington Heights High School and through vibrant existing Fort Worth neighborhoods. While this phase might be years in the future, the time to ensure it is planned correctly is now. One suggestion is to "deck" over I-30 in front of Arlington Heights High School between Hulen and Ashland, a proposal that would be a huge improvement over the narrow pedestrian chain link cage walkway that presently exists. In addition, this proposal would return something like the lawn that once existed in front of the school as well as help "stitch" back together communities like Como, Arlington Heights and Alamo Heights that were divided by the highway.


The discussion will be in a panel format with a group of architects and landscape architects who have volunteered their time and expertise to develop concept plans for this proposed deck park as well as community leaders connected to this site. This talk will be held at Arlington Heights High School so that we are near the location to incorporate a walking tour of present conditions.


Panel Participants:

  • Brandon Burns, AIA

  • Lorie Kinler PLA, ASLA

  • Alexei Dukov, AIA

  • Randle Harwood, Retired Planning and Development Director City of Fort Worth

  • Lydia Guajardo Richard, Executive Director Camp Bowie District/ Arlington Heights resident

  • Ann Zadeh, AICP Executive Director Community Design Fort Worth


Parking info:

**Guests attending the Deck Park Panel can park in the front bus lane, Ashland parking lot, or the Hulen parking lot.  Everyone should come through the front doors and proceed to the Auditorium.


Attendees will receive 2 CE credits with AIA, APA/AICP & ASLA

WHEN

Wednesday, February 28th 5:30pm - 7:30pm

WHERE

Arlington Heights High School Auditorium

4501 West Fwy

Fort Worth, TX 76107

CONTACT

TICKETS

Free tickets, donations accepted



About Urban Design Talks

CDFW Urban Design Talks are monthly chats for the community to learn, converse and grow in all things urban design. Talks will cover a broad list of topics including tiny homes, water & design, food deserts, the history of housing in Fort Worth, and so much more! Urban Design Talks are cohosted with The American Institute of Architects!


About Community Design Fort Worth

Community Design Fort Worth is a nonprofit organization with a mission to enhance the quality of life in Fort Worth communities by:

  • Serving as a resource for design and planning assistance

  • Engaging the public in dialogue about key issues and opportunities

  • Undertaking long-term visioning in anticipation of future challenges



Continuing the Conversation on Panther Island: An Urban Design Talk

Updated: Aug 10, 2023






As the Panther Island project gains momentum and the vision changes focus, it is important to hear from communities that will be directly impacted by it. Join us in a conversation that centers the North Side as a primary stakeholder. If you attended (or even if you didn’t) the Fort Worth Report Candid Conversation regarding Panther Island and are interested in further discussion from the Northside’s perspective, join us on August 30th at 6 pm at Artes de la Rosa. We hope to see you there if you live, work, or play in the Northside.


The panelists are members of the Northside community, including Jason Escobedo, Graduate Student at UT-Arlington School of Architecture and Northside resident; Annette Landeros, President & CEO of Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Sal Espino, Attorney and business owner in Northside; and Richard & Patricia Perez, Residents of Northside. The event will be moderated by Dennis Antonio Chiessa, who grew up in Northside and is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at UTA and a Community Design Fort Worth board member.

WHEN

Wednesday, August 30th 5:30pm - 7:30pm

WHERE

Artes de la Rosa

1440 N Main St

Fort Worth TX, 76164

CONTACT

TICKETS

Free tickets, donations accepted



About Urban Design Talks

CDFW Urban Design Talks are monthly chats for the community to learn, converse and grow in all things urban design. Talks will cover a broad list of topics including tiny homes, water & design, food deserts, the history of housing in Fort Worth, and so much more! Urban Design Talks are cohosted with The American Institute of Architects!


About Community Design Fort Worth

Community Design Fort Worth is a nonprofit organization with a mission to enhance the quality of life in Fort Worth communities by:

  • Serving as a resource for design and planning assistance

  • Engaging the public in dialogue about key issues and opportunities

  • Undertaking long-term visioning in anticipation of future challenges



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