Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds & Rooms

  • 1 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Reach 1: City Park Arbor Room

  • 2 / 11

    Holcim Awards Acknowledgements 2005 North America: Stephen Luoni (l) and Aaron Gabriel

  • 3 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Urban Greenway Plan

  • 4 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Stream Restoration as a Community Development Platform

  • 5 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Recommended Stream Design Practices in Interface Ecosystems

  • 6 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Stream Dysfunctions

  • 7 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Watershed Reclamation Design

  • 8 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Project Succession

  • 9 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Reach 2: Floodplain Park

  • 10 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds, and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA

  • 11 / 11

    Project entry 2005 - Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms, Warren, Arkansas, USA: Reach 3: YMCA Green Street

  • Awards Acknowledgement prize 2005–2006 North America

The redevelopment of a riverbank and surrounding area aims at resolving communal infrastructure problems brought about by flooding, erosion, sewage infiltration and groundwater pollution. A transferable land-use model for watershed management based on ecological engineering is proposed, a model that supersedes traditional methods.

By Stephen Luoni - University of Arkansas, Community Design Center, Fayetteville, AR, USA and

This project for the redevelopment of a riverbank and surrounding area is located in Warren, Arkansas, USA.

Applauded is the overall ambition to resolve communal infrastructure problems brought about by flooding, erosion, sewage infiltration and groundwater pollution. A transferable land-use model for watershed management based on ecological engineering is proposed, a model that supersedes traditional methods.

Urban Greenway: Riparian Meadows, Mounds & Rooms

Project authors

  • Stephen Luoni

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Alan Noah-Navarro

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Aaron Gabrield

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Bob Morgan

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Jeff Shannon

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Jena Rimkus

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Marty Matlock

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Mark Boyer

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

  • Laura Chioldi

    University of Arkansas, Community Design Center

    USA

Project updates

September 30, 2005 | Winners for North America announced | Boston, MA, USA

Prizes awarded to sustainable construction projects in North America

Global Holcim Awards ceremony 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand

USD 220,000 in prize money was presented to the best entries from North America in the first Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The competition run by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction in collaboration with five of the world’s leading technical universities aims to promote sustainable approaches to the built environment.

Read full article
June 16, 2005 | Region Jury Report – North America | Cambridge, MA, USA

“An ambitious effort to resolve severe community infrastructural problems caused by flooding, erosion, sewage infiltration and groundwater pollution” – Holcim Awards Jury

The project is commended for its ambitious effort to resolve severe community infrastructural problems caused by flooding, erosion, sewage infiltration and groundwater pollution. Additionally, the solution convincingly offers the possibility for developing attractive recreational areas that serve to strengthen the ecosystem and increase biodiversity. 

Read full article
April 07, 2005 | Project Summary and Submission Details | Warren, AR, USA

Project Entry 2005 for North America

This project for the redevelopment of a riverbank and surrounding area is located in Arkansas, USA. Applauded is the overall ambition to resolve communal infrastructure problems brought about by flooding, erosion, sewage infiltration and groundwater pollution. A transferable land-use model for watershed management based on ecological engineering is proposed, a model that supersedes traditional methods. In this respect, the authors are merited for their innovative solution to strengthening ecosystems and increasing biodiversity.

Read full article

Related information

Links and downloads:

Location

pin Warren, AR, USA

Warren, AR, USA