Nashville Bits and Pieces

[HGMIII]

Cool News....

"The UTK College of Architecture+Design just announced that Philip Enquist, leader of the city design practice at prominent global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, has been named a UT-ORNL Governor's Chair. He'll lead a team that focuses on sustainable urbanism and high-performance buildings"

UTK really needs to improve their presence in Nashville.  

[MidTenn1]

A selection of projects under construction or highly probable to begin soon. By itself, this would make a nice skyline for a city of about 250,000.

 

[Guest]

Looks great, but what is the building on the far left?

[dmillsphoto]

Looks great, but what is the building on the far left?

 

1212/Hensler.

[smeagolsfree]

A selection of projects under construction or highly probable to begin soon. By itself, this would make a nice skyline for a city of about 250,000.

 

I like it.  A lot happening right now and it's our turn too.

[CenterHill]

Very cool, PH.   

 

hey, where did you find that rendering of the amphitheater?     that looks more detailed than what I recall having seen so far.    or maybe we've seen that and I forgot. 

[MidTenn1]

Very cool, PH.   

 

hey, where did you find that rendering of the amphitheater?     that looks more detailed than what I recall having seen so far.    or maybe we've seen that and I forgot. 

 

It was in the original renderings. I just cropped and enlarged it. I haven't heard of or seen anything different, so I suppose that's the design they are going with.

[UTgrad09]

UTK really needs to improve their presence in Nashville.  

 

They are doing that via the College of Architecture and Design. They have a pretty good presence in the Civic Design Center and have for quite a while. Knoxville hasn't been nearly as active in terms of urban development as we have been, so it makes sense that aspiring architects would want to make a field trip over here.

 

Btw -- I've been generally impressed by the work that the UT students bring to the table (some of which can be found on the Civic Design Ctr website).

 

 

As for any other presence -- I doubt either TSU or MTSU would want UT encroaching on their turf.

[NashRugger]

Well, MTSU doesn't really have much of an architecture department, not sure if there's even a minor in it. Now as for UT, they've got a department, major, etc.

[UTgrad09]

Well, MTSU doesn't really have much of an architecture department, not sure if there's even a minor in it. Now as for UT, they've got a department, major, etc.

 

I know. I guess what I'm saying is that is where UT is making its presence felt. Most other programs can be represented by Nashville area public universities.

[Paramount747]

A selection of projects under construction or highly probable to begin soon. By itself, this would make a nice skyline for a city of about 250,000.

 

There are cities with 500,000 who don't have a skyline like that.

[wbrewer3]

UTK really needs to improve their presence in Nashville.

For sure. Edited May 10, 2014 by wbrewer3

[MidTenn1]

This hotel is proposed for Salt Lake City...

 

 

....but it would sure look good on West End on the strip center lot across from Vanderbilt. Or maybe on KVB across from the MCC.

 

Some awesome architecture.

[UTgrad09]

I like it better than the Tony G Marriott design. Can we make a trade? Possibly throw in a midrise to be named later?

[timmay143]

We can trade them WES 

[ariesjow]

Maybe they'll trade us a light rail line too if we give them Lake Palmer and toss in Bellevue Mall as a bonus. Sounds like a fair trade, right? 

Edited May 11, 2014 by ariesjow

[titanhog]

Maybe throw in the old Sounds ballpark and the state fairgrounds for the Salt Lake Temple?

Edited May 11, 2014 by titanhog

[BnaBreaker]

While we're at it, how about we try to swing a trade of LaVergne for Park City? 

[donNdonelson2]

I would be happy to let Salt Lake City keep this hotel if only we could get to see 505CST rising above Church Street in the coming year!

[NashRugger]

BP at 19th & West End has not renewed their gas contract and the Arby's next door closes for good next Sunday. Very interesting.

[UTgrad09]

BP at 19th & West End has not renewed their gas contract and the Arby's next door closes for good next Sunday. Very interesting.

 

I've been wondering for quite a while when this would happen. I wonder what's brewing?

[titanhog]

BP at 19th & West End has not renewed their gas contract and the Arby's next door closes for good next Sunday. Very interesting.

Any idea what's going on?  That's a prime locale, for sure.

[smeagolsfree]

That is certainly a prime location.

[MidTenn1]

Oh no. Arby's is closing! My Wife and I had our first date there. We'll have to go there this week.

[titanhog]

Oh no. Arby's is closing! My Wife and I had our first date there. We'll have to go there this week.

So...you pulled out all the stops for that first date!