STARKVILLE MASTER PLAN

This is the Starkville Master Plan I designed for Professor Taze Fulford's  Design III Studio -  using Smart Growth principles.  I would appreciate any feedback that you can give me.   Thanks - Cory Lucius

CONCEPT STATEMENT:

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DESIGN IS TO SEW THE TATERED FABRIC OF PLACE.  STARKVILLE IS A CHARMING LITTLE COLLEGE TOWN THAT HAS LOST ITS WAY AND IS FIGHTING ITS WAY BACK - BUT NOT WITHOUT RESISTANCE.  STARKVILLE HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING AN UNFORGETTABLE DESTINATION FOR ALL VISITORS.  DOWNTOWN PROPER CONTAINS PROSPECTIVE COMMERCIAL AREAS THAT ARE NOT BEING UTILIZED, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS FOR MULTIPLE INCOME RANGES.  THE SITE ON THE CORNER OF EAST LAMPKIN STREET AND SOUTH JACKSON STREET IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES NOT BEING UTILIZED TO ITS FULLEST CAPABILITIES.  SO MANY TIMES DYNAMIC LOCATIONS ARE OVERLOOKED – RESULTING IN A COMMERCIAL STRIP THAT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHERS IN MISSISSIPPI.  THIS DESIGN WILL EMBRACE AND ENHANCE THE ARCHITECTURAL QUALITIES OF STARKVILLE AND IMPLEMENT STRATAGEM THAT REVOLVES AROUND PEOPLE AND NOT THE AUTOMOBILE. I PLAN TO FOCUS ON HUMAN SCALE IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY TO AND FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT., AND OFFER AN ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS SEEKING ALTERNATIVES TO THE EXISTING HOUSING STOCK.

 

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