{"id":21002,"date":"2022-12-06T09:11:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archdesign.utk.edu\/?p=21002"},"modified":"2025-01-30T11:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:16:46","slug":"architecture-east-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archdesign.utk.edu\/architecture-east-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Students Design in Nashville\u2019s East Bank near New Titans Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Students in Professor TK Davis\u2019s Nashville Urban Design studio are doing one thing: Visualizing possibilities.<\/p>\n

In both spring and fall 2022, TK Davis\u2019s studio has focused on the reinvigoration of the East Bank area of Nashville, and through creative freedom, students are offering Nashville officials possibilities for the development of the area.<\/p>\n

In spring 2022, Davis\u2019s 13 third-year students in the School of Architecture applied their talents to two districts in East Bank that surround the planned new $2.1 billion enclosed stadium for the NFL\u2019s Tennessee Titans<\/a>. In fall 2022, the work continues but this time focuses on a different district, a 92-acre area adjacent to the stadium.<\/p>\n

Partly prompted by the announcement of the new stadium, the East Bank area of Nashville is undergoing an expansive reimagining. The work is led in part by the Metro Nashville Planning Department, who also are collaborating with Davis and engaging with students in studio and reviews.<\/p>\n

For almost two years, the department and others have been studying the \u201cfuture land use, urban design, mobility, open space and environmental resiliency of East Bank,\u201d according to the department\u2019s study, and Davis\u2019s studio continues to contribute to both the visioning and data collection of the effort. The primary study area is 338 acres, bounded by Interstate 24 to the east and south, the Cumberland River to the west and Jefferson Street to the north.\u00a0\u201cThis is one of the largest and most complex studies undertaken by Metro Nashville,\u201d stated the department.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe East Bank is surely one of the biggest stories on infrastructure, urban planning and design, and public policy ongoing in our state,\u201d Davis said. \u201cThe department has stated that the vision for the East Bank is \u2018to become Nashville\u2019s next great neighborhood through an expert planning process that includes strong community engagement.\u2019 Our goal is to demonstrate through student urban architecture projects what the potential issues and opportunities in the area might be. Our students are visualizing possibilities, and I\u2019m thrilled that they are able to address a project that will make such an impact on the quality of life of Tennesseans and on the visitor experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study has shown that concerns about developing East Bank include safe connectivity, riverfront access, resiliency and flood mitigation and the creation of destinations. Possible responses are the development of four walkable districts, a new multimodal boulevard, greenways, parks and open spaces and cross-river connections. Check out the full East Bank study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Responding to the study\u2019s findings, Davis\u2019s spring studio adopted for programming and design one each of 13 urban blocks proposed in the study. During the design process, students grappled with many unique issues and ideas:<\/p>\n