Mixed-use projects were not among the original six categories offered when we introduced the Builder’s Choice competition to the residential design world in 1981, but by the mid-1990s the concept was catching on, and by the turn of the last century it had reached the mainstream, prompting us to add it to the mix. These two projects—one at the cusp of the concept’s popularity, the other offering a fresh refinement of a now-embedded planning model—create lasting and vibrant environments for residents, commercial concerns, and retailers as well as models for planners and developers to follow as mixed-use becomes the cornerstone of the country’s new urban revival.
Project: Addison Circle, Addison, Texas; Entrant/ Architect/Land planner: RTKL Associates, Dallas; Builder: Post Properties, Dallas
Project: WaterColor, Seagrove Beach, Fla.; Entrant/Architect/Land planner: Cooper, Robertson & Partners, New York; Builder: Arvida, a St. Joe Co., Seagrove Beach
Learn more about markets featured in this article: Dallas, TX.
