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Shawnee New Urbanism

KSU LAR 744/LAR703, Fall 2003

Led by Professor Stephanie A. Rolley and Assistant Professor Melanie Klein, Kansas State architecture students are assisting the City of Shawnee, Kansas by exploring the potential for New Urbanist community design at a former regional mall site in Johnson County.

After researching established New Urban communities, talking with experts in the field, and interacting with public officials and local planners, the students prepared design concepts for the 300-acre site. Their master plan proposals emphasize transit access, building massing, and pedestrian-scaled environments.

The semester's work will be documented in an upcoming KCDC publication.