Finalist Chosen for CARE 66 Design
Competition
GALLUP, NM—CARE 66 is pleased to announce that
an architectural team from Atkins Olshin Schade (AOS) and 7 Directions has
produced a winning design for a new mixed income development on the west side
of Gallup. Architects Daniel Glenn of 7 Directions and Jamie
Blosser of AOS won over CARE 66 Board Members and Stakeholders with their
design to transform 7 acres in the Stagecoach Neighborhood into small groupings
of townhouses and apartments with common areas to promote both connectivity and
safety. Glenn and Blosser were one of three architectural teams
invited to compete in a design competition sponsored by Enterprise Community
Partners. Daniel Glenn, AIA, is an MIT educated architect with 27 years
of experience in sustainable building design and is recognized as a national
leader in sustainable housing design for Native American Communities.
Jamie Blosser, resource member for the Sustainable Cities Design Academy and
founder of the Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, has been
practicing architecture in New Mexico for fifteen years. CARE 66 plans to
move forward with the new team for additional planning in 2014.
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