Intersect: When Transportation Corridors and Cities Collide

West - Philadelphias I-76 / Amtrak Corridor

When transportation corridors such as highways and rail lines meet dense urban areas, choices must be made about how to balance the
needs of the transportation modes and the lively city it intersects. Across the world, cities have found innovative solutions for addressing
issues relating to large-scale urban transportation infrastructure. With international precedent for design solutions, the Center for
Architecture challenges the next generation of urban thinkers to propose novel solutions to integrate Philadelphias major transportation
corridors into its urban fabric.
Amtraks main corridor through Philadelphia lies just outside Center City, on the Western bank of the Schuylkill River, passing through
Philadelphias iconic 30th Street Station. Wrapping around the station and hugging the Western bank of the Schuylkill River, Interstate 76
provides the city with one of its most heavily used entries and exits for passenger vehicles. What opportunities are there for reimagining
this complex hub of transit and its integration with the entire city?
Edmund N. Bacon Prize Winner
John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado
Student Design Competition Jury
Diana Lind, Executive Director, Next American City
Prema Gupta, Director of Planning and Economic Development, University District
Mark Kocent, AIA, AICP, Principal Planner, Office of the University Architect, University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Syrnick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Schuylkill Banks
Student Design Competition Winners
First Prize:
Shift
Katherine LI (Cornell University)
Caleb CHENG (Cornell University)
Jesse NICHOLSON (Cornell University)
Travis NORTH (Cornell University)
Logan AXELSON (Cornell University)
Special Jury Prizes:
Most Realistic Proposal
A New Schuylkill Waterfront
Jacob BIALEK (University of Maryland)
Emma CRENSHAW (University of Maryland)
Mark ELLIOT (University of Maryland)
Tamir EZZAT (University of Maryland)
Julian GOLDMAN (University of Maryland)
Eric JOERDENS (University of Maryland)
Katrina MCRAINEY (University of Maryland)
Michael TAYLOR (University of Maryland)
Visionary Landscape
FLUIDCITY
Jiayi JIN (University of Nottingham)
Xueting KONG (University of Nottingham)
Environmental Sensitivity
perFARMance landSCRAPER
Amanda GANN (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Best Urban Amenities
Philadelphia!
Shunann CHEN (National University of Singapore)
See Hong QUEK (National University of Singapore)
Leon YZELMAN (National University of Singapore)
Lynette LIEW (National University of Singapore)
Terence CHUA (National University of Singapore)