More park-like spaces were created as part of the award-winning redesign of the Broadway district led by faculty member Herbert S. Newman.

Broadway redesign project wins architecture award

A streetscape project funded by Yale and the city of New Haven that helped transform the Broadway district into a lively downtown commercial center garnered the 1999 Design Award for Architecture in the Community from a national architectural organization. The Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architecture also named Herbert S. Newman and Partners, the project's designers, along with several others, for their part in completing a plan that brought major improvements to the Broadway shopping district. Newman is also on the faculty of the School of Architecture. According to Newman, the street is the most important space in cities. His firm's design, he says, attempted to restore "meaningful aspects from the past to bring back the district's sense of place, yet equip its infrastructure for the future." To give the streetscape pedestrian scale, he notes, the design included underground utilities, widened sidewalks, a narrowed roadway with curbside parking, new kiosks, new bus shelters, street furniture, lighting and newly planted elm trees. "We enlarged the existing Soldier's Monument Park and created a new 'market island' to encourage street market activity," adds Newman. "Re-established as a significant space within the fabric of the city, the district is thriving at the confluence of urban and campus life." Also named in the award were the city of New Haven, which owns the district; Yale, Connecticut Department of Transportation and the city, which funded the project; Barakos-Landino Design Group, the project's civil engineer; Michael Horton and Associates, structural engineer; Melchiori and Associates, electrical engineer; McQuire Group Connecticut Inc., resident engineer; Allan Davis Associates, traffic engineer; Bruce J. Spiewak, code consultant; Rolland/Towers, landscape architect; Rumney Associates, graphic designer; and L.G. DeFelice, general contractor. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Donald Margulies wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama Broadway redesign project wins architecture award Four students win contests for aspiring entrepreneurs Study tracks second illness caused by ticks Telemundo chief executive will visit as Gordon Grand Fellow El Greco will be the focus of Yale painter's Rand Lecture Rep offering explores culture through music, dance, stories Student competition will unite an ancient mythical character and robots Puente enjoys spotlight during visit as Chubb Fellow Award-winning novelist discusses the art of writing and reading Leonard S. Doob, a specialist on ways of resolving conflict, dies 'Visionary' student wins award for his work with homeless people Neurologist Fuki Hisama is honored for her research on aging syndrome Library acquires papers of noted Caribbean novelist Lectures will explore emerging trend of 'personalized' medicine in drug industry Salmonella injections may improve treatment of cancer, study finds Artists will talk about their cutting-edge works DMCA event to feature 'sonic world' Campus Notes Yale Scoreboard In the News Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus| Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page