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Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

Dallas Questions
San Francisco Questions
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Funding Questions

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Dallas Questions

When will Urban Re:Vision Dallas be built?
After reviewing hundreds of entries from around the world, our esteemed panel of judges selected three winning designs for the City of Dallas in May 2009. The primary developer for the project, CDC Dallas, is working with the three winners to determine a final winning entry to be selected for construction. That announcement will be made in the late Fall 2009. We hope to have construction begin in 2011.
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How can I learn more about Urban Re:Vision Dallas?
A selection of entries from Urban Re:Vision Dallas has been compiled into a companion book and can be pre-ordered online. Future publications explaining the process will be released next year. An exhibit of this work is being shown at select venues around the country. You can find an exhibition schedule here.
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San Francisco Questions

When will Urban Re:Vision San Francisco be built?
The City of San Francisco is currently seeking funding to implement our bold plan for the San Francisco Civic Center. Although no date has been set, the City is hopeful the plan will be implemented.
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How can I learn more about Urban Re:Vision San Francisco?
The results of our intensive two-day workshop with the City of San Francisco is now available as a book and can be ordered online. An exhibit of the work from Urban Re:Vision San Francisco is being shown at select venues around the country. You can find an exhibition schedule here.
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Competition Questions

Does Urban Re:Vision only do competitions?
No! Competitions are just one way we attract innovative ideas and uncover talented designers. Our mission is to help cities build innovative and sustainable blocks that serve as a catalyst for transforming them into real neighborhoods. We hold workshops for city departments and developers around the country to foster ideas and begin this process. Take a look at What We Do and How You Can Help.
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Have you selected the cities for the next Urban Re:Vision competitions?
We are currently working with several cities to use our patented Urban Re:Vision Frameworkâ„¢ to develop ideas for our future competitions and sustainable city blocks. If you have a suggestion or would like to nominate a city block, please visit: http://www.urbanrevision.com/block.
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How can I nominate a city or block to be considered for future Urban Re:Vision projects?
If you have a suggestion or would like to nominate a city block, please submit it here. Each block is unique, so please be sure to review our requirements for What We Are Looking For.
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Are the competitions open to anyone?
Yes, all of the Urban Re:Vision competitions are open to everyone. We sometimes will invite people whose work we admire to submit their ideas. We have found the best ideas often come from architects and designers we did not know about.
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How can I see all of the entries from all of the competitions?
You can view the winners and selected entries for all of our competitions online. For a comprehensive display of all of the entries, you may wish to pick up one of our publications, available here.
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How are winning designs from the previous competitions incorporated into future ones?
For future sites and competitions, we encourage entrants to find inspiration in the incredible work of the previous winning ideas from Re:Volt, Re:Route, Re:Store, Re:Connect, and Re:Construct.
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Workshop Questions

How can Urban Re:Vision help my city?
We facilitate workshops to help cities, developers and organizations determine the correct framework for a specific city block or district. From the information obtained in these workshops, we create a framework of requirements for the block and then produce an international design competition to seek out design proposals for that block. The winning entry is then paired to a developer and built.
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What happens at one of your city workshops?
We bring together the decision makers, department heads, policy wonks, and other community stakeholders to move toward a common goal: the transform an area of their city into something beautiful and sustainable. Workshop participants are led through a series of patented exercises to develop the framework for the city block.
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Organization Questions
How are the jurors selected for each competition?
Jurors are chosen through careful research of the thought-leaders and visionaries in their respective fields. You can nominate someone to be a potential future juror by contacting us.
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How can I help Urban Re:Vision?
Urban Re:Vision needs your help! We need your help in finding potential sites, meeting with City Department heads, and locating potential developers. You can learn more about What We Are Looking For and What We Do and How You Can Help.
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Funding Questions

Is Urban Re:Vision a developer?
No, we are a non-profit organization dedicated to helping transform our urban landscapes. We do this through a series of city workshops, international competitions, strategic partnerships and various forms of educational activities. We do not fun our projects, we help seek out developers and pair them with the appropriate cities and city blocks. Our goal to is have each of these innovative ideas get built.
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How is each city block funded and built?
For each city, Re:Vision partners with a developer, relevant city agencies, and the winning architect(s) in order to implement the winning design, and to build the city block. Through this partnership, and with the help of sponsorships and investors (if necessary), each city block is funded and built.
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Who will the developer be?
Once a city block has been chosen, Re:Vision begins the process of determining the best possible choice for an experienced developer, one who has worked in that area of the United States and who is committed to implementing ground-breaking ideas and building techniques. If you are a developer and interested in working with us, please contact us.
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Where does the funding for Urban Re:Vision come from?
Our work is supported through the generous donations of our sponsors, and for our paid services to cities and organizations around the country. Like any non-profit, we always are looking for money to fund our incredible programs. If you would like to partner or sponsor Urban Re:Vision, please contact us.
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