NOMAS Competition

The focus of this course is for students to prepare an entry for the 2024 Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Design Competition, entitled "The Highway to Healing: The Transformation of the West Baltimore I-40 Corridor." The prompt includes the repurposing of an abandoned highway that bisects an urban community with a new transit hub, housing and commercial development.

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Instructor: Bill Bates
Baltimore's Highway to Nowhere (photo by WBAL-TV)

Baltimore's Highway to Nowhere (photo by WBAL-TV)

The focus of this course is for students to prepare an entry for the 2024 Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Design Competition, entitled "The Highway to Healing: The Transformation of the West Baltimore I-40 Corridor." The prompt includes the repurposing of an abandoned highway that bisects an urban community with a new transit hub, housing and commercial development.

The competition requires that the students and faculty attend the NOMA Conference – October 25-26 in Baltimore, MD – to present their design solution in person.