On April 20, UK architecture students Will Cooper, Lauren Fraley, Evan McDaniel and Mark Ramler, and their professor Ned Crankshaw, presented their comprehensive design for Merchants Row in Perryville. This is their presentation.

1. RENEWING A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE:
D E S I G N + H E R I TA G E D E V E L O P M E N T O N M E R C H A N T ’ S R O W
WILL COOPER NED CRANKSHAW LAUREN FRALEY EVAN MCDANIEL MARK RAMLER
+ design streetscape around WALKABILITY with a PRESERVATION FOCUS
+ leverage existing RESOURCES
+ Preservation is the most SUSTAINABLE activity we can engage
+ create an ICONIC entrance with community facilities and signage
+ promote ACTIVITY along river with contemporary additions
+ LINK Merchant’s Row to the rest of Perryville
+ reorienting PURPOSE of Merchant’s Row

7. DESIGN + HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT ON MERCHANT’S ROW
+ reorienting PURPOSE of Merchant’s Row + create an CONIC entrance with community facilities and signage
+ promote ACTIVITY along river with contemporary additions
+ leverage existing RESOURCES + LINK Merchant’s Row to the rest of Perryville
+ Preservation is the most SUSTAINABLE activity we can engage
+ design streetscape around WALKABILITY with a PRESERVATION FOCUS
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