Austin Community College Highland Campus Phase II, is a landmark project for sustainable architecture and adaptive reuse and has been honored with a 2022 ULI Austin’s Impact Award. Adaptive reuse is a growing trend in architecture as it allows architects to breathe fresh life into underutilized spaces – and offers an inherently sustainable alternative when choosing new construction.
Perkins&Will sees Austin Community College as a national model for how adaptive reuse can be done well, and this award shows that the experts at ULI agree.
The site of a massive, empty mall is now a magnet for Texans pursuing the region’s hottest careers. Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects (BGKA) and Perkins&Will transformed 400,000 square feet of a 1970s-era shopping mall into an innovative learning center featuring world-class interdisciplinary specialty programs. The project exemplifies the power of adaptive reuse and sustainable strategies to revitalize a community and transform a local economy through educational environments.
Austin Community College Highland Campus Phase II
ULI Impact Awards
ULI Austin’s annual Impact Awards are an opportunity to recognize and celebrate projects and people throughout Greater Austin that exemplify ULI’s mission: to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide.
