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UIUC studio presents adaptive‑reuse concepts for Urbana Civic Center
Summary
A University of Illinois studio partnered with MTD and the city to propose adaptive‑reuse and hybrid approaches for the Urbana Civic Center that aim to combine transit function with civic programming; students proposed building adjacent new facilities, selective removal of an annex, envelope reconfiguration, and programmatic activation.
Professor Joseph Altschuler presented Fall 2025 studio work from the University of Illinois that explored how the Urbana Civic Center could be reimagined to support a downtown multimodal transfer center while preserving civic value.
Altschuler described five broad strategies developed by students: construct a new building immediately east of the Civic Center in the city‑owned parking lot while rehabilitating the existing building as a companion structure; selectively remove a portion of the building (for example, a rear…
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