'New Urbanism' leader to lend his expertise to land surrounding Windsor Park Mall

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For those not familiar, this is the $500 million dollar Windcrest mixed-use development planned for the land adjacent to the south of Windsor Park Mall/future HQ of Rackspace.

'New Urbanism' leader to lend his expertise to land surrounding Windsor Park Mall

http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sa...ml?jst=b_ln_hl

San Antonio Business Journal - by Tricia Lynn Silva

The man behind a nationally recognized plan to tackle suburban sprawl has turned his attention to several hundred acres of land in proximity to the former Windsor Park Mall.

Andrés Duany, founding principal of architectural firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. (DPZ) in Miami, will meet with officials from the cities of Windcrest and San Antonio on Nov. 13 to discuss his plans for a charette planning process next month.

A charrette is a brainstorming session where people discuss possibilities for future development. The upcoming charrette led by Duany is expected to last one week, and will be held in early December.

The goal of this charrette will be to come up with a detailed design for 303 acres of land within the boundaries of both Windcrest and San Antonio. The acreage is located along Interstate Highway 35, between Walzem and Eisenhauer roads.

The land lies adjacent to former retail center Windsor Park Mall. The mall is being redeveloped as the new headquarters for Rackspace Managed Hosting.

All of the land, including the Windsor Park Mall property, is owned by the Windcrest Economic Development Co. LLC.

DPZ is a co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism. The architectural movement works with architects, developers, planners, politicians and others to create walkable, neighborhood-based properties. The organization works to revitalize forgotten and degenerating areas, and promotes alternatives to suburban sprawl.

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