A team of Cornell students has been selected as one of the four finalists for the 16th annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hines Student Competition. The team comprises of Peter Romano (M.R.P./M.P.S. Real Estate ‘19), Master of Architecture students Gary Esposito and Jamie Mitchell, and Master of Real Estate students Paul Heydweiller and Rawinthira Narksusook. The team is advised by Suzanne Charles, assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning.
This will be the first time a team from Cornell was selected as a finalist since the competition’s inception in 2003. For Professor Charles, this will be the second time she has advised a finalist team. Charles served as faculty adviser for the University of Michigan team back in 2012.
“Montage is a transformational mixed-use development at the junction of Toronto’s Downtown and East End neighborhoods. The project is an environmentally sustainable cultural hub that integrates cinema, creative industries, and Toronto’s park system to provide a unique outlet for expression and lifestyle. Montage embraces the future of urban transportation by providing both public transit and a thoughtful street grid that accommodates private vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. It enhances the urban fabric with distinctive plazas, tree-lined streets, and industrial facades, reminiscent of the late 19th century. Akin to a montage clipping together scenes of a film, this development augments the surrounding communities and creative thinkers of Toronto.”
Each student team will fly out to the site in preparation for the final round of the competition in April. The winning team among the four finalists will receive a $50,000 first place prize.
The official announcement of the finalists can be viewed through the official ULI page.