Fronteras Town Master Plan
location: Fronteras | Sonora | México
client: Roberto and Alice Valenzuela
prime: Tejido Group | Director Dr. Mark P. Frederickson | University of Arizona College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
role: Team designer
project type: Academic project, team effort
website: http://tejidogroup.com/Fronteras/WEB%20SITE/Index.html
scope: Fronteras is a rural town 35 miles from the border at Douglas, Arizona. The town has a diverse history based on ranching and farming of communal and private lands, and was a presidio from 1690 to 1740. Fronteras is the birthplace of Juan Bautista de Anza, and the location of the cave where Geronimo was imprisoned. Ranch owners Roberto and Alice Valenzuela were inspired by this history and by a group of brave women known as Las Chicas Bravas, who have taken a stand in revitalizing their town through electronics recycling. The Valenzuela’s hired Tejido Group to create a revitalization master plan for Fronteras. The plan calls for five major elements of consideration:
- Economic revitalization - Socio-cultural activities - Sustainable ecotourism - Functionality - Aesthetic quality
Design considerations embedded in these include: public spaces, lodging, landscaping, infrastructure, water and waste management, local and tourist services, and event programming. The goal of the master plan was to establish a foundation for economic stability and local pride, and to create a sustainable and healthy town for current and future generations. The project was completed in book format and presented in May 2009 with seven fellow students. The plan is currently being reviewed for implementation.
complete: May 2009
client: Roberto and Alice Valenzuela
prime: Tejido Group | Director Dr. Mark P. Frederickson | University of Arizona College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
role: Team designer
project type: Academic project, team effort
website: http://tejidogroup.com/Fronteras/WEB%20SITE/Index.html
scope: Fronteras is a rural town 35 miles from the border at Douglas, Arizona. The town has a diverse history based on ranching and farming of communal and private lands, and was a presidio from 1690 to 1740. Fronteras is the birthplace of Juan Bautista de Anza, and the location of the cave where Geronimo was imprisoned. Ranch owners Roberto and Alice Valenzuela were inspired by this history and by a group of brave women known as Las Chicas Bravas, who have taken a stand in revitalizing their town through electronics recycling. The Valenzuela’s hired Tejido Group to create a revitalization master plan for Fronteras. The plan calls for five major elements of consideration:
- Economic revitalization - Socio-cultural activities - Sustainable ecotourism - Functionality - Aesthetic quality
Design considerations embedded in these include: public spaces, lodging, landscaping, infrastructure, water and waste management, local and tourist services, and event programming. The goal of the master plan was to establish a foundation for economic stability and local pride, and to create a sustainable and healthy town for current and future generations. The project was completed in book format and presented in May 2009 with seven fellow students. The plan is currently being reviewed for implementation.
complete: May 2009