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Paula Wallace: Design, Art and Architecture, New ideas need old buildings

When I founded SCAD 45 years ago, the adaptive repurposing of historic architecture was a necessity. We simply didn’t have the resources to build new classroom space, and Savannah teemed with abandoned buildings, ready to be filled with vitality as a haven for professional creative education. As Jane Jacobs said, new ideas need old buildings.

Feature: A Celebration and Convening for Placemaking

Throughout history, architectural styles and movements have come onto the scene and fallen away as society changes. A common example most people can relate to today is retail shopping centers—at one time they loomed as huge indoor expanses people disappeared inside for hours to congregate and shop.

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