The prompt of this studio was focused around the after effects of 1960’s Urbanism and Planning.  The case study town for this studio was Worcester, Massachusetts which was based around industrial manufacturing and has since fallen into disrepair.  The downtown itself is in need of major revitalization, and our studio focused on planning strategies, landscape design, and a center of activity.  In this plan, the center of activity was a hotel, restaurant, convention center, and retail.  Due to its proximity to Boston, and to public transportation, it was thought that these programs would bring more life and income into Worcester.  The site chosen for this intervention was a large and empty site that played host to a partially deconstructed 1960’s era shopping mall.  Learning from the mistakes of the previous tenant, such as size and lack of pedestrian accessibility, the design for this new tenant is very sensitive to the experiences of the pedestrian.  It separates car levels from walking levels and connects the downtown area with the nearby train and bus station.  It considers many of the positive attributes of the Southeast False Creek development in Vancouver, by collecting rainwater and reduces runoff.  These collection strategies allow the hotel to reduce its impact.