FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tarrant County College - Trinity River East Campus (TREC) in Downtown Fort Worth has been named by international architecture blog, Architizer.com as one of “The Lone Star State’s Top 13 Buildings to See in 2013.”
The campus received additional accolades with its recognition by Texas Senate Resolution No. 270 acknowledging the campus’ being named to the blog’s prestigious list. “The Trinity River East Campus is already a Fort Worth landmark and is representative of both our colorful past and our bright future,” said Texas Senator, Wendy Davis.
Fort Worth based firm Bennett Benner Pettit Architects + Planners worked in conjunction with Bing Thom Architects of Vancouver, Canada to design the 130,000 sf campus with a series of buildings and interior spaces oriented to take advantage of the dramatic vistas along the historic Fort Worth Trinity River bluff.
“Architizer is the largest and fastest growing database of architecture online. Being recognized by such an authority is a big honor,” said Michael Bennett, AIA, principal and CEO of Bennett Benner Pettit.
“The TREC’s modern buildings provide a contrast to its surrounding context of traditional buildings and connects Fort Worth’s downtown district to the Trinity River,” said Bennett. “Cutting into the river bluff itself, the campus brings the landscape of the bluff into the core of the city while also extending the urban fabric of the city to the river and its trail system.”
The campus is expected to be an important link to the City’s planned Trinity Uptown district just across the river, which will almost double the size of the existing downtown and add thousands of new residential units.
“The TREC is a great example of how great buildings can influence and be influenced by their urban context, offering clues for future development and connecting the existing fabric of the city,” said Bennett.
Bennett Benner Pettit has been based in Fort Worth for 57 years and has been responsible for numerous complex and significant projects in the region including MOLA at the Fort Worth Zoo, Rogers Road Pavilion which is now known as The Woodshed Smokehouse, Levitt Pavilion at Founder’s Square, Erma Lowe Hall at Texas Christian University, West7th mixed use development, Southlake Town Square, Westlake Academy, Lena Pope Home’s new main building, Trinity Uptown and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
