Knoxville Battlefield Loop

In 2016 Sanders Pace Architecture asked to provide a comprehensive framework for the future development of a collection of significant cultural and historical sites located just 2 miles from downtown Knoxville defined as the Battlefield Loop. Working with consultant PORT Urbanism the team completed a study which suggested connections between a number of isolated sites by expanding the boundaries of the Loop to incorporate a number of relics of Knoxville’s industrial past which tell an important story of Knoxville’s early role as a manufacturing leader in the post-civil war New South.

The project was a partnership between The Aslan Foundation and the City of Knoxville and has established a framework for redevelopment of this 600-acre area which anchors the western edge of Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness.  Completed projects include the Loghaven Artist Residency, the restoration of the Historic Candoro Marble Building into a new community arts space, and Phase 1 of Augusta Quarry at Fort Dickerson Park.  Future phases include the future phases of Fort Dickerson Park and the development of the Riverbluff parcel which overlooks the University of Tennessee campus, downtown Knoxville, and the Tennessee River.

Client:

The Aslan Foundation with The City of Knoxville

Size:

600 Acres

Cost:

Varies

Completion Date:

Ongoing

Project Team:

This project was completed in collaboration with PORT Urbanism

SPA Team Members
Brandon F. Pace, AIA LEED AP – Principal-in-Charge
Michael A. Davis
Daniel A. Jones
Geneva Hill

Photo Credits:

Sanders Pace Architecture, PORT Urbanism

Recognition:

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Orchid Award 2020
ASLA Tennessee Award of Merit 2018