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Cochran Studio creates catalytic public spaces, strategic master plans and strong participatory processes to support sustainable cities and healthy communities. William & Teresa Cochran collaborate with city officials, stakeholder groups, large developers, NGOs, design teams and cultural organizations to plan, create and facilitate large-scale projects known for their vision, design quality, and public engagement.
RECENT NEWS and CURRENT PROJECTS:
- William Cochran radically redesigned the streetscape for nine square blocks of the historic city center of Cumberland, Maryland (see artist's rendering above) Speaking at the dedication in November 2024, Jacob Day, Secretary of Maryland's Department of Housing and Community Development said "This streetscape is not just a standout for Maryland or the United States. Cumberland, Maryland will be known as having one of the best public spaces in the world. It’s world class.”
• Last month the $17 million project won the 2025 Transformative Economic Development Award from the Maryland Economic Development Association, who said it has "reshaped the city, reducing vacant buildings, attracting private investment, boosting the tax base by millions, and creating a vibrant space for residents, workers, and visitors."
• On April 3, Governor Moore announced a 2025 Maryland Sustainable Growth Award for the project. The jury said: "This generationally important initiative holds significance not only for Maryland but also for Appalachia and the nation, serving as a replicable model for the adaptive reuse of historically important architecture," adding that the design "embraced every key principle of sustainable growth, including the creation of vibrant public spaces that promote social interaction and celebrate the region’s cultural, historical, and natural resources."
- Cochran's livable, pedestrian-centered design plan included an urban forest planted in massive soil cells under 22-foot-wide suspended sidewalks of clay-fired brick pavers with elegant patterning, a narrow, curbless herringbone street lined with decorative cast iron trench grates, community gathering spaces, a waterfall, and a public art master plan. Cochran provided design oversight throughout the development of engineering drawings and regulatory review.
- View Cochran Studio's design document for Cumberland's Historic City Center at the link here.
- Community Bridge (1998), one of the studio's best-known early projects, is beginning a multi-year recreation using state of the art materials to address damage from years of neglect that resulted in systemic water infiltration issues. Visitors to Frederick have long ranked Community Bridge as one of the three highest-rated landmarks in Frederick County, Maryland. Learn about the long road to the rebirth of Community Bridge here.
- Developed a public art master plan for Columbia, Maryland's new downtown, for The Howard Hughes Corporation, and facilitated significant public artworks by regionally and nationally-known artists.
- William Cochran received the Individual Artist Award from the Frederick Arts Council and was selected for a month-long artist residency with a small group of international artists in the south of France.
- Developed the public art master plan for the Hagerstown Cultural Trail and served as consultant for public art, design and public participation through completion, facilitating several significant public artworks by both nationally-known and regional artists.
- Completed The Shining Dark for the Maryland Transit Administration in West Baltimore.
- Completed Pillar of Fire, an illuminated, post-tensioned glass tower that honors the original site of the Whitman Walker Clinic on 14th Street in Washington DC. Pillar of Fire was selected as one of the top 100 public artworks internationally by a professional design panel for CODAWorx.
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