HINESAD + EKLA Named Finalist for Transform 1012 Project

Reclaiming a Site of Hate as a Platform for Healing

HINESAD, in collaboration with Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect (EKLA), has been named one of four finalist design teams selected by Transform 1012 N. Main Street—a nonprofit coalition working to transform a former Ku Klux Klan auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas, into a center for arts, healing, and cultural equity.

Chosen from a pool of 27 international design architect submissions, the team was recognized for its Statement of Values and Commitment, which articulated HINESAD and EKLA’s shared dedication to reparative justice in the built environment. The selection committee specifically sought teams whose work demonstrates deep engagement with spatial justice, the redistribution of resources, and community healing.

Transform 1012’s initiative—co-led by Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+, Indigenous, and immigrant-serving organizations—is a nationally significant effort to reclaim a site of racial terror and convert it into a community-owned space for restoration, creativity, and public gathering. The future Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing will stand as a counter-monument, embodying the power of design to challenge erasure and restore voice.

HINESAD is honored to join this transformative process and contribute to a design vision that centers memory, equity, and shared authorship.

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