Photo courtesy of the Fort Worth Business Press
The new Tarrant County College (TCC) Trinity River East Campus was designed to be more than a college campus. A team of architects worked to create a structure that would combine education and public spaces as well as serve as a connection between downtown Fort Worth, the Trinity River and Trinity Uptown. In an interview with Fort Worth Magazine, principal architect Bing Thom said, “In essence we have dissolved the bluff. Belknap Street will now be a gateway to the water, no longer a barrier to accessing the Trinity and its trail system. We hope the community will be inspired to use the space for gatherings, both organized as well as spontaneous.”
The 131,000-square-foot riverfront medical training facility promotes pedestrian traffic and will soon be connected to the Trinity Trails with a new access point, sponsored by the Tarrant Regional Water District, set to be completed this spring.
Vancouver based architecture firm Bing Thom and Associates worked with Fort Worth based architects at GideonToal to design and complete the TCC Trinity River East Campus.