Urban Design Group

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Urban Design Group (UDG) was a professional architectural, interior, planning and urban design services firm with studios in Atlanta, Chicago, Georgia, and Dallas, Texas.

## Organizational background

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Urban Design Group was founded in 1975, by John M. Novack Jr., after leaving his position as Design Director at C. F. Murphy Associates of Chicago.[1] The organization grew steadily, designing several urban projects, including Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas; One Tabor Center in Denver, Colorado; Disney's Wilderness Lodge in Orlando, Florida; and Carlson Center in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

## Notable projects

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One Tabor Center, Denver, Colorado Bugis Junction, Singapore

* Amrit Touristic Development, Tartous District, Syria
* Animal Kingdom Lodge, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
* Carlson Center, Minnetonka, Minnesota
* Cameron University Science Complex, Lawton, Oklahoma
* Castle Creek Lodge, Aspen, Colorado
* Convergence Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Denver Dry Goods, Denver, Colorado
* Eagles Nest Ranch, Northeastern, Colorado
* E.M. Dirksen Federal Building: Phase III Renovation, Chicago, Illinois
* Fallen Oak Golf Clubhouse, Gulfport, Mississippi
* Four Winds New Buffalo, New Buffalo, Michigan
* Grand Californian, Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, California
* Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney, Nebraska
* Galleria 400, Atlanta, Georgia
* Grand Bear Golf Clubhouse, Gulfport, Mississippi
* Hollywood Slots at Bangor, Maine
* Hollywood Casino at Penn National, Grantville, Pennsylvania
* International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague, Czech Republic
* Law Offices/Crawford Hill Mansion, Denver, Colorado
* Nakheel Design Summit, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
* OCT Yantian Eco Park and Resort, Shenzhen, China
* One Ten Broadway, San Antonio, Texas
* Opera Galleria, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
* Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Preston Ridge I & II, Alpharetta, Georgia
* Rivercenter, San Antonio, Texas
* Silver Legacy, Reno, Nevada
* Sinclair Cabin, Montrose County, Colorado
* Sogang University Graduate School of Business, Seoul, Korea
* Tabor Center, Denver, Colorado
* Tramway Renovation, Denver, Colorado
* Tulsa Community College West Campus Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Tulsa Union Depot (1980), Tulsa, Oklahoma [2]
* University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, California
* United Artist Theatres, Bugis Junction, Singapore
* United Artist Theatres, Shatin, Hong Kong
* Wilderness Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
* Windward Fairways I and II, Atlanta, Georgia

## Gallery

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Law Office/Crawford Hill Mansion, Denver, Colorado | Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, Nevada | California Adventure, Anaheim, California

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Rivercenter, San Antonio, Texas | Rivercenter, San Antonio, Texas

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## References

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1. ^ Ingersoll, Richard. (1989). "Reborn to Shop: Rivercenter in San Antonio". Cite Magazine, pps. 7–9
2. ^ Wallis, Michael (2007). Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation: Writings from America's Heartland. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 133–134\. ISBN 978-0-8061-3824-4. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

## Further reading

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iiBaxter, L. (1988) A Sense of Place. Identity.
iiiDivision of Urban Design of the University of Colorado College of Design and Planning, Award of Honor, Tabor Center, 1985.
ivIdeal Places: Rockefeller Visions for America, featuring Tabor Center. 5th Annual Honor Awards.
vGaskie, M. (1989). Just Add Water. Architectural Record, 100.
viJohnson, C. (1983). Tulsa’s Union Depot. Oklahoma Home and Garden. 15.
viiSculley, S.W. (2003). Musing on an ‘American’ Architecture. Urban Design Group: Selected and Current Works, The Master Architect Series, 8.
viiiMorris, D.L. (1996). The Wilderness World of Disney. Log Home Living, 59
xiCommercial and Retail Development (2001). Galleria 400. Georgia Construction Review: Atlanta Edition, 26.
xBruegmann, R. (1989). The Corporate Landscape. Inland Architect. (reprint)

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
* VIAF

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* United States
* Israel

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* ULAN

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* Yale LUX