East Innovation Zone

Studio BuilDFA is a group of graduate students in the College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs, CAPPA, at the University of Texas at Arlington. In the 2020 Spring semester the studio engaged with Arlington City and the EAST Arlington community to bring an innovative outdoor space to the up and coming EAST Library & Recreation Center. Studio BuilDFA was conceived as a way to distinguish the type of community-driven design/build work being undertaken at UTA. DFA stands for “Design for All” and reflects the community input and feedback which is crucial to the transformational community engaging design approach. DFA also alludes to its roots in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington.