Parking Lots to Parks | A Documentary About Adaptive Reuse

Can a defunct shopping mall become a place of learning and community gathering? The leadership at Austin Community College thought so, but not without the right team. This short documentary explores the revitalization of the Highland Mall into a community college and parks, but the story of this plot of land north of Austin is also about recovering 100 years of history that was almost forgotten. See how the school and architectural team replace parking lots with parks and consumerism with education.

Developer: Red Leaf Properties

Owner: Austin Community College

Landscape Architect: dwg.

Architect: Agenda Architecture

Civil: Stantec | WGI

MEP: Bay & Associates

GC: Harvey | Harvey-Cleary Builders

Landscape Contractor: Strata Landscape

Light Design: Ion Art, Inc.

Steel Fabricator: Renfro+Co

Credits

Executive Producer: Pearl MF

Producer & Director: James Burniston

Interviewer: Ben Roberts

Directors of Photography: James Burniston & Austin Travis

Sound: Austin Travis

Editors: Ian West & James Burniston

Colorist: Ian West

Graphic Design: Kristian Alveo

Special Thanks To: Austin Community College, dwg. & Agenda Architecture, Daniel Woodroffe, Rachel Brehm, Amy Goettle, Dr. Molly Beth Malcom, Susan Engelking, Michelle Raymond, Michael Hargins and Tyler Frost.