The Fred Rouse Center for Arts & Community Healing

Fort Worth, TX

Key Dates:

Construction Start: Summer 2027
Targeted Opening: Winter 2028

Transform 1012 N. Main Street is a nationally significant reparative justice initiative that reclaims a former Ku Klux Klan auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas, transforming it into the Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing—a 35,000-square-foot cultural and civic destination rooted in truth-telling, restoration, and community empowerment. Named for Fred Rouse, a Black man lynched in Fort Worth in 1921, the project is led by a coalition of arts organizations, grassroots groups, and civic leaders through a shared governance model, shaped by a multi-year, community-driven design process grounded in equity and transparency. Located between Fort Worth’s Historic Northside and downtown, the project reorients a site once defined by division into one of access and connection. The design preserves the historic structure while introducing a new interior framework and public passageway—incorporating portions of the original façade and graffiti—to increase visibility and create a more open, community-facing environment.



Sustainability and material stewardship are central to the project, with more than 195 tons of material diverted from landfills through selective demolition and partnerships with local organizations, and reclaimed elements documented for reuse and interpretation throughout the Center. The landscape extends the project’s impact beyond the building, incorporating garden typologies rooted in African Diasporic, Indigenous, Mexican Diasporic, and regional traditions, alongside native plantings and outdoor gathering and performance spaces. The Center is organized across three levels, anchored by a 250-seat theater, makerspaces, classrooms, and community gathering areas on the ground floor, with rehearsal studios, gallery and reflection spaces, youth-focused areas, offices, co-working space, wellness environments, and a rooftop terrace with a community garden above.

TPG has provided comprehensive Owner’s Representative and Project Management services for the Transform 1012 initiative since 2020, supporting the project from early planning through design and into pre-construction. TPG plays a central role in coordinating a complex coalition of stakeholders, design teams, and community partners, ensuring alignment between the project’s technical execution and its mission-driven goals of reparative justice and community healing. This includes oversight of the adaptive reuse strategy, budget and schedule management, and guiding decision-making processes that balance design integrity, historical preservation, and community priorities.

TPG helped develop and implement a nontraditional, values-based architect selection process—“Redesigning the Design Competition”—which prioritized equity, transparency, and community accountability over conventional procurement methods. This process engaged a broad range of design teams and incorporated public exhibitions and community feedback to shape the final design direction.

Throughout the project, TPG continues to provide strategic leadership and technical guidance across all phases, including design coordination, stakeholder facilitation, and pre-construction planning. TPG also supports the integration of sustainability and material reuse strategies, as well as the coordination of ongoing community engagement efforts that remain central to the project’s evolution.



As the project advances toward construction, TPG remains focused on delivering a highly complex, mission-driven development—transforming a site of historic harm into a lasting civic asset dedicated to healing, creativity, and cultural connection.