UD 101, Fall 2008
Livable Communities Set in Motion by Design – Image by Goody Clancy
MRDC‘s Urban Design 101 examines the transformative impact that innovative physical planning and design of the “public realm” can have on the quality of contemporary urban life. The course introduces a cross section of our region‘s civic leaders, representing a range of public, private and non-profit organizations, to the basic concepts, vocabulary, and techniques of urban design as reflected in a variety of contemporary place-making initiatives in Memphis and across the country.
Urban Design 101 has been created to introduce local leaders to emerging design concepts that are guiding our nation‘s most exciting downtown development, neighborhood stabilization, waterfront revitalization, new town planning, public parks, historic preservation and mass transit projects.
UD101, Fall 2008 was an 8 week course held Thursday evenings from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, beginning October 2, 2008 and ending November 13, 2008.
[Click here to download a course syllabus]
Click below for archived presentations
[October 2, 2008- Tony Bologna, FAIA-slide presentation]
[October 9, 2008- Michael Hagge-slide presentation]
[October 23, 2008- TK Davis, AIA-slide presentation- part1]
[October 23, 2008- TK Davis, AIA-slide presentation- part2]
[October 30, 2008- Ann Forsyth-slide presentation]
[November 6, 2008- Rusty Bloodworth-slide presentation]
[November 13, 2008- Mary Baker-slide presentation]
[November 13, 2008- John Dudas-slide presentation]