Krishna Kasi, Design Intern, Memphis Regional Design Center

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 is an 8 week course held Tuesday evenings from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, beginning September 15, 2009 and ending November 3, 2009.

[Click here to download a course syllabus]

Click below for archived presentations

[September 15, 2009- Frank Ricks, AIA-slide presentation]

[September 15, 2009- Frank Ricks, AIA-video] (link coming soon)

[September 22, 2009- Steve Auterman-slide presentation-part1]

[September 22, 2009- Steve Auterman-slide presentation-part2]

[September 22, 2009- Steve Auterman-slide presentation-part3]

[September 22, 2009- Steve Auterman-slide presentation-part4]

[September 22, 2009- Steve Auterman-slide presentation-part5]

[September 22, 2009- Steve Auterman-video] (link coming soon)

[September 29, 2009- Angie Keesee, AIA-slide presentation]

[September 29, 2009- James Collins-slide presentation]

[October 6, 2009- Cynthia Wood-slide presentation]

[October 13, 2009- Tommy Pacello/Don Jones-slide presentation]

[October 20, 2009- Mary Baker-slide presentation]

[October 20, 2009- Mairi Albertson-slide presentation]

[October 20, 2009- Andy Kitsinger-slide presentation]

[October 27, 2009- John Weeden-slide presentation-part1]

[October 27, 2009- John Weeden-slide presentation-part2]

[November 3, 2009- Richard Baron-slide presentation-part1]

[November 3, 2009- Richard Baron-slide presentation-part2]

[November 3, 2009- David Schuermann, AIA-slide presentation]