UD 101, Spring 2009
Kasia Zycinska, University of Memphis, Architecture Design 5 Studio
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, Spring 2009 was an 8 week course held Thursday evenings from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, beginning March 26, 2009 and ending May 14, 2009.
[Click here to download a course syllabus]
Click below for archived presentations
[March 26, 2009- Frank Ricks, AIA-slide presentation]
[April 2, 2009- Lee Askew III, FAIA-slide presentation]
[April 9, 2009- Bob Scarfo-slide presentation]
[April 16, 2009- Ray Brown-slide presentation]
[April 23, 2009- Chooch Pickard, AIA-slide presentation]
[April 30, 2009- John Weeden-slide presentation]