Architect
Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (#039495)
Architects' Registration Council of the United Kingdom
education:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne: B. Arch (Hons), British Terminal Degree, 1968-1971Newcastle-upon-Tyne: B.A. (Hons) in Architectural Studies, 1965-1968
honors:
2004 N.C.Chapter of the American Planning Association Special Theme Award for theCenter of the Region Enterprise (CORE) Smart Growth Strategic Plan (withThe Lawrence Group).
2006 N.C.Chapter of the American Planning Association Smart Growth Award forthe Huntersville Downtown Plan (with The Lawrence Group).
2008 NCChapter of the American Planning Association, Brian Benson Award for Comprehensive Plan (Small Community), forplanning and urban design master plan, policy and codes for Leland, SC, withThe Lawrence Group.
teaching experience:
College of Architecture, UNC Charlotte, 1990-Present
School of Architecture, Univ. of Oklahoma, 1987-1990
School of Architecture, Mississippi State University, 1983-1987
School of Architecture, Plymouth Polytechnic (subsequently Plymouth University) England, 1976-1983
administration experience:
1979 - 81 Director,Graduate Architecture and Rural Settlement Program (Urban Design and Small TownPlanning), Plymouth Polytechnic.
1979 - 83 Director,Graduate Professional Program in Architecture, Plymouth Polytechnic.
1995 – 97 GraduateProgram Coordinator, College of Architecture, UNC Charlotte
1999 - 2002 Co-Founderand Co--Coordinator, Charlotte Community Design Studio (CCDS)
2002 - 06 AdvancedProgram Coordinator, College of Architecture, UNC Charlotte
2008 -- Coordinator/directorof the Master of Urban Design program, UNC Charlotte
professional experience:
Senior Urban Designer, The Lawrence Group, (St. Louis, Beijing, New York, Denver, CO, Austin,TX, and Davidson, NC) 1998-to date. Urban Design Master Plans and Form-based Codes for communities, including Germantown, TN, Spartanburg, SC, Greenville, SC, Beaufort, SC, Leland, SC, Boone, NC, Mooresville, NC, Raleigh, NC, Mountain Landscapes Initiative in Western NC, Huntersville, NC, and Trinity, NC.
Town Planning Consultant/Zoning Code Writer for the towns of Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, NC, 1994-1997. Member, Urban Land Institute; Member, American Planning Association.
published papers:
Design First: Design-based Urban Planning for Communities, (with Linda Luise Brown), The Architectural Press, Oxford, UK. 2004. (Chinese edition 2005) Designing Community: Charretes, Masterplans and Form-based Codes, The Architectural Press, Oxford, UK. 2007. The Future Office (ed. With Chris Grech), Taylor and Francis, London. 2008. "New Urbanism", "Ordinances, Design", "La Citta Nuova", "Glasgow" and "Cesar Pelli". Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture , Taylor and Francis, 2004.
“Smart Growth Toolkit” for the Atlanta Regional Commission, 2001: Traditional Neighborhood Development and Transit-Oriented Development.
grants:
UNC Charlotte Research/Service Contracts with North Carolina communities including (1994-2008), Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, Locust, Gastonia, Salisbury, Mineral Springs, Wesley Chapel, Charleston, SC, and the Culture and Heritage Foundation, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC: $150,000 total.
competitions:
sponsored case study:
research:
Research and Practice Interests:
Sustainable Urbanism
Transit-oriented Development
Urban Housing
Form-based Codes
Urban Masterplanning
current courses:
MUDD 6111 Fundamentals of Urban Design Studio
MUDD 6050 / ARCH 6050 Public Space in Cities
ARCH 3102 Urban Housing; Third year Undergraduate Studio
MUDD 6050 / ARCH 6050 Urban Design and Development Economics
MUDD 6213/ARCH 5213 City Design in the 20th Century
MUDD 5602 Planning Law and Urban Design
community, university, and college service:
Charlotte Observer “Citizen of the Year, 1996, for community education about sustainable development in the Charlotte region. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Art Commissioner, 1995-1999 Co-Chair, Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) Public Art-in-Transit Advisory Committee, 2003-08 Advanced Program Coordinator, 2002-06 Member, Faculty Council, 2001-03 Member, Faculty Executive Committee, 2003-09 Academic Integrity Board, Member, 1990-2009
School of Architecture - UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223-001
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