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The
American Institute of Architects selected Detroit as one of
nine cities for its 2008 Sustainable Design Assessment Team
(SDAT) program. The SDAT will design a roadmap for improving
Detroit’s sustainability based upon local needs.
Architects,
planners, economic development specialists, and others will
assess current systems and suggest ways to improve Detroit’s
sustainability—the community’s ability to meet
the environmental, economic, and social equity needs of today
without reducing the ability of future generations to do so.
The
SDAT held a three-day charrette Oct. 30th – Nov. 1st,
2008, beginning with a Community Town Hall Meeting. Topics
included: *Detroit’s
Next Economy *Land Use *Transportation *Energy Systems *Food
Security
Download Charrette flyer here.
Download
Press Release here.
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Detroit SDAT Team members include:
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Team
Leader
Alan Mallach, FAICP
Research Director of the National Housing Institute
Community Development and the reutilization of
vacant land in urban areas. |
Subrata
Basu
Community Development
Interim Director
Miami Dade County Planning and Zoning Dept. |
Stephen
A. Gazillo, AICP
Transportation and Transit
Director of Transportation Planning
URS Corporation |
Jason
King, ASLA, LEED
Open Space
Associate, Landscape Architect
GreenWorks, PC |
Teresa
Lynch
Economic Development
Senior Vice President & Director of Research Initiative
for a Competitive Inner City |
Colin
Meehan
Renewable
Energy
Renewable Energy Specialist Texas Climate and Air Program
Environmental
Defense Fund |
Edwin
Marty
Local Food Systems and Community Gardens
Executive Director
Jones Valley Urban Farm |
More
information on the AIA's Communities by Design and SDAT program:
www.aia.org/livable
Additional information on the SDAT can be found here.
Participants
in the Detroit SDAT include: The Kresge Foundation, American
Institute of Architects Detroit: Emerging Professionals Committee,
Architectural Salvage Warehouse Detroit, Archive DS, Bridging
Communities, Inc., City of Detroit Planning Commission, Detroiters
Working for Environmental Justice, Detroit Science Center,
Eastern Market Corporation, Greater Corktown Development Corporation,
Great Lakes Capital Fund, Greening of Detroit, Hamilton Anderson
Associates, Lawrence Technological University, Luella Hannan
Memorial Foundation, Michigan Environmental Council, Model
D – Metromode, Neumann Smith Architects, New Center
Council, Rebuild Michigan, RizzoloBrown + Novak Architects,
Shore Bank, Southeast MI Sustainable Business Forum, Southwest
Detroit Business Association, Southwest Detroit Environmental
Vision, University Cultural Center Association, University
of Detroit Mercy Detroit Collaborative Design Center, University
of Michigan, TCAUP Community Design Center, Warm Training
Center, Zachary and Associates.
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