Urban Design + Development + Economics + Community
Come Learn About What We Can Do To Accommodate Projected Growth.Solving San Diego’s housing crisis is going to require creative thinking and input from many different groups – neighborhood residents, experts in planning, and elected officials, just to name a few. [Read more…] about Series of Events to Address San Diego’s Housing Crisis
Most millennials are actually changing jobs four times on average during their first decade out school according to a study released by LinkedIn. If this is true in architecture then there is a good chance young professionals move on before they see a completed project through. [Read more…] about Architecture: Patience, This Is Not the Tech Industry
Let’s face it, 2016 wasn’t an easy year. So what can we do to better prepare ourselves for the next 12 months? Let’s start with personal development, namely figure out a better way to keep our New Year’s resolutions. Advice from experts to fine-tune goals to be more specific is great. Short-term goals are more achievable, sure. But even when we commit to keeping account of our progress and being patient with ourselves, still we bump into obstacles at every turn. [Read more…] about The Biology Behind Achieving Your New Year’s Goal
The greatest challenge for anyone involved in planning for public use facilities and areas is in the factoring for the uncertainties of the future, short and long-term. We have all heard that “you don’t build the church for Easter Sunday.” We accept that there will be times when the design will not meet the capacities or timing or attraction for everyone at every time. [Read more…] about A Planner’s Opportunity – Gender Neutral Facilities
You know what’s one great thing about San Diego? In just 60 minutes, you can be far enough into the desert to completely disconnect for a day, a weekend, or even a week. No cell phone service, no running water and certainly no convenience stores – not even marked roads. [Read more…] about Why You Should Go Off Grid for a Weekend
Urban Land Institute, January 20th, 2016, 11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M, January ULI @ Lunch, January: Exploring Council Member, Mark Kersey’s, San Diego Infrastructure Plan.
San Diego History Center, January 21st, 2016, 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M., Balboa Park History Stroll.
Save Our Heritage Organisation, Every Third Saturday, 6:00 P.M-8:00 P.M, FaSoLa Singers.
New School of Architecture and Design, January 27th, 2016, Brazilian Biomes.
Citizens Coordinate for Century 3, January 28th, 2016. 7:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M., East Village-Tomorrow…..Today!
On June 8th, 2015, I reached the ten year mark of my career as an architect. This post chronicles some personal key “lessons learned” in reaching this first milestone of my architectural career. [Read more…] about Three lessons learned for up and coming architects
Urban Land Institute, October 22nd 2015, 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM, YLG Partnership Forum Close Out.
Citizens Coordinate for Century 3, October 22nd 2015, 7:00 AM-9:00 AM, The Next 100 Years of Architecture and Design in San Diego.
San Diego Architectural Foundation, October 22nd 2015, TBD, Millard Sheets, Film Screening. [Read more…] about San Diego Design Event Calendar October 22nd- November 4th, 2015
Citizens Coordinate for Century 3,C3 July 3rd, 2015, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, A Discussion with Roger Showley.
Urban Land Institute, July 8th 2015, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Learn & Weigh in on SANDAG’s San Diego Forward Regional Plan Proposal.
American Institute of Architects, July 8th, 2015, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Hard Hat Site Tour, Padre Dam
San Diego History Center, July 9th, 2015 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Extended Summer Hours.
Save Our Heritage Organisation, SOHO July 12th, at 7:00 PM, Silent Movie Sunday’s, Sherlock Holmes (1922).
Urban Land Institute,ULI July 14th, 2015, 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM, July Breakfast, Golf Course, Redevelopment, An Opportunity for Both Open Space and New Housing.
Here are some urban design events for the rest of this month:
November 18th, 2014 at, 7:30 AM-9:00 AM- Urban Land Institute Presents, November Breakfast-San Diego, City of Complete Communities.
November 20, 2014, 5:30pm – 6pm to 8pm, CivicSD Community Benefits Consensus Project: “What would benefit your community most?” Malin Burnham San Diego Center For Civic Engagement, The San Diego Foundation | Hoffman Room (First Floor) 2508 Historic Decatur Road | San Diego, CA 92106
November 21st, 2014 at 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, Urban Land Institute Presents for Members Only, Investor Tour-El Cajon Blvd. [Read more…] about San Diego design event calendar November 18th-30th, 2014
