Urban Design for Planners

Chicago • November 14, 2012

Advanced Training for Practicing Planners

Planners know the value of good urban design. But knowing is one thing. Showing is another — and that takes a specialized set of skills. No budget to hire graphics consultants for your design proposals? No problem. Turn your ideas into images with help from this hands-on Planners Training Service workshop.

Popular presenter Emily Talen, FAICP, reviews urban design principles like connectivity, proximity, and mix. Then she shows how tools like GIS, Sketchup, and graphic design software can make those principles jump off the page. Seeing is believing! You'll learn to create more persuasive proposals that help your community visualize the changes ahead.

All attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop computer. You will download free graphics software and work in these programs as part of the workshop. The software you will use is Gimp, Inkscape, Sketchup and QGIS. All are free and all are cross-platform (Windows and Mac). Registrants will receive full instructions on how to install all of the software ahead of time. Several videos will also be made available

Registration Prices		Online Registration
AICP member	$295	Register Online
APA member	$295	Credit cards only.
Non-member	$360	E-mail or Mail Registration
APA Student Member	$75	Registration Form (pdf)
		If you need to pay by check, download and mail in this form. Please scan the completed form and sent to confregistration@planning.org.

Workshop Location

Burnham Conference Center at the American Planning Association
205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60601

The workshop is held in the APA office. There are many hotels within a 5 block radius of the office. Use an online website to find a hotel in the vicinity.

Bring the Entire Team!

Your entire team can benefit from this workshop with a special registration rate just for groups. Bring two or more members of your organization, and pay only $100 for each additional person (after the first, full price registration rate.) Complete the pdf registration form to register your group.

Space Is Limited

To change or cancel your registration, e-mail confregistration@planning.org by November 7. Refunds, minus a $50 cancellation processing fee, will be granted until that date.

APA strives to hold meetings that are accessible to all. Tell us what reasonable accommodations you require to make your participation more enjoyable, and we will do our best to help. Call Alena Frey at 312-786-6397 or e-mail afrey@planning.org.

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Urban Design for Planners

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