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Urban DesignAtlanta What system of urban design is right for the different situations in your community: Modernist Urban Design, Traditional Urban Design, Green Urban Design, or Systems Urban Design? In this Planners Training Service workshop you will learn how to select and evaluate the appropriate type of urban design and then choose the right tools for implementation. You'll learn:
You will also have an opportunity to try out these ideas by designing the framework for a walkable mixed-use district using a case study taken from the Atlanta area.  Presenters
Certification Maintenance (CM)The PTS workshops are approved for certification maintenance credits CM |14 NOTE: The workshop agenda provided here is for informational purposes only. The agenda is tentative and subject to change at any time prior to the actual workshop. Finalized workshop agendas will only be provided to workshop registrants when they register with APA staff at the Planners Training Service in Atlanta. | ||
Jonathan Barnett, FAICP, is an architect and planner, educator, and author of numerous books and articles on city design. He practices with Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC in Philadelphia. His work includes a study of land use and design related to transit for Xiamen, China; a 2,500-hectare planned community in Cambodia; and the citywide urban design plan Omaha by Design. His most recent book is Smart Growth in a Changing World from APA's Planners Press.
William A. Gilchrist is the director of the Department of Planning, Engineering & Permits for the City of Birmingham, Alabama. An alumnus of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gilchrist speaks regularly on topics of design, urbanism, public spaces, citizen participation, regional planning, and the history of architecture and urban settlement.
