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Bio: SCOTT FORD, LEED-AP, is Executive Director of Community Investment in South Bend, IN, where he leads a team of 28 to implement the City's economic development, urban policy, housing, planning and urban design agenda. Before joining the City in 2012, Scott spent the last 10 years working professionally and studying in Washington, DC, London, Miami, Rome, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Chicago. He has worked in urban design and planning with Moule & Polyzoides Architects, Urban Design Associates and Duany Plater-Zyberk Associates, in classical architecture with McCrery Architects and Liederbach & Graham, and in economic development with Brailsford & Dunlavey and Detroit's Greater Downtown Partnership. Scott studied architecture at the graduate level at the University of Miami and holds a M.Arch from Notre Dame, in addition to a M.Phil in Land Economics from the University of Cambridge as an Overseas Fellow in 2004

Education: M.Arch, Architecture & Urbanism, University of Notre Dame, 2009. M.Phil, Land Economy (Urban Economics, University of Cambridge, 2004. B.A. Government and Int'l Relations, University of Notre Dame, 2001.

Key Publications: "Stones for the Glass House" - Living Urbanism, 2009:http://livingurbanism.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/stones-for-the-glass-house-by-scott-ford/

Past Assignments: CNU 19 Presenter, Get Real: The Poetics of Authenticity, June 2011 CNU Magical Mystery Tour, Co-Presenter and Guide. May 2010 Students for the New Urbanism (SNU), Co-Chair/Master of Ceremony: October 2007 Delivering the Urban Village Concept: British Private Sector Adherence to New Sustainable Development Policy, August 2004 Society of College and University Planners (SCUP) 38, Conference Co-Presenter: July 2003 Urban Campus’ Passport to Community Outreach: University-Community Development

Bio: Atul is an Associate at Torti Gallas and Partners, where he leads urban design projects ranging from TOD’s, New Towns, Urban Infill and Regeneration, as well as Regional Framework Plans. As a designer, thinker and writer, Atul’s interests lie in those inherent qualities that create buildings, spaces and places loved by the people that inhabit them. Over the past 10 years, Atul has gained international experience in both architecture and urban design, from studying in an urban laboratory like Chandigarh, to working globally with firms such as UDA, DPZ and Torti Gallas & Partners. The diverse nature of these experiences has led Atul to appreciate the uniqueness of each site, culture and climate. Having studied and worked on projects across the world, Atul is convinced that practices that have evolved in each culture over thousands of years hold the key to making economically successful and socially vibrant communities. 

Education: Atul graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master in Urban Design and has a Bachelor in Architecture from the Chandigarh College of Architecture.

Key Publications: In 2010, Atul co-founded with Joseph Nickol, www.Street-Sense.org, a web-based platform dedicated to helping our towns, cities, and neighborhoods adapt, grow, and prosper. His work has been syndicated in publications such as Better! Cities and Towns, and through the Congress for New Urbanism.

Past Assignments: Atul has presented at the Congress for New Urbanism, National Rail~Volution Conference and lectured at various non profits, including the Livable St. Louis Network. He also serves as a design critic and graduate thesis advisor at Catholic University in Washington, DC.

Bio: Radhika Mohan is the Senior Program Manager of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, where she has worked with over 70 Mayors across the country, educating them to be the chief urban designers of their cities. Prior to her current position, Radhika was a freelance urban designer in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, focusing on writing, research, and transit-oriented development projects. In 2010, she served as Interim Coordinator for the Central Corridor Design Center, a light rail transit project that will connect the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and was also a Research Fellow at the Metropolitan Design Center. Radhika holds a dual master’s degree in landscape architecture and city planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s of science degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota. In 2010, Radhika was appointed by the President of the American Society of Landscape Architects to serve on its National Government Affairs Advisory Committee and continued that service for two years. She also serves as a design critic and lecturer at Catholic University in Washington, DC.

Bio: Joe is a leader in urban design, planning and real estate development projects in North America and abroad. His focus is on the regeneration of our towns, cities, and neighborhoods and using the lessons of those places to inform the design of new districts and towns that are inherently highly adaptable and resilient. At Urban Design Associates, Joe has directed design and implementation for dozens of projects ranging from small to over a million dollars in design fees. He leads teams of two to ten designers as well as multi-disciplinary teams of economists, ecologists, engineers, artists, architects, and planners. His active clients include both public entities and developers with projects in over twenty states and seven countries.

Education: Joe graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.

Other Publications: In 2010, Joe co-founded with Atul Sharma www.Street-Sense.org, a web-based platform dedicated to helping our towns, cities, and neighborhoods adapt, grow, and prosper. His work has been syndicated in publications such as Planning Magazine, Better! Cities and Towns, Planetizen, and through the Congress for New Urbanism. He is a contributor to the writing of Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design by Lee W. Waldrep (NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2006) and Como: la Modernit della Tradizione, edited by Samir Youn s and Ettore Maria Mazzola (Roma: Gangemi, 2003)

Past Assignments: He has presented and lectured at the University of Notre Dame and at the Congress for New Urbanism and has juried design competitions for Pittsburgh’s Young Preservation Association and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.