Communities by Design Built Works: Architects Demonstrate the Value of Community Design

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Communities by Design Built Works: Architects Demonstrate the Value of Community Design

Park DuValle by Urban Design Associates.

By Tiffany L. David, AICP

This new AIA Center for Communities by Design web resource demonstrates the expertise architects contribute to community design. This first group of eight award winning plans resulted in more than 1.1 billion dollars of private and public funding for economic development activities, more than 10 million square feet of office, retail and hotel space, and over 500 miles of parks and trails. Intense citizen involvement through public meetings, charrettes and stakeholder interviews, informed all of the plans. Communities by Design: Built Works projects have changed the economic, environmental and physical landscapes of all of the communities featured here.

Based upon the AIA Communities by Design's 10 Principles for Livable Communities, Built Works contributors discuss the projects goals, plan implementation process, and the community impact of their recommendations while sharing the community lessons learned. These featured projects, led by award winning AIA architects, serve as a community design resource and demonstrate the positive impact of thoughtful community design and civic engagement in our nation’s communities. Built Works provides architects, citizens, elected officials, and other design professionals with tangible examples of communities energized and revitalized through urban design plans using the AIA’s 10 principles. The communities range in size from small towns to entire regions; all involve AIA architects working with communities, elected officials, and other design professionals to improve communities through civic engagement and community design.