The Perfect Storm: Using Data to Design Right-Sized Stormwater Infrastructure
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Tag Archive: urban design
Acknowledgment and Expression of Black History in Design (Part I)
In 1915, Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland founded what was to become the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), an organization that promoted studying Black history and celebrating the accomplishments of African …
Equity in Communities: Breaking Down the Barriers
(This blog post was originally published on March 8, 2018. It has since been updated)
Home to over 760,000 people within its consolidated city/county boundaries, Louisville Metro is not only growing but is also becoming more diverse.
As with many …
Planning Buildings for the Future
Much has been written about autonomous vehicles—also known as driverless vehicles—in terms of their safety benefits and their projected impact on transportation. It is anticipated that these robocars of the future will be available to the public by 2025, and …
Designing Healthier Buildings – Fitwel Certification System
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average American spends 93 percent of their life indoors. Given this statistic, the health of our built environment—especially the workplace—is one of the hottest topics in our industry today, and we are …
Equity in Communities
Merriam-Webster offers several definitions for the word “equity,” including “the quality of being fair or impartial.” I taught my children the concept of equity from a very early age, with one rather unorthodox teaching approach involving the division of …
Urban Infill and the Importance of Regional Contextualism
We’ve all seen them: buildings that stand out – in a bad way. Developers can follow every best practice out there, but if an urban building isn’t grounded in the region’s character, it will end up feeling generic and out-of-place. …