Peter Calthorpe
Peter Calthorpe, Award-Winning Urban Designer, Author & Founder of Calthorpe Associates
In 1983, Peter Calthorpe founded the award-winning firm of Calthorpe Associates devoted to sustainable urban design and planning globally. Metropolis Magazine claims: “The titles of Peter Calthorpe’s books trace the recent history of urban design in its most vital and prescient manifestations, starting in 1986 with 'Sustainable Communities' followed by 'The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl', and most recently 'Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change”.
In the early 90’s he developed the concept of Transit Oriented Development described in his book 'The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community and the American Dream' -- an idea that is now the foundation of many regional policies and city plans around the world. Peter Calthorpe is one of the founders and the first board president of Congress of New Urbanism. For his contribution in redefining the models of urban and suburban growth, Calthorpe was named one of 25 “innovators on the cutting edge” by Newsweek Magazine and was awarded ULI’s prestigious “J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development” in 2006.
2:00 PM | JEWETT THEATER
Building Better Communities, Big or Small: Designing Places People Want to Stay
What makes a community a place where people want to stay, build a life, and invest in the future? The answer may have less to do with population size than we think. Drawing from decades of work designing communities around the world, Peter Calthorpe will explore how principles like walkability, connectivity, thoughtful growth, and a strong sense of place can apply just as meaningfully in rural communities. This session looks at how towns can grow and evolve while protecting the character, landscape, and quality of life that make them worth calling home.
Sponsored by NSU’s Cramer Center for Design and Innovation and HDR Inc.
