CSTC Attends ACD Conference in San FranciscoProf. John Poros and Prof. Hans Herrmann presented work of the Carl Small Town Center at "Towards a Just Metropolis: From Crises to Possibilities" a joint conference of the Architects / Designers / Planners
for Social Responsibility
(ADPSR), New
Village Press, Planners
Network (PN), Young Planners Network, Association
for Community Design
(ACD) and The
Center for
theLiving City at the University of California, Berkeley on June 19th. Prof. Poros presented "Planning against Rural Sprawl: The Golden Triangle Highway Corridor Planning Project," and Prof. Herrmann presented "Reviving the Public Realm: one stop at a time", work from the Highway 82 Planning Project and the Choctaw Public Transit Study respectively. 7/6/10
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We're Off to a Great Start this Summer!
We are beginning work on two new projects in the towns of Laurel and Sumner with our summer architecture interns Chris Estill, Sarah Grider, Ryan Morris, Chris Hoal, and Dennis Daniels.
Business associate assistants for the summer are Malorie Luckett and Gracie Sistrunk.
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CSTC Welcomes New Additions to Our Team
Leah F. Kemp, Assistant Director
Chris Hoal, Intern Architect
Dennis Daniels, Intern Architect
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CSTC Recognized for Work on Choctaw Transit Project
The CSTC is the team recipient of the 2010 Diversity Award. The award, given by the President' Commission on the Status of Minorities, commended the CSTC and Assistant Professor Hans Herrmann for their work with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The project was also featured on WCBI news.
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CSTC Participates in ACSA PresentationsBy invitation of David Perkes, John Poros participated in the Community Design Center session as part of the ACSA presentations. Four different community design centers were presented. Hans Hermann's poster, Facing Factoids, was also part of the session. His poster focused on the statistical data found in researching the CSTC'S Choctaw transportation project. |
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FEATURED PROJECT
The Carl Small Town Center has been working with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to develop their transit system.
Work has begun on a long-sought rail line linking downtown Denver to the city's international airport.Read more. 9/1/10
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Lean, mean transit. Read more. 8/20/10
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A new themed subdivision is under development in South Carolina. But
this is no golf course community. It's a cyclist oriented, car-free
experiment called Bicycle City. Read more. 8/20/10
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Putting smart growth to work in rural communities. Read more. 8/2/10
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Creating a metropolis that encourages physical activity requires real collaboration. Read more. 7/26/10
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The City of London has opened up two "bicycle superhighways". Read more. 7/22/10
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A new sustainable housing development breaking ground in Oregon has put
affordability on the same pedestal as sustainability. Read more. 7/21/10
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Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are becoming standard components of
transit agencies' strategies for outreach and keeping riders informed. Read more. 6/20/10
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