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It has been a pleasure being a part of the Regional and Urban Design Committee (RUDC) leadership these past four years and it is my honor to be the committee chair this year. The greatest enjoyment I receive comes from collaboration with my fellow committee members and other like-minded design professionals. We have been collaborating on a couple of major opportunities to engage with others this spring and I hope you will be joining us. ​​​​​​​ For the second year in a row, RUDC member Rex Cabaniss, AIA is involved in building a panel program that qualifies for a learning unit. This year, he is moderating a panel on the changing roles downtowns, suburbs, neighborhoods, ...
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We will host a reception on Thursday, June 6 from 6-8pm at the Marriott Marquis Salon. You'll share conversations with design leaders about what works (and doesn't work) in our communities and discuss opportunities to effect change in our world. Plus, you'll enjoy light fare and beverages as Regional and Urban Design Knowledge Community leadership shares highlights of recent activity and a preview of the exciting things to come. We will also host a forum on Friday, June 7 from 10- 11:30am at the Convention Center. Architects shape our rapidly changing world through planning and design—impacting housing, public buildings, public spaces, and infrastructure ...
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Last month, AIA held the 2024 Leadership Summit. It is a great opportunity to connect with leadership from AIA, its chapters, and its knowledge communities. The event formerly known as Grassroots is also an opportunity to climb Capitol Hill and meet with Senators and Representatives. One of the topics of conversation was HR 7024 (known as the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers) which includes modifications to the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) by increasing the base allocation and lowering the tax-exempt bond financing requirement. These changes help build more affordable housing, providing opportunities to increase density and housing ...
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Maria Katticaran is a licensed architect and urban designer at HDR, focusing on community-centered, equitable design. She has helped shape mega-projects across North America and India, such as Union Station (LINK US) in Los Angeles, the Ontario Line in Toronto, Pittsburgh International Airport, etc. These projects reshape cities and create social infrastructure spaces, impacting the daily lives of millions. She is passionate about Environmental Justice, Health and Equity outcomes in her projects. Maria is deeply involved in her community, serving on the City of Oakland's Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. She is also on the Advisory Board of the San Francisco ...
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Manuel Sanchez-Ruiz is an architect/urban designer with over 30 years of experience in large land-planning of urban scale projects both domestically and internationally. His experience includes the design and planning of large-scale urban development projects, new communities, mixed-use districts, industrial parks, campus plans, waterfronts, and urban regeneration projects particularly in the US, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, working in an interdisciplinary collaboration among economics, planning, landscape, architecture, and engineering. Mr. Sanchez joined AECOM from Sasaki Associates, where he was a principal and worked from 1996 to 2010. Before this, ...
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For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Jason Larrison and it is an honor to be the 2024 chair for AIA’s Regional and Urban Design Committee. I am an architect in Indianapolis with 24 years of urban design experience. I am following in the footsteps of past chair Nathan Ogle, AIA and looking to build on the energy, enthusiasm, and success of 2023! There are a lot of events and activities coming up and coming fast! Our first AIAU Panel on the changing roles of downtown, suburbs, and neighborhoods and how they impact diversity, equity, & inclusion is coming up on April 30th and will be led by Rex Cabaniss, AIA. RUDC will be at AIA24 in Washington, ...
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We are happy to share a few snapshots from the Symposium, held in Washington, DC, including expert-led tours and conference day. Thank you, AIADC and all of our amazing partners and sponsors.
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AIA RUDC will bring four virtual panels with continuing education learning units in 2023. Join us for our series exploring and defining equity and social impact in the communities we study, engage, and design to develop professional practice The fourth and final panel, “DEI into Action,” will be held on November 16th at 1- 2:30pm ET. The session will feature insights from Yiselle Santos Rivera, AIA, NOMA; Wandile Mthiyane, NOMA; Tiara Hughes, NOMA; and Bryan C. Lee, NOMA. Interested in attending the live session? Register directly on AIAU, which you may also access through RUDC KnowledgeNet and LinkedIn pages . Yiselle Santos Rivera, ...
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Interested in attending the free live session? Register here . Should you wish to attend this session (also free!), we welcome you to register here .
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RUDC panels

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AIA RUDC will bring four virtual panels with continuing education learning units in 2023. Join us for our series exploring and defining equity and social impact in the communities we study, engage, and design to develop professional practice. The third panel, “Coalitions for Equity within the Built Environment,” will be held October 24, 2023, from 1-2:30pm, ET. Redlining and blockbusting have been outlawed for over 50 years. However, in contemporary transportation and environmental design, zoning and building practices, as well as community engagement implementation, we continue to see its systemic and harmful legacy through “seen” and “unseen” inequitable ...
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Thanks to all who attended the RUDC Forum and Reception at A'23. We now invite you to the 2023 RUDC Symposium in Washington DC on October 19-20. Immerse in the future of city design through incisive lectures, panels, workshops, and tours. Elevate your perspective, join us! Want to lead the dialogue on city design? Speaker applications are due 5pm CDT, June 15 . Apply at www.rudc-symposium.com.
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Are you interested in speaking about the future of city design ? Join us October 19-20 in Washington DC for 2023 RUDC Symposium, Cities in Transition: Designing for a World in Flux in partnership with AIA, APA, ASLA and Virginia Tech! We are excited to get together in-person with experts from across North America to learn about how emerging trends, theories, and technologies that are shaping the future of urban design. Convening in Washington, DC, the symposium’s first day will expand on this ambition and explore a variety of themes through various fast-paced presentations and panel discussions. The conversation will continue the symposium’s second day ...
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Articles of Interest

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Articles of Interest Interact with RUDC member on LinkedIn. Here are some highlights from the LinkedIn group : Potential Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Deployment on Parking (Urbanism Next) To Build a Healthier City, Begin at the Sidewalk (Bloomberg) 20-minute Neighbourhoods Are About More Than Proximity (The Fifth State) The Economic Resilience of the Most Walkable Us Neighborhoods (Bloomberg) 10 Ways to Make Struggling Downtowns Thrive ( Archdaily ...
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Register for the 2023 Urbanism Next Conference! Registration for the 2023 Urbanism Next Conference is now open!! Please join us April 26-28 for the 2023 in Portland! We are excited to get together in-person with experts from around the world to learn about how emerging technologies are impacting land use, urban design, building design, transportation, and real estate and what these changes mean for equity, health and safety, the economy, and the environment. Early bird rates are available until March 17. Learn more and Register > https://www.urbanismnext.or ...
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Upcoming RUDC AIAU Courses AIA RUDC will bring four online panels with continuing education learning units in 2023. Details continue to be developed and we will share details next month. More details are coming soon!
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RUDC at A'23

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RUDC at A’23 The RUDC Knowledge Community will gather at the upcoming Conference on Architecture in San Francisco. There will be two opportunities to meet and engage with other regional and urban design-minded architects. Register for both events through the A’23 Conference registration website. Regional & Urban Design Forum: Resilient California Topic: California Urbanism Past Present Future | A Resilient Journey Date: Friday, June 9, 2023 (10-11:30 am) Location: Moscone Center Program Code: EV311 Register > https://conferenceonarchitecture.com/schedule/#poster-2332280 ...
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As Planning & Design Director of WHLC Architecture, Rex oversees a broad range of projects throughout the southeast. His career spans over 40 years of professional practice across the United States and England. This experience in a variety of urban centers formed his interest in the planning and design of vibrant urban environments with an engaging, resilient, and human-scale character. Recent projects include planning studies for urban districts, main street corridors, traditional neighborhood developments, and a regional health district . Rex’s community involvement includes the Chamber of Commerce, Historic Preservation Commission, Mid City Redevelopment ...
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Peter Darby leads a consultant-based transportation architecture practice in Dallas focused on aviation, transit, and urban design mixed-use projects. Peter is originally from the Chicago area and attended Lake Forest College studying Urban Studies, has an undergraduate professional architectural degree from Virginia Tech and a master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before relocating to Dallas in 2013, Peter practiced in the Northeast, including Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC. Peter serves as President-Elect for AIA Dallas after serving as Vice President of Programs in 2022 and Director of Education ...
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Ashlee is a certified planner, currently working as the Programming and Communications Coordinator for American Institute of Architects (AIA) Cincinnati Chapter in Cincinnati, Ohio, and served as a 2022 Urban Sustainability Directors Network’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fellow in Tucson, Arizona. She applies her broad experience in the fields of program management, community engagement, education, graphic communications, and strategy planning to focus on communicating the value of AIA membership to members and the public, supporting the work of local chapter committees, facilitating the AIA Continuing Education System process for local participation, ...
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Kuleya Bruce is a Professional Facilitator with a background in business, design, and construction. Academically trained as an Architect currently working in the role of Project Manager at Great Rivers Greenway. Where their work centers around the economic, environmental, social, emotional, and equitable advancement of St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County residents. Kuleya has also served as a project lead in civic, federal, higher education, and commercial retail design, as Executive Director for Rebuilding Together Southwest Illinois, and as Executive Assistant for the Hazelwood School District. ...
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