Urban Design Associates (UDA; formerly known as UDA Architects) is an international urban design and architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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History
Urban Design Associates (UDA) was founded in 1964 by David Lewis, FAIA and Raymond Gindroz, FAIA as one of the earliest architecture firms to concentrate on the design of neighborhoods and cities. Lewis and Gindroz pioneered methods for engaging citizens in the design of community centers, schools and neighborhoods. The firm is known for refining and developing public planning process and authored "The Urban Design Handbook, Techniques and Working Methods," a textbook published by W.W. Norton & Company. UDA has advanced urban design as an important branch of the architecture profession and co-founder David Lewis was influential in creating the Regional Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) service of the American Institute of Architects and organized the "Remaking Cities" conference held in Pittsburgh in 1988 to address post industrial cities. UDA co-founder Ray Gindroz was also a founding member of the Congress of the New Urbanism and was influential in formulating policies and standards with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Congress for the New Urbanism for the design of mixed-income neighborhoods under the federal HOPE VI program.
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Developments
The Urban Design Associates portfolio includes:
Founders
- David Lewis, FAIA, co-founder. Lewis is credited for inspiring the "Remaking Cities Institute" (RCI) at Carnegie Mellon University and in 2007 the Heinz Endowments issued an endowment in his name.
- Raymond L. Gindroz, FAIA, co-founder. The "Gindroz Prize" for Carnegie Mellon architecture and music students carries his name.
- Donald K. Carter, FAIA, FAICP, LEED AP, emeritus key principal
Awards and recognitions
American Institute of Architects
- 1988, Edward C. Kemper Award, David Lewis
- 2014, Honor Award, Regional and Urban Design, East Baltimore Comprehensive Redevelopment Plan, Baltimore, Maryland
- 2000, Honor Award, Regional and Urban Design, Park DuValle, Louisville, Kentucky
- 1999, Honor Award, Regional and Urban Design, Diggs Town Public Housing, Norfolk, Virginia
- Citation For Excellence, Urban Design, Patching and Stitching in Urban Neighborhoods: Pittsburgh, Norfolk, and Richmond
Congress for the New Urbanism
- 2003, Charter Award, East Baltimore Comprehensive Redevelopment Plan, Baltimore, Maryland
- 2004, Charter Award, The Campus Plan for the University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
- 2005, Charter Award, A Pattern Book for Norfolk Neighborhoods, Norfolk, Virginia
- 2006 Athena Award, David Lewis
- 2007, Charter Award, Louisiana Speaks: Pattern Book, State of Louisiana
- 2007, Charter Award, Cooper's Crossing Pattern Book, Camden, New Jersey
- 2008, Charter Award, A Pattern Book for Neighborly Houses/Habitat for Humanity
- 2012, Charter Award, Honorable Mention, Neighborhoods of the Lower Mill Creek Valley, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2012, Charter Award, New Faubourg Lafitte, New Orleans, Louisiana
Presidential Design Award
- 1995, Federal Design Achievement Award, The Re-design of Diggs Town (Public Housing), Norfolk, Virginia
Urban Land Institute
- 2004, Award of Excellence, Fall Creek Place, Indianapolis, Indiana
- 2004, Award of Excellence, First Ward Place/ The Garden District, Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2004, Award of Excellence, WaterColor, Seagrove Beach, Florida
- Finalist, Global Award for Excellence, Storrs Town Center, Connecticut
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
- 2011, Donald Hunter Excellence in Economic Development Planning Award, Coliseum District Master Plan: Peninsula Town Center Project, Hampton, VA
- 2013, National Planning Excellence Award for Implementation, Cincinnati Central Riverfront, Master Plan, Cincinnati, OH
City of Moscow
- 2012, First Prize, Federal District Concept Plan, International Competition for the Moscow Agglomeration Plan
Toronto Architecture & Urban Design
- 2005, Award of Excellence, Visions and Master Plans, West Don Lands Precinct Plan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
See also
- New Urbanism
- Mixed-income housing
- HOPE VI
References
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