Donald K. Carter
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doncarter@cmu.edu
Donald K. Carter
FAIA, FAICP, LEED AP
Senior Research Fellow, Remaking Cities Institute
Design Consultant, Campus Design and Facility Development
Don Carter is a Senior Research Fellow with the Remaking Cities Institute (RCI) at Carnegie Mellon University and a consultant to Campus Design and Facility Development. Don previously served as the David Lewis Director of Urban Design and Regional Engagement of the RCI. Prior to joining CMU in July 2009, Don was President of Urban Design Associates in Pittsburgh where for over 36 years he led many of the firm’s most complex projects, drawing upon his broad international experience as an architect, urban designer, and developer.
Don is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), and a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Don is past Chair of the ULI Pittsburgh District Council and past President of the AIA Pittsburgh Chapter.
Don has lectured internationally on urban design and architecture and authored the opening chapter of SynergiCity: Reinventing the Post-Industrial City (University of Illinois Press, 2012). His most recent book is Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North America and Europe (Routledge, 2016), documenting ten case studies and common themes from the international Remaking Cities Congress that he co-chaired in Pittsburgh in October 2013.
Don currently serves on the board of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and previously served on the boards of the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Leadership Pittsburgh.
Don earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Carnegie Mellon University and did post-graduate study in urban design and regional planning at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Planning Association (APA)
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)