The Remaking Cities Institute’s research and programming on resilient industrial regions incorporates an approach to adaptive reuse and urban projects with broad-ranging environmental, social, and urban design objectives.
RCI’s Research on Resilient Industrial Regions Contributes to Transatlantic Dialogue
The Remaking Cities Institute’s research and programming on resilient industrial regions is continuing to contribute to a transatlantic dialogue on challenges and opportunities. RCI will be sustaining this dialogue in 2022, including programs with the Ruhr region which will be announced in early 2022.
Don Carter to Speak at Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference at Penn State on Wed 11 Dec
Don Carter, Senior Research Fellow at the Remaking Cities Institute, will speak at the Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC) at Penn State on Wednesday 11 December. The subject of his talk is “Smart Cities & The Built Environment.” TESC is an annual gathering that brings together professionals from throughout Pennsylvania, the mid-Atlantic region, and the country to discuss pressing issues from some of the foremost experts in transportation today.
Don Carter to Speak in Germany this Month about Latest Book “Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North America and Europe”
Don Carter to be Featured in WQED House-Flipping Special
Pittsburgh City Planning Director Ray Gastil Taking New Job Opportunity as Director of Remaking Cities Institute
Pittsburgh City Planning Director Ray Gastil has been appointed David Lewis Director of Urban Design and Regional Engagement in the School of Architecture. In this role he will direct the Remaking Cities Institute and teach architecture and urban design. Gastil’s new position begins September 1, 2019.
Don Carter to step down as Director of Remaking Cities Institute, transitions to Adjunct Faculty role
Donald K. Carter, FAIA, FAICP, LEED AP will step down as David Lewis Director of Urban Design and Regional Engagement of the Remaking Cities Institute (RCI). Beginning on July 1, Carter will transition to a new part-time role as an SoA Adjunct Professor in the Master of Urban Design Program, as an RCI Senior Research Fellow, and as an advisor to Campus Design and Facility Development.
Don Carter to be Panelist at CMU Energy Week 2019 this March
Don Carter and Christine Mondor to Speak at Pittsburgh’s 10th Annual Sustainability Conference March 6
SoA Faculty to Speak at AIA Symposium on Future of Urban Design Education & Practice
Don Carter to give talk about new book "Remaking Post-Industrial Cities" Tue 23 Oct @ 7pm
Donald Carter Honored as Recipient of 2017 AIA Pennsylvania Medal of Distinction
SoA Faculty, Students Win Multiple AIA Pennsylvania Awards
CMU Team Finalist in 2017 ULI Hines Student Urban Design Competition
This past week, the team from Carnegie Mellon University presented their work to the Hines Competition Jury in Chicago for the national ULI Gerald Hines Urban Design Competition. The CMU team, four graduate students from the School of Architecture and one from the Tepper School of Business, made it to the Final Four in the competition for the first time in school history.
Don Carter's New Book Addresses Thorny Questions About Post-Industrial Urban Design
Remaking Cities Institute Director Don Carter's Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North America and Europe, published by Routledge, examines the transformation of post-industrial cities after the precipitous collapse of big industry in the 1980s on both sides of the Atlantic, presenting a holistic approach to restoring post-industrial cities.