Urban Infill
Filling in the gaps of our Downtown
About Myself Phoenix Native Education ASU • • •
Bachelors of Studies of the Built Environment Masters of Architecture Masters of Urban Design
Live/Work/Extended Study New York Chicago Santander & Madrid, Spain Buenos Aries, Argentina
Current Work • • •
AiT Creo Architects Phoenix’s Next Flight Phoenix Community Alliance –
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Building Phoenix Communities Committee
Urban Design Writer,
What is Urban Infill? And why should we make it our goal? Infill development involves building and developing in vacant areas in city centers or urban settings. -Attract Businesses -Reduce the cost of infrastructure -Reduce Traffic Congestion and Air Pollution -Save Open Space -Create Livable Communities -Density Is Green -Provide a sense of Community and Pride
Phoenix in the 50’s
If there’s a reason, they will come
Phoenix Today
Dream Big!
Harness the Energy
Change is Incremental Street Art Scales of Infill Adaptive Reuse Lot Activation New Projects
Street Art
Scales of infill
Uniqueness Counts
Scales of infill
Uniqueness Counts
Scales on Infill
Uniqueness Counts
Adaptive Reuse
Lot Activation
New Projects The Right Way
Add Interest
Engage/Activate The Street
Fill in the gaps
Grab the Street
Sprawl Repair Toolkit
Getting Involved • My Plan Phoenix • Phoenix Urban Design Week 4/3/14 • Local First Arizona – Infill/adaptive reuse meeting 4/1/14 5:30pm
• Reinvent Phoenix – Community Design Workshop 3/24/14 6pm