Urban Design Associates
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Community development Urban planning Urban design |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founders | David Lewis, co-founder Ray Gindroz, co-founder |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Number of employees | 20 (2016)[1] |
| Website | www |
Urban Design Associates (UDA; formerly known as UDA Architects) is an international urban design and architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Urban Design Associates (UDA) was founded in 1964 by David Lewis, FAIA,[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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,[5] and organized the "Remaking Cities" conference that was held in Pittsburgh in 1988 to address post-industrial cities.[6] UDA co-founder Ray Gindroz was also a founding member of the Congress for 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.[7] UDA has been recognized for resurrecting the pattern book as a regulatory design tool for developers and municipalities as indicated in The Architectural Pattern Book, A Tool for Building Great Neighborhoods. UDA-authored pattern books include Celebration, Florida, and WaterColor, Florida, in the United States, and Ellon, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland.[8][9]
Developments
The Urban Design Associates portfolio of work includes urban design, transit, and community development projects working with local and regional governmental authorities and private developers in North America, Europe, and Eurasia. Sample projects include:
- Alexander Street Corridor Design Guidelines, Yonkers, New York[10]
- Anderson Station, Calgary, Alberta, Canada[11]
- Baxter Village Pattern Book, Fort Mill, South Carolina[12]
- Celebration Pattern Book, Celebration, Florida[13][14]
- Cincinnati Central Riverfront, Ohio[15]
- Clarksburg Municipal Building, Clarksburg, West Virginia
- Crawford Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[16]
- Currie Barracks, Calgary, Alberta, Canada[17]
- Daybreak, Utah: Master Planners, Pattern Book[18][19]
- Dayton, Ohio (various parts of city)[20]
- Diggs Town, Norfolk, Virginia[21]
- Downtown Norfolk, Virginia [22]
- Ellon Pattern Book, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK[23]
- Federal District, Moscow, Russian Federation[24]
- Jacksonville Landing, Jacksonville, Florida[25]
- Louisiana Speaks: Pattern Book & Tool Kit, Louisiana Region
- Middletown Arch, Norfolk, Virginia[26]
- The New Faubourg Lafitte, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Park DuValle, Louisville, Kentucky [27]
- Randolph Neighborhood, Richmond, Virginia
- Sewickley Heights Pattern Book, Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania
- Tampa Waterfront Vision Plan, Tampa, Florida
- Virginia Beach Form-Based Code, Virginia Beach, Virginia[28]
- WaterColor Pattern Book, WaterColor, Florida[29]
- West Don Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Yuzhny Master Plan, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation [30]
Founders
- David Lewis, FAIA, co-founder - Lewis is credited for inspiring the Remaking Cities Institute (RCI) at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2007 the Heinz Endowments issued an endowment in his name.[2]
- Raymond L. Gindroz, FAIA, co-founder - The "Gindroz Prize" for Carnegie Mellon architecture and music students carries his name.[31]
- Donald K. Carter, FAIA, FAICP, LEED AP, emeritus key principal[32][33]
- Paul B. Ostergaard, FAIA AoU, emeritus key principal
- Rob Robinson, AIA, emeritus key principal
Key employees
- Megan O'Hara, AICP, LEED AP BD+C, Managing principal, CEO[34]
- Barry J. Long Jr., AIA, LEED AP, Managing principal,President
- Eric R. Osth, AIA, LEED AP, Chairman[citation needed]
