{"42369":{"#nid":"42369","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Urban Design \u0026 People: Barnes \u0026 Noble Book Signing","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Barnes \u0026amp; Noble will host a book signing for Professor of Practice Michael Dobbins\u0027 \u003Cem\u003EUrban Design \u0026amp; People\u003C\/em\u003E. Friday, August 28th at 6:30 PM.\t\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E48 5th Street NW \u00e2\u02c6\u2122 Atlanta, GA 30308 \u00e2\u02c6\u2122 404-894-2515 \u00e2\u02c6\u2122 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.bkstore.com\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.bkstore.com\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/gatech.bkstore.com\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBased on author Michael Dobbins\u0027s forty years of practice and teaching in urban design and planning, this text offers an insider\u0027s perspective on the day-to-day work of an urban designer. Readers gain a solid foundation in urban design theory, as well as commonsense design strategies and practices that work. The author\u0027s straightforward, accessible explanations coupled with plenty of photographs and drawings make everything in the text easy to understand and easy to put into practice. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting from the premise that urban designers must understand and work with all of the different forces involved in planning, designing, and developing urban environments, the book sets forth a comprehensive framework for urban design principles and strategies. Throughout the text, therefore, the author keeps readers focused on the importance of three key processes that are essential for effective urban design: \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Actively engaging the community in design and development decisions \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Considering the interests of all parties involved in regulating, building, and using urban spaces \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Coordinating all the disciplines responsible for designing public places, including city planning, architecture, civil engineering, and landscape architecture \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith its hands-on, how-to advice, this text enables students and professionals in urban design, as well as community members, to effectively and fully participate in designing urban environments. \n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Barnes \u0026amp; Noble will host a book signing for Professor of Practice Michael Dobbins\u0027 Urban Design \u0026amp; People.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor of Practice Michael Dobbins"}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-08-03 15:51:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:46:52","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2009-08-28T19:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2009-08-28T20:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2009-08-28T20:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2009-08-28 23:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2009-08-29 00:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2009-08-29 00:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55882":{"id":"55882","type":"image","title":"Michael Dobbins","body":null,"created":"1449175598","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:46:38","changed":"1475894496","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:36","alt":"Michael Dobbins","file":{"fid":"190400","name":"Dobbins.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dobbins_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dobbins_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2326443,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Dobbins_0.jpg?itok=qMEWFYDQ"}}},"media_ids":["55882"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"226","name":"georgia tech urban design"},{"id":"227","name":"urban design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=tw117\u0022\u003EContact Teri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-2156\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}