Ongoing
The inaugural MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship, a collaboration between the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) and the Just City Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, is taking place virtually in Fall 2020.
Ongoing
MICD Virtual Seminars are engaging and interactive learning and discussion opportunities for small groups of mayors. Each one-hour seminar will feature a deep-dive presentation on a single timely topic followed by a moderated group discussion among the attending mayors.
TBD
St. Petersburg, FL
75th National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
TBD
New Orleans, LA
The Tulane School of Architecture will host a session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design geared toward small and mid-sized cities.
TBD
Des Moines, IA
The Iowa State University College of Design will host a session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design geared toward small and mid-sized cities.
TBD
Honolulu, HI
The University of Hawai’i will host a session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design geared toward small and mid-sized cities.
September 21, 2020
Virtual Seminar
In this seminar, commercial district expert Kennedy Smith shared actionable lessons for mayors based on her recent publication, Safeguarding Small Business During The Pandemic: 26 Strategies For Local Leaders.
September 10, 2020
Virtual Seminar
In this seminar, Ellen Dunham-Jones, co-author of Retrofitting Suburbia and host of the REDESIGNING CITIES podcast, presented five case studies in which city leaders have formed key partnerships to transform suburban-style properties into more equitable, more resilient, and more economically vibrant neighborhoods.
August 11, 2020
Virtual Seminar
Through their recent resource, Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery, NACTO has documented and encouraged quick build mobility projects and practices, in order to weather the acute crisis posed by COVID-19 and transition to a just, sustainable recovery. Attending mayors will learn about recent projects and the principles behind them, then participate in a discussion of practices and process that can lead to just outcomes in their own communities.
August 4, 2020
Virtual Seminar
In the third MICD Virtual Seminar, recorded August 4, 2020, renowned landscape architect Ernest Wong of site design group invited mayors to reimagine how parks facilitate work and play while taking physical distancing into consideration.
July 29, 2020
Virtual Seminar
In the second MICD Virtual Seminar, recorded July 29, 2020, speaker Ifeoma Ebo shared insights regarding the root causes of crime and poverty as well as proven strategies for addressing those issues through community design. Based on her experience consulting with city governments and civic institutions around the world, along with her leadership on the board of the BlackSpace collective, she shared examples of how design can help transform our cities into safer places.
July 22, 2020
Virtual Seminar
In the first MICD Virtual Seminar, recorded July 22, 2020, Bryan Lee, Jr. of Colloqate Design and Paul Farber of Monument Lab examine how monuments act as symbols of power and privilege in our cities. They visit ideas of impermanence, discuss strategies for representing unheard stories, and offer ways in which mayors can mediate difficult conversations to encourage healing and unity.
November 20-22, 2019
Oklahoma City, OK
The Institute for Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma hosted a session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design geared toward small and mid-sized cities.
November 6-8, 2019
Richmond, VA
74th National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
October 30 - November 1, 2019
New York, NY
Van Alen Institute hosted a session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design geared toward small and mid-sized cities.
October 16-18, 2019
Columbus, IN
Landmark Columbus hosted a session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design geared toward small and mid-sized cities on October 16-18, 2019.
September 4-6, 2019
Albuquerque, NM
73rd National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
March 20-22, 2019
Charleston, SC
72nd National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
December 12-14, 2018
Austin, TX
Host: University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
November 14-16, 2018
Miami, FL
71st National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
September 19-21, 2018
Portland, OR
70th National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
September 5-7, 2018
Anchorage, AK
Host: Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
April 11-13, 2018
Charleston, SC
Host: Charleston, SC Mayor John Tecklenburg
December 6-8, 2017
Tampa, FL
Host: Florida Center for Community Design and Research at the University of South Florida
November 8-10, 2017
Indianapolis, IN
Host: Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning
October 4-6, 2017
Santa Fe, NM
Host: Santa Fe, NM Mayor Javier Gonzales
July 20-22, 2017
Providence, RI
Host: Providence, RI Mayor Jorge Elorza
March 22-24, 2017
Charleston, SC
Host: Charleston, SC Mayor John Tecklenburg
October 12-14, 2016
New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane Regional Urban Design Center at Tulane School of Architecture
September 28-30, 2016
Albuquerque, NM
Host: University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning
September 21-23, 2016
Miami Beach, FL
Host: Florida International University College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts
May 18-20, 2016
Oklahoma City, OK
Host: Oklahoma City, OK Mayor Mick Cornett
February 24-26, 2016
Oakland, CA
Host: Oakland, CA Mayor Libby Schaaf
November 18-20, 2015
Houston, TX
Hosts: Rice University School of Architecture and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
October 21-23, 2015
Fayetteville, AR
Host: University of Arkansas Community Design Center
October 14-16, 2015
Cincinnati, OH
Host: University of Cincinnati School of Planning
September 23-25, 2015
Charleston, SC
Host: Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
June 3-5, 2015
Pittsburgh, PA
Host: Pittsburgh, PA Mayor Bill Peduto
March 18-20, 2015
Los Angeles, CA
Host: Los Angeles, CA Mayor Eric Garcetti
November 12-14, 2014
Los Angeles, CA
Host: Southern California Institute of Architecture
November 5-7, 2014
Tampa, FL
Host: Florida Center for Community Design and Research at the University of South Florida
October 22-24, 2014
Syracuse, NY
Host: Syracuse University School of Architecture
September 17-19, 2014
Charleston, SC
Host: Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
June 4-6, 2014
Louisville, KY
Host: Louisville, KY Mayor Greg Fischer
March 5-7, 2014
San Antonio, TX
Host: San Antonio, TX Mayor Julián Castro
December 11-13, 2013
Baton Rouge, LA
Host: Coastal Sustainability Studio at Louisiana State University
November 13-15, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
Host: cityLAB at the University of California, Los Angeles
October 16-18, 2013
Charleston, SC
Host: Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
September 18-20, 2013
Belmar, NJ
August 7-9, 2013
Sacramento, CA
Host: Sacramento, CA Mayor Kevin Johnson
March 6-8, 2013
New Orleans, LA
Host: New Orleans, LA Mayor Mitchell Landrieu
November 14-16, 2012
New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane Regional Urban Design Center at Tulane University
October 17-19, 2012
St. Paul, MN
Host: Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation
October 10-12, 2012
Lexington, KY
Host: University of Kentucky College of Design
September 12-14, 2012
Charleston, SC
Host: Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
April 25-27, 2012
St. Louis, MO
Host: St. Louis, MO Mayor Francis Slay
February 15-17, 2012
Birmingham, AL
Host: Auburn Urban Studio at Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction
February 8-10, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
Host: Las Vegas, NV Mayor Carolyn Goodman
February 1-3, 2012
Houston, TX
Host: Community Design Resource Center at the University of Houston College of Architecture
December 14-16, 2011
New York, NY
Host: Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
September 14-16, 2011
Charleston, SC
Host: Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
April 27-29, 2011
Chicago, IL
Host: Chicago, IL Mayor Richard Daley
February 13-16, 2011
Sacramento, CA
February 9-11, 2011
Santa Fe, NM
October 27-29, 2010
Charleston, SC
September 22-24, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Host: Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design
August 4-6, 2010
Los Angeles, CA
April 21-23, 2010
New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane Regional Urban Design Center at Tulane University School of Architecture
April 14-16, 2010
New York, NY
March 10-12, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Host: Arizona State University
February 10-12, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA
Host: Carnegie Mellon University
October 21-23, 2009
Charleston, SC
October 7-9, 2009
Boston, MA
Host: Northeastern University
August 31-September 2, 2009
Auburn, WA
August 26-28, 2009
Little Rock, AR
August 17-18, 2009
New Bedford, MA
August 11-13, 2009
Coeur d’Alene, ID
July 22-24, 2009
Denver, CO
July 15-17, 2009
Portland, OR
Hosts: Portland Metro, Portland State University, and the University of Oregon
June 29-30, 2009
Alexandria, VA
March 2-4, 2009
Moss Point, MS
February 12-14, 2009
Philadelphia, PA
January 11-13, 2009
Tulsa, OK
November 9-11, 2008
Charleston, SC
October 20-22, 2008
Cincinnati, OH
September 21-23, 2008
Meridian, MS
Host: N/A
August 18-20, 2008
Lincoln, NE
July 28-29, 2008
Washington, DC
July 16-18, 2008
Santa Rosa, CA
May 21-23, 2008
Chicago, IL
May 7-9, 2008
Portland, OR
Hosts: Portland Metro, Portland State University, and the University of Oregon
November 28-30, 2007
St. Louis, MO
Host: Washington University, St. Louis
October 24-26, 2007
Charleston, SC
July 19-21, 2007
Seattle, WA
Host: University of Washington, Seattle
July 9-11, 2007
Providence, RI
May 5-12, 2007
Warsaw, Poland
April 25-27, 2007
New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane University
February 20-22, 2007
Miami, FL
December 7-9, 2006
Cambridge, MA
Host: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
November 16-18, 2006
Austin, TX
Host: University of Texas, Austin
November 15-17, 2006
Washington, DC
Host: University of Maryland, College Park
November 7-9, 2006
Newark, NJ
Host: New Jersey Institute of Technology
October 18-20, 2006
Charleston, SC
August 14-16, 2006
New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane University
June 27-29, 2006
San Francisco, CA
February 21-23, 2006
Miami, FL
February 2-4, 2006
Berkeley, CA
Host: University of California, Berkeley
December 1-3, 2005
Chicago, IL
Host: N/A
November 16-18, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
November 13-15, 2005
Biloxi, MS & New Orleans, LA
October 26-28, 2005
Charleston, SC
July 20-22, 2005
Washington, DC
March 2-4, 2005
Charleston, SC
December 9-11, 2004
Napa Valley, CA
September 15-17, 2004
Charleston, SC
June 3-5, 2004
Los Angeles, CA
Host: Southern California Institute of Architecture
May 27-29, 2004
Austin, TX
Host: University of Texas, Austin
May 6-8, 2004
Charlotte, NC
Host: University of North Carolina, Charlotte
February 4-6, 2004
Charleston, SC
March 6-8, 2003
Cambridge, MA
January 30-February 1, 2003
Austin, TX
October 23-25, 2002
La Jolla, CA
June 6-8, 2002
Ann Arbor, MI
Host: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
April 10-12, 2002
Charleston, SC
April 4-6, 2002
Austin, TX
Host: University of Texas, Austin
Octorber 25-27, 2001
New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane University
October 17-19, 2001
La Jolla, CA
June 7-9, 2001
Cincinnati, OH
Host: University of Cincinnati
April 18-20, 2001
Charlottesville, VA
November 29-December 1, 2000
La Jolla, CA
November 15-17, 2000
Philadelphia, PA
October 19-21, 2000
Charlotte, NC
Host: N/A
June 14-16, 2000
New Orleans, LA
April 26-28, 2000
Charlottesville, VA
April 13-15, 2000
Austin, TX
Host: University of Texas, Austin
March 23-25, 2000
Chicago, IL
December 9-11, 1999
Cambridge, MA
Host: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
October 6-8, 1999
Charlottesville, VA
April 28-30, 1999
Charlottesville, VA
March 25-28, 1999
New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane University
February 25-27, 1999
Cincinnati, OH
Host: University of Cincinnati
February 18-20, 1999
Tempe, AZ
Host: Arizona State University, Tempe
November 19-21, 1998
Philadelphia, PA
Host: University of Pennsylvania
November 12-14, 1998
Berkeley, CA
Host: University of California, Berkeley
November 5-7, 1998
Chattanooga, TN
Host: N/A
October 14-16, 1998
Charlottesville, VA
May 26-28, 1998
New Orleans, LA
May 5-7, 1998
Charlottesville, VA
January 22-24, 1998
St. Louis, MO
Host: Washington University, St. Louis
November 20-22, 1997
Berkeley, CA
Host: University of California, Berkeley
May 1-3, 1997
Cambridge, MA
April 17-19, 1997
Baltimore, MD
Hosts: University of Maryland and Morgan State University
January 23-25, 1997
St. Louis, MO
Host: Washington University, St. Louis
November 14-16, 1996
Berkeley, CA
Host: University of California, Berkeley
October 17-19, 1996
New Orleans, LA
April 25-27, 1996
Cambridge, MA
November 16-18, 1995
Berkeley, CA
Host: University of California, Berkeley
October 26-28, 1995
Host: Washington University, St. Louis
October 12-14, 1995
Cambridge, MA
May 11-13, 1995
Atlanta, GA
Host: Georgia Institute of Technology
April 27-29, 1995
Charleston, SC
April 20-22, 1995
Baltimore, MD
Hosts: University of Maryland and Morgan State University
November 3-5, 1994
Berkeley, CA
Host: University of California, Berkeley
October 27-29, 1994
St. Louis, MO
Host: Washington University, St. Louis
October 6-8, 1994
San Antonio, TX
May 12-14, 1994
Baltimore, MD
Hosts: University of Maryland and Morgan State University
May 11-13, 1994
Atlanta, GA
Host: Georgia Institute of Technology
April 28-30, 1994
Charlottesville, VA
October 14-16, 1993
Charlottesville, VA
March 28-30, 1993
Charlottesville, VA
1993
N/A
Host: N/A
October 15-17, 1992
Charlottesville, VA
April 9-11, 1992
Charlottesville, VA
October 27-30, 1991
Charlottesville, VA
April 25-28, 1991
Charlottesville, VA
October 25-28, 1990
Charlottesville, VA
April 29 - May 2, 1990
Charlottesville, VA
October 22-24, 1989
Charlottesville, VA
April 27-30, 1989
Charlottesville, VA
November 13-15, 1988
Charlottesville, VA
April 21-23, 1988
Charlottesville, VA
September 27-29, 1987
Charlottesville, VA
April 20-22, 1987
Charlottesville, VA
October 23-25, 1986
Charlottesville, VA