Posted on November 17, 2022
MICD is glad to announce an opportunity for universities and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to serve as partners to host and organize 2023 Special Sessions of the Mayors' Institute on City Design. Continue reading
Posted on July 29, 2021
In the latest installment of “Design Leaders,” a series from Next City highlighting mayors’ roles in design and the built environment, MICD alumna Baton Rouge, LA Mayor Sharon Weston Broome discusses how she is transforming the development process in her city. Continue reading
Posted on July 2, 2021
In the latest installment of “Design Leaders,” a series from Next City highlighting mayors’ roles in design and the built environment, Union City, GA Mayor Vince Williams discusses how he is taking the lessons of the 2020 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship forward. Continue reading
Posted on May 12, 2021
“Design Leaders,” a new series from Next City, highlights mayors’ roles in design and the built environment in their cities. In this installment, Jackson, MS Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba shares his team's approach to undoing systemic racism in the built environment. Mayor Lumumba, a 2018 MICD alum, also participated in the inaugural MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship last fall. Continue reading
Posted on March 18, 2021
“Design Leaders,” a new series from Next City, highlights mayors’ roles in design and the built environment in their cities. In the third installment, Mount Vernon, NY Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard discusses her evolving vision for affordable housing in her city. Mayor Patterson-Howard participated in the inaugural MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship last fall and is a current recipient of MICD Alumni Technical Assistance. Continue reading