Tag: Blog Post

Design Leaders: A Birmingham Landmark Rises Again as a Community Startup Hub

Posted on January 27, 2021

“Design Leaders,” a new series from Next City, highlights mayors’ roles in design and the built environment in their cities. In the first installment, Birmingham, AL Mayor Randall Woodfin shares the story of Ensley, a historically underinvested neighborhood that will soon see major improvements on the site of its most prominent building. Mayor Woodfin, a 2018 MICD alum, also participated in the inaugural MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship in Fall 2020. Continue reading

Undesigning racism

Posted on June 5, 2020

"We believe unequivocally that Black Lives Matter": A statement from MICD Executive Director Trinity Simons. Continue reading

A Tribute to Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, 1933-2020

Posted on May 13, 2020

Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, FAIA, FAICP, was a lifelong public servant dedicated to architecture, planning, and the public good. Among his many contributions to the broader field of urban design, Robertson was a co-founder of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design. Continue reading

How designers can help respond to COVID-19

Posted on April 3, 2020

In an opinion piece published this week at Common Edge, MICD Executive Director Trinity Simons writes about the ways the design community can strategize and plug into COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Continue reading

Resources for cities responding to the COVID-19 crisis

Posted on March 19, 2020

To help cities grappling with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, we've compiled upcoming webinars and other resources that we hope will be useful to you. Continue reading

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