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urban design associates urban design associates Gulf Tower, 31st floor 707 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Contact: Donald K. Carter, FAIA, FAICP telephone 412.263.5200, fax 412.263.5202 www.urbandesignassociates.com urban design associates (uda) is a nationally recognized leader in creating beautiful and successful neighborhoods, waterfronts, and downtowns for both existing and new communities. UDA’s designs are conceived as three-dimensional environments through the use of perspective drawing and modeling techniques in the early stages of conceptual design. The character and quality of building designs and landscape elements become part of the planning process when the most important decisions are made. The design process becomes a kind of “bandwagon” that gains support for the program as it engages people to create the vision. In the course of UDA’s 43-year history, in communities all across the United States and in Europe, the firm’s techniques have enabled it to tailor designs that respond to the history, character and traditions of the regions in which they are located. In the public visioning processes, the values and qualities which people would like to see in their community are quickly translated into three-dimensional images. We have completed over 1,800 projects for clients which include public agencies, all levels of government, community groups, foundations, private developers, large land holders, individual developers, and institutions. We are currently working on projects in 32 cities in 22 States, plus projects in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and Latin America. Our work is focused on urban projects in one of four categories: Neighborhoods; Downtowns; New <strong>Town</strong>s; and Vision <strong>Plan</strong>s. We provide three types of service: Urban Design; Architectural Design through Design Development; and Design Guidelines or Pattern Books to communicate the concepts of a plan to those who will build it. Our projects range in size from one city block to entire cities. UDA has received over 75 awards for its work in urban design and architecture. These have included a Presidential Award for the transformation of a public housing project, two Progressive Architecture Awards for neighborhoods, four National AIA Honor Awards, three ULI Awards for Excellence, five Charter Awards for the Congress for the New Urbanism, and three national HUD Awards for Downtown work as well as neighborhood efforts. Our work is published regularly in professional journals and magazines. Norton Books published The Urban Design Handbook and The Architectural Pattern Book, both by Urban Design Associates. Prairie Trail <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>, Ankeny, Iowa East Garrison, Monterey County, California Baxter Village, Fort Mill, South Carolina South Pass, Fayetteville, Arkansas Storrs, Connecticut