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Don Carter is president of Urban Design Associates. Don has led many of UDA’s most complex projects, drawing upon his broad and deep national
experience as an architect, urban designer, and developer. He has helped establish public participation planning processes and design charrettes
as core disciplines within the firm. Don uses urban design as a creative tool to develop community consensus and public approvals in often very
difficult and contentious situations. A member of UDA since 1973, Don serves as principal-in-charge on a wide range of projects.
Don is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, a member of the Congress for
the New Urbanism, and a member of the Urban Land Institute, serving nationally as Chair of the ULI Inner City Council. Previously, he served on
the ULI Affordable Housing Forum, ULI Infill Development Forum, ULI Residential Development Council (Silver), and ULI Entertainment Development
Council. Don is past Chair of the ULI Pittsburgh District Council, and past President of the Pittsburgh Chapter, AIA.
Don has lectured and published internationally on urban design and architecture. Recent talks and articles have focused on New Urbanism, Smart Growth,
Downtown Living, Inner Ring Suburbs, Public Participation Planning Processes, Housing in the 21st Century, Urban Entertainment Development, Riverfront
Design, Principles of Infill Housing, Design Guidelines for HUD Home Ownership Zones and HOPE VI Projects, and UDA Pattern Books® for Master Planned
Communities.
Don serves on the board of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and the Andy Warhol Museum. Previously he served on the boards of the Pittsburgh Zoo,
Leadership Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Pittsburgh Public Theater, and LaRoche College Board of Regents.
Don earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) and did post graduate work in urban design and regional
planning at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, following his military service with the U.S. Army. Don also was a consultant to General Motors,
Heinz, and Alcoa regarding the reuse of access land parcels, including their potential for mixed-use and residential developments.
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