The Urban Re:Vision Workshop Process is designed to generate design solutions, ideas and opportunities that would normally go unnoticed in a typical development process.
The workshops apply our Urban Re:Vision Framework to a specific block or district (see what we look for in a city block). These one or two-day workshops gather together a select group of architects, community leaders, decision makers, agencies managers and other stakeholders to generate design solutions grounded in cross disciplinary systems thinking.
Through a patented process, the workshops begin with a series of brainstorming exercises to capture hundreds of ideas for a specific topic. At this early stage, there is no bad idea and nothing is eliminated. Future exercises and iterations build on these ideas to filter, focus and direct them to reach a series of tangible, deployable solutions.
The goal of these workshops is to purposely instigate collaboration and generate a range of perspectives on how to best execute the vision for the area. Political excuses and bureaucracy quickly disappear as these collaborative exercises seek solutions, not problems.
By exploring the urban block as a holistic system, all of the issues are considered at once. The resulting solutions work together to form an integrated system.
Workshop Topics Considered:
1. Energy Systems
2. Transportation
3. Economies
4. The Natural Environment
5. The Built Environment
6. Community
7. Finance
8. Policy/ Law
9. Technology
10.Waste/Water/Air Quality
These workshops are held around the country to help cities identify, prioritize and make a plan for rebuilding a specific area.
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