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Farr Associates promoting walkable, transit-served urbanism integrated with high performance buildings and infrastructure.
Chicago
Joined May 2009
"I began to see exactly how land use and land use decisions impact people, especially minorities, people of color, older people who don’t understand the language or who haven’t been exposed to it." — @amyfstelly
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We're hiring a Senior Architect! 😀 Full details on the new @AIANational job board:
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Annnd... we're back! And we're looking for energetic and sustainability-minded folks to join the Farrside:
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Don't miss the annual Center for Neighborhood Technology Sustainable Summer Fundraiser, this year, celebrating CNT's 40th anniversary!! Happenin' this Saturday, August 19th, from noon to 3:00PM at Homestead on the Roof! https://t.co/IdpyEJ6UXR
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Congratulations, @farrside, @sitedesigngroup, @UChicago, @dbHMS, @MortensonIL, Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd., Woodhouse Tinucci, and Anne Kustner Lighting Design!!
We couldn't be more thrilled that the Keller Center at @UChicago has won an @UrbanLandInst 2019 Vision Award in Excellence in Environmentally Sensitive Design and Community Engagement!!! #architecture #leed #sustainability #community #engagement #environment #vision
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Last week, the Bevo team headed to St. Louis for the Open House of the Bevo Great Streets Project.. We cannot wait to see what the future has in store for this inspiring neighborhood, and feel so grateful to have been a part of this process! #openhouse #greatstreets #urbanism
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Three words (well, one is hyphenated): Carbon-Free Madison. Doug had a great time at the incredible Sustainable Buildings Forum this week in Madison! Thanks to the hosts, partners, speakers, and attendees! One step closer to a #sustainable #future, #equitably #distributed.
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https://t.co/Tzx4YgfobI Doug Farr is speaking tomorrow at the Sustainable Buildings Forum tomorrow in Madison, WI! Registration is free and still open! @MGEMadison @AIAWisconsin @USGBC
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Beaty = inclusivity "By reducing inequality, cities become more attractive for everyone—including the rich. The more inclusive city is a more beautiful city." https://t.co/BBbawLuHF8
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This week, Doug Farr and Gabriel Wilcox spoke at the @Living_Future's Living Future unConference in Seattle. Enlightening the world to a sustainable future, one talk at a time! #livingfuture #healthy #materials #buildings #green #architecture
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Doug Farr is moderating a panel TOMORROW (Saturday March 23rd) at the annual #Driehaus Prize Colloquium. Click the link to RSVP! #populationgrowth #migration #climatechange #urban #sprawl
https://t.co/Bxtu589U1u
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JOIN THE LOCAL REVOLUTION! National Neighborhood Days website is now LIVE! Email Sydney@farrside.com to share any plans, ideas, or thoughts you have. https://t.co/cVTFWnxilY
#nnd #nationofneighborhoods #neighborhood #community #happy #sustainable #inclusive #thenewdefault
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@dougfarrchicago is talking this evening at the Chicago Economics Forum at @UChicago on designing the city of tomorrow, today. Don't miss it! https://t.co/GKTgnZ2rDv
#heuristics #framing #sustainableurbanism #sustainability #thenewdefault
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Hear @dougfarrchicago on the inaugural episode of #futurebuilt, Skender's new podcast that explores the built world through the eyes of industry leaders. Thanks for the invitation (and tough questions), @SkenderBuild!!! https://t.co/tQ1F6O1COJ
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National Neighborhood Days are here, with the Springtime celebration fast approaching!! Have you and your neighbors started planning yet? Stay tuned for our new NND website, scheduled to launch February 23rd!! Here's a sneak peak of what's to come :) #NND #ANationofNeighborhoods
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is your neighborhood the "everyday neighborhood?" https://t.co/PgyyTJfqBm
#everydayneighborhood #inclusiveness #connectivity #diversity #NND #thenewdefault
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Urban planner Emily Talen tells the history of the neighborhood, why it became a controversial topic, and how the “everyday neighborhood” could help a diverse America come together.
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A great piece on the @U_of_michigan's new #strawbale #building! Honored to have worked with this #visionary group to create a #sustainable, #renewable, and just plain awesome house of #straw! https://t.co/2k7uCH0zVC
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Sydney VanKuren will be talking tomorrow at @uppsa's SOLD OUT 9th Annual Urban Innovation Symposium all about accelerating change through #patterns, #accelerants, #heuristics, and #neighborhoods. See you there!!! https://t.co/6YZg1ILBEB
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the dreariness of this Monday morning makes this incredible photo by Farrchitect Joseph Juhl absolutely necessity. golden hour, taken from the window of our cozy office on the sixth floor of the Monadnock
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Buh-bye oversized cars, hello to vehicles that are actually made for the urban environment! https://t.co/antymStEwl
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