Urban Design Perspectives
@UDP_Architects
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Founded in 1999 by @AliciaMBelton, we are architectural thinkers, planners, managers and clarifiers Creating Community Collaboratively.
Minneapolis, MN
Joined May 2015
A Juneteenth to Remember! The Coliseum, one of few places Blacks could get credit in Minneapolis, reopened on Juneteenth under Black ownership via @Mshale.
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The historic Coliseum building in Minneapolis, reopened on Juneteenth after a $28 million restoration under new Black ownership.
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Thanks Matt Sepic @mpr for sharing our story of the restoration of the Coliseum.
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More than three years after George Floyd’s murder, a group of Black entrepreneurs is renovating the historic Coliseum Building on Lake Street in Minneapolis that was nearly lost to arson in 2020.
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Investing in our planet is the best way to celebrate Earth Day! Read about @CityMinneapolis proposed Climate Equity Plan and share you feedback.#EarthDay2023 #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction .
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Check out our calendar of amazing Black Women Fellows to celebrate Black History Month!.
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During our celebration of Black History Month, we highlighted Black Women Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Individuals achieving fellow within AIA represent 3% of the professi...
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Check out my latest article: Here's What Design Excellence Looks Like via @LinkedIn.
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Architecture impacts our lives in tangible ways each day. There are not always words to easily describe what that experience entails, however, one physically knows when they have seen a space or...
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Here's what excellence looks like! Check out the 2022 AIA MN Honor Awards and Framework for Design Excellence Commendations that embrace design principals of Well-being, Change, Economy, Integration, Water, Resources and Equitable Communities. Congrats!!!
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What a beautiful way to share your values and value with community! Congratulations Wale and Constance on this "New Chapter, New Street Mural for Locus Architecture"
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SPOTLIGHT New Chapter, New Street Mural for Locus Architecture
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It's National Intern Day! Proud of the work of our Design Sustainability Intern Fatima Adam who created the curriculum for our annual Camp SEE STEAM camp for BIPOC youth making sustainability and learning ways to reduce our carbon footprint fun and relevant! #NationalInternDay
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#AIALobbyDay We support H.R3198/S.1614 the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act promoting inclusive zoning and increasing affordable housing and H.R 5291 Democracy in Design Act ensuring a voice in the design of federal buildings that reflect local design preferences and traditions.
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Conversation on Equity and Design "The Aesthetics of Being" featuring Sara Zwede facilitated by Jessica Holmes on the design work of Studio Zewde in the context of rapid urban development, a changing climate and clarified social and political tensions.
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Check out our latest blog post! What is your impact?
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Even I didn’t realize this simple lesson until recently. My daughter had an assignment to write about an issue that was important to her. She is strong and independent minded, so I had no idea what...
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2021 AIA Film Challenge - AIA Film Challenge .Honored to have UROC + Camp SEE be part of this amazing group of films that share the value of design.
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It’s official! Our Project Manager extraordinaire Jessica Holmes has completed her M.S. in Metropolitan Design from University of Minnesota. Congratulations on this tremendous accomplishment! Your hard work and kind heart is evident to all. So proud of all you are becoming!
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Happy Earth Day from Urban Design Perspectives! Celebrating Earth Day
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“The Earth is what we all have in common” - Wendell Berry Happy Earth Day from Urban Design Perspectives! At UDP, we use the framework or architecture, project management and community engagement to...
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We are honored to have our very own Alicia Belton selected as one of the Featured Designers for the SAY IT LOUD - Minnesota Virtual Exhibition.
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Check out our latest blog honoring Barrier Breakers
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Barrier : something that prevents or blocks movement from one place to another . One of the problems we solve as architects is to readapt spaces by removing barriers. Reasons range from space for...
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Designing Beyond Borders: Nordic City Solutions Hackathon
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This year, 2021, we are excited to engage more with our surrounding environments and take note of what is happening in the world around us. Ending 2020, Urban Design Perspectives was excited to...
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Creating Diverse and Inclusive Project Teams Beyond Enterprise Goals
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REGISTER HERE: https://smps-tc.org/meet-reg1.php?id=174 We have all been there: a project RFP has goals for disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, or other targeted business...
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