Dobbins to discuss “Urban Design and People”

August 27, 2009 by Jeanne Bonner
Filed under: ARTS & EVENTS 

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Georgia Tech Professor Michael Dobbins will discuss his book “Urban Design and People” tomorrow at the Barnes and Noble bookstore on 5th Street.

The details:

When: Friday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech, Fifth and Spring Streets, downtown Atlanta.

About the book: The book offers an introduction to the field of urban design, and provides an overview of how to implement urban design work.

Dobbins has been widely quoted in Atlanta publications in the past few years as the city has been attempting to re-make itself into the urban environment it should be.

I’d love to go to the event and find everyone in city government and every bigwig in the development community there!

Just a suggestion: go listen to his talk and then eat at Social on West Peachtree Place! In other words, discuss urban design and then live it (Social is like a little piece of France in downtown Atlanta).

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5 Comments on Dobbins to discuss “Urban Design and People”

  1. Darin on Thu, 27th Aug 2009 10:35 am

    2. Yay for the Social love! That’s currently my favorite restaurant in the city. We’re going there this weekend for my wife’s birthday and I’m already hungry for lamb-tagine goodness.

    I see that this book is pretty expensive — do you know if it’s a textbook for students or if it’s accessible to simple smart-growth fans like myself?

  2. Jeanne Bonner on Thu, 27th Aug 2009 10:50 am

    3. I’m guessing the book is a textbook.

    Enjoy your meal at Social! It’s such a great place to spend an evening. I really think it’s one of the few places in Atlanta that really feels like a little piece of Europe. I suppose with half the people speaking French there, it’s no surprise!

  3. Diane on Thu, 27th Aug 2009 12:45 pm

    4. Wow. One of my housemates (and a close friend) is working on her PhD in Transportation and Urban Design at Tech under Mike and she just raves about his approach to smart growth. And yes, to confirm your suspicion, the book is a textbook but I’m sure you can find it at half.com for much less than you’d pay at B&N.

  4. Diane on Thu, 27th Aug 2009 12:49 pm

    5. You may also find the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development to be interesting and a great resource:

    http://www.cqgrd.gatech.edu/

  5. Darin on Thu, 27th Aug 2009 1:25 pm

    6. Thanks for posting that link to the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Diane. I hadn’t seen that before — looks like some cool info is there.

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