Adaptation for     Transformational Impact
Building an Equitable and Resilient Future

Meet the Experts

at the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference

Dan KinkEAD

PRACTICE DIRECTOR,
URBAN DESIGN
2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference Sessions:
Large-Scale Adaptive Reuse: Case Studies from Buffalo and Memphis.
September 9 - 8:45 am | with Archie Willis III, Roshun Austin and Monica Pellegrino Faix    
Where Do We Go from Here? Developing a Compelling, Actionable Plan for your Community’s Future.
September 7 - 4:00 pm | with Kathleen Duffy

KATHLEEN DUFFY

PLANNER, URBAN DESIGN PRACTICE
2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference Session:
Where Do We Go from Here? Developing a Compelling, Actionable Plan for your Community’s Future.
September 7 - 4:00 pm | with Dan Kinkead

Learn More About Buffalo Central Terminal

A Galvanizing Vision for Restoration, Reuse and Recovery

Located in the city’s Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood, the Central Terminal is often referred to as the most beloved building in Buffalo. While the restoration of this architectural jewel has been a dream many have longed for since its doors closed in 1979, the plan driving its current redevelopment forward also aims to generate significant social and economic benefits for neighborhood residents. 
PROJECT LINKS:
CASE STUDY
Executive SummaryMaster PlanProject WebsiteOver $68M Secured.
What’s Next?
Request for Expressions of Interest Development Opportunity

Learn More About How We Shape the Future

 Adaptive Reuse  
Design and Development for Equity  
Planning with your Community
Adaptive Reuse: Transforming the Past for a New Future
Adaptive Reuse Brochure
Following broad shifts in our economies over the past six decades, previously one-dimensional centers for commercial enterprise, retail, infrastructure, and manufacturing are increasingly ripe for new, mixed-use futures.
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WHY DETROIT MATTERS
Detroit’s ongoing recovery efforts have led to a wide range of unique and innovative planning and design responses, which are in turn growing significance at a national and international level.
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The Authenticity of Adaptive Futures
Addressing urgent challenges & contemporary approaches uncovered by by the Urban Design Committee of the Washington, DC Chapter of the AIA
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Design and Development for Equity  
Racial Equity in Urban Redevelopment – Part 1
Many are asking how to best transform the grave challenges we face into a new consciousness that fosters equity in how we build and rebuild our cities.
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Racial Equity in Urban Redevelopment – Part 2
Examining how design and development practices can – and must – be more directly driven toward an inclusive and equitable future.
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Equitable Community Engagement During a GlobalPandemic & Beyond
Our communities demand transparent engagement and decision-making processes that are sound, defensible, and inclusive.
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Planning with your Community
Getting What You Want: The Path to Community Success
Good development does not just happen. Good development is achieved when a municipality plans for it, and then adopts the codes and regulations to implement the plan.
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MEDC Best Practice 1 Resiliency Strategies
Assessing how well a community identifies its stakeholders and engages them, not only during the master planning process, but on a continual basis.
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MEDC RRC Master Plan Update Guide
A Redevelopment Ready Communities tool for Michigan communities looking to establish or update a master plan.
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City of Las Vegas 2050 Master Plan Overview
The 2050 Master Plan serves as a guiding framework to achieve a cohesive set of economic, social, cultural and environmental goals for the City for the next 30 years.
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New Housing Development at Desert Pines Golf Course
The 2050 Master Plan identified needs for affordable housing and neighborhood services like development of a tree canopy, workforce development and improved streets.
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From Recovery to Resiliency – Part 1
Campus Recreation Responds to COVID-19
With anticipated drops in enrollment and dips into financial reserves imminent, campus recreation leaders are realizing the need to hone their business acumen when it comes to operational structures.
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FROM RECOVERY TO RESILIENCY – parT 2
INTEGRATING FITNESS AND WELLNESS ON CAMPUS
In a new atmosphere for campuses, there is increasing interest in expanding the role of recreation and wellness opportunities to help students bridge personal crises with a renewed focus on building holistic well-being.
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From Recovery to Resiliency – Part 3
Leveraging Campus & Community Partnerships
It will be essential for recreation departments to identify and leverage interdisciplinary partnerships with the expanded campus community to continue to remain competitive and meet the evolving needs of our students.
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Where Will Higher Education Campuses Invest Post-Pandemic?
SmithGroup's Higher Education leadership team asked, "How can existing campus assets be repurposed or repositioned to address emerging needs such as Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) or the rise of the experiential campus post-COVID?
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