Aug 20 2012
David Sucher
Renowned Urban Planner, Author of City Comforts: How to Build an Urban Village
David Sucher is an observer of cities, a planner, a development professional, a lawyer and a respected author. He now develops neighbourhood-scale real estate, both residential and commercial and is currently working on a new book entitled ‘The Three Rules of Urban Design’. He gives a unique way of looking at and speaking about our immediate environment.
“An anti-ideas kind of guy”
David Sucher
David Sucher studied at Columbia University, the University of Washington and the Seattle University Law School. He started his career as an urban planner for the City of Seattle, Washington, where he worked on issues surrounding electric rates, environmentally sensitive areas, design review, anti-discriminatory lending, and shoreline management. He was also a member of the Seattle Planning Commission for four years. [/expand]
David Sucher provides informative and insightful presentations including what he believes are the Three Rules for quality urban design and other thoughts. He offers his observations on what it really takes to create a dynamic urban village, giving examples of small things that make urban life pleasant. He enthusiastically gives a series of modest, down-to-earth tips about how cities and towns can turn themselves into more agreeable places. No theory, no philosophy, no criticism – just practical observations about things that work and have shown their value.[/expand]
David Sucher’s enthralling and eye-opening presentations are greatly appreciated by architects, city planners, and land use developers amongst others.[/expand]
Topics
Why & How to Civilize the Mega-project
Three Rules for Quality Urban Design
Urban Design Essentials
City Comforts
Environmentally Sensitive Development
Publications
2003
City Comforts: How to Build an Urban Village
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