BUCPUA Guest Lecture: Russell Preston, Founder, Principle Group

City Planning and Urban Affairs course UA 664 Planning and the Development Process will host guest lecturer Russell Preston. Mr. Preston is the founder of Principle Group, a planning, design, and development firm focused on creating authentic places. His work over the last 20 years has spanned a variety of public and private projects throughout the United States. As a national leader in city planning and urban design, he has contributed to the Tactical Urbanism guides and is editor of “Living Urbanism”, a publication on contemporary urban design and city building. He currently serves as a Commissioner of Boston’s Air Pollution Control Commission and on the board of directors for Boston’s South End Washington Gateway Mainstreet. Russell served on the national board of directors for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) from 2009 to 2017 and was president of the CNU New England Chapter from 2007 to 2012. Prior to founding Principle Group, Russell worked with Cornish Associates on the redevelopment of downtown Providence, RI, and Mashpee Commons, a mixed-use neighborhood on Cape Cod. In 2010, he received the Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession from the University of Miami. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, and the University of Miami master’s program in architecture and urban design. This lecture is open to the BUCPUA community.

When 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Location Engineering Product Innovation Center, Room EPC-205, 750 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02215