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Save the date: Rick Williams to speak at Mpact 2024

Urban Designer, Rick Williams, will be presenting "It's Not Just a Dream: The Joys and Struggles of Realizing a Transit-Oriented Vision" at Mpact Transit + Community Conference 2024   The Mpact Transit + Community Conference (formerly Rail~Volution) focuses on the interplay of transit, mobility, land use and […]

SAP Feature: 2023 DDX Summary

For three decades, Van Meter Williams Pollack has understood the responsibility we have as architects to design for a healthier future and has implemented trusted sustainable practices throughout our projects. Being a 57-person firm, many individuals have taken time to earn professional credentials in sustainability […]

Urban Designers Andrew Faulkner and Rick Williams presenting at APA NPC24

Adopting Objective Design Standards to Streamline Development Approvals   Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT Location: Ballroom A, CM | .75 When combined with a robust process of engagement and community goal-setting, Objective Design Standards provide a uniquely flexible opportunity to establish effective regulations […]

VMWP at ULI Minnesota: Rehab Realities Roundtable – Unlocking Potential in Small Properties

Join industry leaders: Laura Shagalov from VMWP, Kali Terr, Drew Shim, Ben Miles, and Matthew Ramadan on March, 7 from 2-4:30 at MSR Design to explore the opportunities and risks of small-scale rehabilitation projects in Minnesota. Calling all aspiring developers and future landlords! Ditch the bulldozers and […]

APA MN: Andrew Faulkner Presents Wayzata Urban Design Standards

Andrew Faulkner, Associate Architect | Urban Designer, will be presenting at American Planning Association Minnesota: Urban Design Standards: Theory vs. Practice in the City of Wayzata (1 CM) 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Description The City of Wayzata implemented a set of design standards in 2021 that affect nearly every major […]