Author / Doug Suisman
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Mayor’s Office invites Suisman to join design panel for new Sixth Street Bridge
The office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has invited Doug Suisman to join a distinguished group of architects and community leaders to advise on the selection of a winner in the competition for a new Sixth Street Bridge across the Los Angeles River. The existing bridge, built in 1932 and designed, like many of…
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Courant editorial supports iQuilt
The Courant editorial board encourages everyone to think about filling empty buildings downtown as a key goal of the iQuilt Plan. Buildings Are Major Piece of Hartford Revival
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Suisman joins LA Times Architecture Critic Hawthorne on the boulevard
Christopher Hawthorne Kicks Off His Boulevard Series With Atlantic and a Nod to Los Angeles Boulevard by Doug Suisman. Los Angeles Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne’s front-page feature on Atlantic Boulevard kicks off his year-long series on Boulevards. In the article, he writes: “Suisman’s concise and shamefully underappreciated 1989 study of the history and design…
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Suisman selected to help reimagine the 21st century children’s museum
The MetLife Foundation & Association of Children’s Museums announced the selection of Suisman Urban Design and three other international firms (Levenbetts, muf Architecture, WANTED landscape) to participate in a year-long design exploration of the future of the children’s museum. “The Reimagining Children’s Museums Project is an exploration of what it means to experience a children’s…
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First iQuilt Wayfinding Signs Installed
Eight wayfinding signs have been installed at the intersection of Trumbull St. and Asylum St. The signs are there to promote walking in Downtown Hartford by letting pedestrians know where and how far away many civic and cultural landmarks are located. The signs are mounted on the backs of the “walk/don’t walk” signals (also known…
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iQuilt on NBC Connecticut
NBC Connecticut sent television cameras to the latest public presentation of the iQuilt Plan for downtown Hartford, and reported to its viewers that “may make a big difference without the big price tag.” NBC Connecticut
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The Courant’s Rick Green on the iQuilt
“Bite-size, affordable pieces that add up to a changed city” is at the heart of the iQuilt and Rick Green’s latest article on courant.com entitled “Hartford’s iQuilt – A Big Idea Where Somebody Needs To Step Up.”
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Hartford Business Journal on iQuilt
The Hartford Business Journal says that the iQuilt Plan is moving from planning towards implementation: iQuilt Moves Beyond Planningsdf
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NEA awards 150k to the iQuilt Plan
The National endowment for the Arts awards the iQuilt Plan with $150,000 to support the third phase of the iQuilt project, an arts-based economic development plan designed to capitalize on Hartford’s unique heritage and cultural assets. Phase Three includes the design of Bushnell Park North and the inauguration of the Hartford Innovations Festival, an event…
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Doug Suisman joins Mayor Segarra on "Face The State"
Doug Suisman joined Mayor Pedro Segarra, City Councilman Bob Painter, and Mike Zaleski from the Business Improvement District on Dennis House’s “Face the State” on Channel to discuss the iQuilt Plan. http://dennishouse.wordpress.com/tag/doug-suisman/
