Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek magazine for his work redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America. Starting practice in 1972, he has had a long and honored career in urban planning and architecture, combining his experience in both disciplines to develop an environmental approach to community development and urban design. Newsweek Logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States,Canada, Hong Kong and probably other places too. ... Urbanization is the expansion of a city or metropolitan area, namely the proportion of total population or area in urban localities or areas (cities and towns), or the increase of this proportion over time. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has a related story: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Urban, city, or town planning, deals with design of the built environment from the municipal and metropolitan perspective. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...

His published work includes technical papers, articles for popular magazines, and a number of books, including Sustainable Communities with Sim Van der Ryn, and the Pedestrian Pocket Book with Doug Kelbaugh. His book, The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream, describes his current work and provides extensive guidelines for transit-oriented development. His latest book with William Fulton, The Regional City, explains how regional-scale planning and design can help direct growth wisely and reverse current trends in land use. Image File history File links http://www. ... Sim Van der Ryn is acknowledged as a leader in sustainable architecture. ...

Calthorpe has lectured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, and has taught at U.C. Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has received numerous honors, including two Progressive Architecture Citations, a National AIA Design Award, and two National Endowment for the Arts Grants. He was selected to represent the United States in an exchange with Russia on city and regional planning issues, and was appointed to the President's Council For Sustainable Development. Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, University of California, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ... University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO) is a Public University located in Eugene. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... The American Institute of Architects is the professional organization for architects in the United States. ... The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ...

After studying at Yale's Graduate School of Architecture, he joined the Farrallones Institute as Director of Design. His architecture research from this period established his leadership in passive solar design, producing countless publications and three National HUD awards. Following his work at Farrallones, Calthorpe became a project designer at the California Office of the State Architect to work on the design of the Bateson Building, a model energy efficient state office building. Beginning private practice in 1978 with the firm of Van der Ryn, Calthorpe and Partners, his work ranged from large community planning projects to commercial complexes and public buildings. This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

Since forming Calthorpe Associates in 1983, his work has further diversified to major projects in urban, new town, and suburban settings in the United States and abroad. Most recently, he has provided direction for HUD’s Empowerment Zone and Consolidated Planning Programs, which emphasizes the important relationship between land use, transportation, and community design. He is a co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism, a professional and activist group dedicated to the principles of new urbanism, and was the organization's first board chairman. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. ... New urbanism is an urban design movement that became very popular beginning in the 1980s and early 1990s. ...

He appears in the documentary films Ecological Design and The End of Suburbia. Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream is a 2004 documentary film concerning peak oil and its implications on the suburban lifestyle. ...

Further Reading

• Calthorpe, Peter (1993). The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1878271687
• Calthorpe, Peter and William Fulton (2001). The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. ISBN 1559637846

External link

• Calthorpe Associates