Suisman Urban Design

13/05/2021

On Monday, May 10, Rep. John B. Larson was joined by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, Office of Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden, and Jay Williams of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving at a press conference to promote Hartford 400. The press conference took place at the historic Keney Tower, an important landmark of Hartford's North End, and the anchor and pivot point for a new connection to the Connecticut River.



Read more about the press conference: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/officials-to-hold-news-conference-on-hartford-400-project-american-jobs-plan/2484266

10/04/2021

This week, we take a look into the future of Connecticut’s capital city. And not a science fiction look, 100 years out, but something a bit more manageable. It’s a plan to re-route highways that have cut off parts of the city from each other, and from the river that gives Connecticut its name. I...

19/09/2019

16/01/2019

Since 1991, Suisman Urban Design has been helping public agencies, private developers, and community groups shape our urban environment. We are passionately committed to the creation of more humane, sustainable, beautiful, and vibrant cities.

16/01/2019

Since 1991, Suisman Urban Design has been helping public agencies, private developers, and community groups shape our urban environment. We are passionately committed to the creation of more humane, sustainable, beautiful, and vibrant cities.

16/01/2019

16/01/2019

A Hong Kong architect has taught urban design and planning to thousands of children over the past 15 years. He argues it’s good for them—and their communities.

21/09/2018

If you’re not on our email list you missed an extra special Friday Five, written by Doug Suisman of Suisman Urban Design. Give it a read: https://mailchi.mp/theiquiltplan/fridayfiveiq-1421513?e=f7177f4997

24/08/2018

"'Did you see the new downtown promenade? It connects Bushnell Park to Main Street and the riverfront.' … What’s happening in Hartford isn’t accidental. It’s purposeful and thoughtful and exciting. It's everything urban design should be."

Great coverage of the exciting stuff that's been happening in downtown Hartford, from New England Public Radio!

(The IQuilt Plan)

When I talk to people about Hartford's ongoing redesign, I often hear disbelief and dismissiveness. Not from residents who live in Hartford, especially

20/07/2017

Canadian urbanism magazine and website spacing.ca has written a wonderful review of Doug Suisman’s book Los Angeles Boulevard: Eight X-Rays of the Body Public.

Author: Doug Suisman (ORO Editions, 2014) As an urban design instructor, practitioner and bibliophile, it is a rare pleasure to discover lesser known, critical and insightful books on urban structure. More so on Los Angeles, a city well endowed with iconic texts—from Reyner Banham’s Los Angeles: The...

15/07/2016

The Palisades Charter High School Gateway Project was featured in the July 6 issue of the Palisades News. Doug Suisman was referenced in the article, which honored his willingness to “donate” his design expertise for the betterment of his community’s high school. Check it out in the link below!

By Laurel Busby Staff Writer A project to increase safety and beautify the entrance to Palisades Charter High School has entered its final phase of fundraising. Thus far, the estimated $718,000 Gat…

05/07/2016

Suisman Awarded Great Streets Project in Burlington

The City of Burlington, Vermont has just announced it has awarded its Great Streets Initiative project to the Suisman Urban Design team, one of three finalists for the contract. Burlington Great Streets is a $10 million, multi-year initiative by Burlington to develop a well-designed, multi-use, multi-modal downtown street network that creates a more vibrant and inviting p***c realm. The project focuses on developing street design standards for all of downtown, on the redesign and construction of several blocks of Main Street, and a redesign of City Hall Park. Suisman was selected as the winner from the three finalist teams, which included Sasaki and Stantec, both headquartered in Boston.

30/12/2015

29/12/2015

Stage is set for Pali's Gateway Garden -
Shrubs and overgrown ground cover has been cleared to make way for an interim gateway garden for Pali High. This interim phase will set the stage for the eventual construction of a new gateway garden and pathway leading students and visitors to the heart of the campus. In the meantime, the focus is safety. A widened sidewalk and removal of some obstructions have allowed for a more generous space where the afternoon rush of students crowd around waiting to cross a busy intersection on their way home.

24/12/2015

Doug Suisman in the Spotlight -
Doug Suisman was recently featured in the Spotlight section of the Palisades News where he shares some thoughts on urban design and public space.
Download the article here (685Kb pdf)
http://suisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Palisades-News-October-7-2015-2Sm.pdf

24/12/2015

Horace Bushnell Promenade Nears Completion -
The orange construction cones are still out but Hartford residents are already strolling the Bushnell Promenade and loving it. Two thirds of the promenade are nearly complete with landscape and roadwork still to be finalized in those segments. Construction of the last third which will connect Bushnell Park to Main Street through Gold is anticipated to pick up again in the spring.

24/12/2015

Doug Suisman was on KCRW’s DnA program with Frances Anderton to discuss recent shootings in Paris, Colorado and San Bernardino and how they have added to growing jitters about random attacks in regular gathering places. Will this impact the design of public space?
Listen to the show here:
http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/design-and-architecture/fear-and-public-space-can-la-be-water-self-sufficient

15/08/2015

Our work at the La Brea Tar Pits Museum was featured in the Natural History Museum's member magazine—including an introduction by NHM President and Director Dr. Jane Pisano.

Check out the full PDF here: http://bit.ly/1PdOuZy

11/08/2015

The Washington Post's Wonkblog takes a look at how much space different types of commuting takes, and catch up on more news with our real-time News Roundup. http://bit.ly/ARnewsroundup

11/08/2015

Doug Suisman joined Michael Hammond on WAN's podcast "Shop Talk" to discuss The Arc, a sweeping infrastructure plan for a prospective Palestinian state.

In search of normality admin|17.07.2015 | 1 comments Play now How many architects can say they’ve awaited instructions at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (feeling ‘like a fish out of water’), flown into what was effectively a war zone, and moved a senior Palestinian minister to tears all…

18/06/2015

Doug Suisman of Suisman Urban Design discussed how far Hartford has come over the past ten years.

03/04/2015