Committed to the community through creative interventions.
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– an intense, collaborative design process.
The Urban Charrette facilitates connections between the community and the built environment by cultivating awareness of respectful urban design through dialogue, collaboration, and education.
The Urban Charrette is committed to community through creative interventions. We continue to engage and educate our neighbors about the built environment and it's impacts towards smarter growth.
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Fostering partnerships between local agencies, design professionals, and engaged citizens is a core component of the Urban Charrette. We believe in bringing people together and creating consensus.
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The Urban Charrette helps to educate the general public about the importance of urban design in the development by providing opportunities for the community to participate in open discourse.
Learn MoreThe Urban Charrette facilitates connections between the community and the built environment by cultivating awareness of respectful urban design through dialogue, collaboration, and education.
We are a private, not-for-profit organization whose primary goal is to educate citizens on the importance of quality urban design in shaping more beautiful, sustainable, and authentic cities. We host educational forums and consensus building workshops incorporating meaningful and broad-based public participation. Founded in Tampa, the Urban Charrette believes in leading by example to develop a more socially, economically and sustainable local environment that addresses the needs of young professionals, children, families, and the aging.
ECO.lution is an annual series of community focused interactive events designed to encourage Tampa to make sustainable choices.
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The Tampa Downtown Partnership retained the services of the Urban Charrette to plan and facilitate a design charrette focused on the potential for a water taxi service in the downtown Tampa area.
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In 2008, The Urban Charrette, applied for and received a Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) grant from the American Institute of Architects Center for Communities by Design.
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Learn how you can get involved with the Urban Charrette and help shape our community.