Ellen Dunham-Jones

Architect, Urban Designer, Professor, Author, loves retrofitting suburbia

[Darin Givens @atlurbanist]

I made this as a joke but the more I look at it -- this might make for a decent single issue as an art project, to make a statement about the development issues (equity, sustainability, ethical land-use, reduction of car dependency) that often get glossed over in mainstream news.

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@berkie1 @Val_Plante @AvenueMontRoyal Love that stat - but I can't find it documented in the link. Can you post where the stat came from? Thx!

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@JeffSpeckFAICP But totally worth that photo! In Stockholm try the Jumbo - a jet turned into a hotel and parked AT the airport. We loved the novelty of it a few years ago - and slept surprisingly well given how incredibly acoustically sealed airplane windows are! https://t.co/AsTP6XMLNa

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@lalarium @tomflood1 Check out the Retrofitting Suburbia book series: https://t.co/tkH1jIZe5p. More than 100 dead malls in the US have already been redeveloped with housing, walkable streets, etc.

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@tomflood1 We are on the same page! But I can't help but think that at least one of Victor Gruen's early malls should receive historic preservation status...

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@rockstarr666 @aarieff @LondonBreed @sfbos Cities often buy dead malls and then issue RFPs for the kind of development they want to see. My database shows this happening more and more. Although, less so, if it's just one dead dept store.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“I don't think people are going to switch over to bikes because it's good for them or because it's politically correct. They're going to do it because it gets them from A to B faster.”

- David Byrne 🚲

📷 Getty Images #MetGala

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

Very proud to be included in this terrific book! Thank you @Tigranhass for assembling the stellar line-up of strong women urbanist scholars. Buy this book! @StemIsFem, @RedesignCities,

[Tigran Haas @tigranhaas]

@LorettaCLees Thank you so much Loretta, was amazing to have you Setha @sethalow Saskia @SaskiaSassen Ellen @DunhamJones Dana @danacuff and many more other amazing female urban world class scholars in this book @RLPGBooks @RowmanInternat #womenreclaimingthecity #urbanism #city

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

Great to see @PeterCalthorpe further expanding how to retrofit suburbia with much needed housing on commercial strip corridors. https://t.co/8x2PCq5mFL

[Urbanism Next @UrbanismNext]

What is the impact of hybrid-work on commuting, transit, mode splits, and emissions?

JOIN Luca Giaramidaro and Gerry Tierney from @perkinswill and Ellen @DunhamJones from @GeorgiaTech at the @UrbanismNext Conference to learn more!!

+info & registration: https://t.co/yBLMKdii9K

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@DE_Gifford @kirkpinhoCDB @CityOfWestland @retrofitsuburbs Thanks David. WDET's CultureShift program also thought @williamson_arch and I should be consulted. I hope you caught yesterday's noon hour interview. Over 200 completed dead mall retrofits out there to learn from!

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

Can't wait to hear Dan's insights on using design thinking to solve big problems with small scale housing, carfree design, and attention to microclimates. Video and podcast will be posted at Redesigning Cities.

[RedesignCities @RedesignCities]

Join us for a lecture by Dan Parolek on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 6 p.m in the Reinsch-Pierce Auditorium, Rm 123, Arch East.
@GT_SoA
@GaTech_Planning
@ATLCityStudio
@terrykearns

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

A big week for interviews. @evandawson asked in-depth questions comparing changes in suburban retrofits from our 1st book to the 2nd: https://t.co/kFZeSYGvJW

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@williamson_arch and I had fun talking at length with Australian Public Radio about @retrofitsuburbs: https://t.co/oQH8GXxU9x?

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@terrykearns @BjarkeIngels @GT_SoA @GeorgiaTech @WJudeLeBlanc Hi Terry - The event will be at The Temple on P'tree. Best to register for a seat.

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@kaiuwebergmann @terrykearns @BjarkeIngels @GT_SoA @GeorgiaTech @WJudeLeBlanc The event is free but you need to register for a seat.

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

Excited to be hosting Redesigning Cities with Public Art w Stephanie Dockery and Tristan Al-Haddad. Come for the work. Leave w new ideas for public space. Weds, Feb 1, 3pm in-person + on Zoom: https://t.co/N1N3S9yM6x @atlurbanist @BloombergDotOrg @GT_SoA @UrbanizeATL @ThreadATL

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@Boenau @n8clu @Sonubi_Doobi_Do @the_transit_guy @williamson_arch @retrofitsuburbs Even more case studies on how to deal with even more challenges simultaneously in the new book

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

I just backed Urban Form Atlas, Volume 1 on @Kickstarter https://t.co/UkQidXtWDn

[Ellen Dunham-Jones @DunhamJones]

@schmangee @NewUrbanism Thanks for the shout out Angie! My database of suburban retrofits now has over 2200 case studies. @williamson_arch and I picked the best to document in our new book: Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Strategies for Urgent Challenges.