Chattanooga Design Studio

City r & d: the Studio continues to convene and to facilitate the Design of a quality public realm and maintaining a critical eye on the role of the public and private components of the built environment. Projects like patten parkway, frist street steps, walnut plaza, 26th street all improve public spaces in our city. These projects have been driven by citizens input and have taken enormous conmmunication and collaboration to achieve.

City institute: the Design Studio engages students and academia through several events and activities, including summer internships, project-based learning and academic exchanges with regional universities. The Design Studio also holds regular events such as the friday film series and urban Design forums to educate the public at large, development community, and other organization and area leaders concerning the value of urban planning and Design.