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Honoring National Black Business Month
We celebrated Black Business Week with the City of Minneapolis. Our development team shared lessons learned with local entrepreneurs.
For Community. By Community.
The newly opened Historic Coliseum Building is a space for the community. Reflecting on the elaborate process to get the funding needed to refurbish the building, there is abundant gratitude for the multiple lenders and grantors who not only believed in the project.
Equity in the Built Environment
Thankful
Soul of the Southside
Historic Coliseum in the News!
Activism for Community Voice
#UNSEEN
As many start the new year with making resolutions, it is our intention to not make any checklists. The drawback with lists is that there will always be something left undone and one is left with a feeling of not doing enough.
A Year of Reflection
As we begin wrapping up 2019, our firm is taking time to reflect on the goals we set out to achieve and recognize where we still have room to grow. This year Urban Design Perspectives actively maintained a list of goals which aligned with who we are and who we would like to become.
BEING PRESENT — 466 And Counting
Being Present, 466 and counting…that’s the number of African American women licensed architects in the US. Startling numbers yes, but so much promise for the future.
Sustainability: Environment, Economy and Equity
I recently had a chance to be part of a beautiful welcoming home ceremony. As a board member for the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH), it is tradition to celebrate with families as they embark on this path of home ownership. Family members, staff and volunteers gather to see the efforts of all their hard work, and offer words of blessings.
A Look Back As We Move Forward To Celebrate a Common Purpose
As we reflect on CommonSense Consulting’s 10th and Urban Design Perspectives’ 20th anniversaries in business, we are excited to announce the launch of Common Perspectives blog. To mark this occasion, we knew that it was more than just celebrating our success.