The Department of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah is a community of faculty and students dedicated to enhancing the health and vitality of towns, cities, and regions through place-based and integrated approaches to building in harmony with nature, placemaking, capacity-building, and quality growth. Friday, May 08, 2015.

We love hearing from students, supporters, and friends. Please feel free to reach out with questions or with requests related to press. Building capacity with head, hands, and heart. Building capacity with head, hands, and heart. Building capacity with head, hands, and heart. Building capacity with head, hands, and heart.

52 houses of worship in 52 weeks. For 2018, my goal is to visit a different house of worship each of the 52 weeks of the year. Follow my progress here on my blog. There is also a map. I believe in cities, in a balanced transportation system, in collaboration and public advocacy, and in being anxiously engaged in good causes. Read more What I believe.

Integrated Technology in Architecture Center researches, develops, and studies the process and products of building and applies its findings in live projects. The Center is an agent of change for continuous improvement in the technical design and construction of buildings, working with industry to apply its research directly into practice.

DESIGN EVENTS - Spring 2015.

PEOPLE, PLACE, DESIGN. The Ecological Planning Center at the University of Utah works closely with academic and community partners to shorten the pipeline between research and application. We apply principles of urban ecology, environmental planning, and design and engineering to generate sustainable solutions in planning for equitable, vibrant, and healthy human habitats.

Assessing the Impacts of Streetcars. HUD Sustainable Communities Grant for Salt Lake County. How Affordable is HUD Affordable Housing? Arts and Shrinking Cities. Through the dissemination of research and knowledge. Shima Hamidi Selected for 2015 Eno Future Leaders Conference. Shima Hamidi Wins Weddle Prize.

About U of U and SLC. Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts in Urban Ecology. Honors Degree in Urban Ecology. Mtn West Planning and Design Academy. Center for The Living City.