OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeterCalthorpe?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#PeterCalthorpelt;/agt;–HDR is expanding its multidisciplinary team of urban and regional
planners by acquiring Calthorpe Associates, based in Berkeley,
California. Going forward, the firm will do business as HDR|Calthorpe.
Calthorpe Associates is internationally recognized for innovative
leadership in regional planning, urban design and transit-oriented
development. Since 1983, the company has assisted public and
private-sector clients in shaping livable communities. The firm is an
international leader in smart growth and a founding partner in the
Congress for the New Urbanism. The combined relationship with HDR will
benefit communities with groundbreaking urban growth in livable,
sustainable and low-carbon solutions.
“Calthorpe Associates brings years of inventive and transformative urban
design experience that will enhance the services we offer our clients
across the globe,” said HDR Chairman and CEO Eric Keen. “We see
tremendous opportunity with our clients, who rely on our growing body of
expertise to improve the way people live, work and play in our changing
urban environments.”
“We believe our urban design practice can be a bridge between many of
the HDR disciplines and a catalyst for integration,” said Peter
Calthorpe, founder and principal at Calthorpe Associates. “Our focus on
smart, sustainable cities over the decades has always depended on input
and guidance between many design professionals. Now we can offer
comprehensive services to our clients and develop plans that are truly
grounded in expertise in every dimension of the challenge.”
Peter Calthorpe will join HDR as a senior vice president. He is a
renowned pioneer of innovative approaches to urban revitalization,
community planning and regional design. He was awarded the Urban Land
Institute’s prestigious J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban
Development and is one of the founders and first board president of the
Congress for the New Urbanism.
“When we started thinking about how Calthorpe Associates would move
forward into the future, we developed a set of critical issues,” added
Joseph Scanga, partner and urban designer at Calthorpe Associates. “HDR
provided it all.”
Joseph (Joey) Scanga will join HDR as a vice president. He has two
decades of diverse experience at Calthorpe Associates and has managed
projects in countries worldwide. Scanga holds a Master of Architecture
degree from the University of California, Berkeley and studied in Italy
with the International Laboratory of Architecture & Urban Design
program. He has also lectured extensively throughout the United States
on the subject of compact growth adjacent to transit stations.
About HDR
For more than a century, HDR has partnered with
clients to shape communities and push the boundaries of what’s possible.
Our expertise spans nearly 10,000 employees, in more than 200 locations
around the world — and counting. Our engineering, architecture,
environmental and construction services bring an impressive breadth of
knowledge to every project. Our optimistic approach to finding
innovative solutions defined our past and drives our future. www.hdrinc.com
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