DPZ is an internationally recognized architecture and planning firm known for designing over 300 new and existing communities since 1980 using New Urbanist principles. They advocate for compact, walkable, mixed-use development as an alternative to sprawl. Their process involves intensive community workshops called charrettes to build consensus among stakeholders and incorporate public feedback into comprehensive development plans.

1. LEARNING FROM THE AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE IN
DEVELOPING AND MANAGING MASTER-
PLANNED COMMUNITIES
ADIT, Brasil
DPZ
DUANY PLATER-ZYBERK & COMPANY

2. • Designs for over 300 new
and existing communities
since 1980
• Nationally prominent &
influential projects
• Innovative development &
implementation of design
codes
• Internationally recognized
architectural work
• Founders and leaders of
the New Urbanism
Firm Description

3. • Regulators, stakeholders, and developers will be actively involved in all stages
of the process, to build consensus and coalesce support
• Public engagement will allow for a design with a broad-based appeal, and will
build support for the plans and proposals
The Charrette Process

4. • Interactive forum for all interested parties
• Intensive, collaborative, onsite work session
• Comprehensive documents: plans, renderings,
design codes
• Potential attendees:
- Neighbors/property owner(s)
- Elected officials
- Police & fire departments
- Local planning officials
- Environmental agencies
- Merchants’ associations/trade groups
- School board, etc.
The Charrette Process

5. Smart Growth advocates the design of compact,
pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use communities
Smart Growth/New Urban designs
•Prioritize the public realm by investing in
community facilities and public spaces
•Promote pedestrian activity and transit
•Provide for basic daily needs within walking
distance of residences
•Balance retail, residential and civic offerings
•Protect culturally and historically significant areas
•Provide towns with identifiable centers and edges
•Provide housing for a range of incomes and
lifestyles
•Respect regional and historic context and
precedents
Smart Growth/The New Urbanism

6. • Sprawl doesn’t work: climate, environment,
economy, society, health
• Transition from auto-scale to human scale
• The Value of Urbanism
• Need to change the system fundamentally:
design, regulatory framework, financing, and
implementation
• The Brazilian context: similar challenges,
NIMBY-ism, legalization of good urbanism
• Clear Choice: Sprawl or Complete Communities
• The Brazilian opportunity: create models for the
future, avoid the mistake of sprawl
Lessons

7. Inconvenient Truths

8. Sprawl VS. TND (Smart Growth)

9. The Benefits

10. Providence, RI CityPlace, West Palm Beach
Habersham, SC Rosemary Beach, FL
Sustainable, Walkable, Desirable, Beautiful

11. Agricultural Urbanism
New Building Types
Convenient Solutions for Future Growth

12. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

13. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

14. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

15. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

16. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

17. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

18. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

19. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

20. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

21. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

22. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

23. Transect-Based Planning, the SmartCode

24. Regional Planning

25. Regional Planning

26. Regional Planning

27. Regional Planning

28. Sprawl Repair

29. Fragmentation,
Car-dependence,
Single Use
versus
Compactness,
Connectivity and
Complexity
Sprawl Repair

30. Sprawl Repair

31. Sprawl Repair

32. Sprawl Repair

33. Agrarian Urbanism

34. Agrarian Urbanism

35. Agrarian Urbanism

36. Agrarian Urbanism

37. Lifelong Communities

38. Lifelong Communities

39. Lifelong Communities

40. Lifelong Communities

41. Lifelong Communities

42. Light Imprint/Green Infrastructure

43. • Green neighborhood
infrastructure (e.g. Green
Streets) can cost 11% -25%
LESS than conventional
development
Light Imprint/Green Infrastructure

44. CONVENTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIGHT IMPRINT INFRASTRUCTURE
Light Imprint/Green Infrastructure

45. Traditional Resort Communities

46. Traditional Resort Communities

47. Traditional Resort Communities

48. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

49. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

50. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

51. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

52. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

53. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

54. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

55. Smart Buildings (Housing and Others)

56. DPZ
DUANY PLATER-ZYBERK & COMPANY