GPG PROJECTS

2010 - 2020

Seminar: Post Pandemic Opportunities: National Conference IDA 2020

Educational Seminar: State Conference, MIASLA 2020

Keynote Address: Oakland County Historical Society 2020

Educational Workshop: Michigan Association of Planners 2000

Admission to American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows 2019

Doctor of Arts Honoris Causa, Oakland University 2019

Keynote Address, MI Association of Appraisers Oct 2019

Build Maine State Conference: Keynote Presentation 2019 

Advanced Seminar, Congress for the New Urbanism National Conf. 2019Congress 

Conference of Fellows, American Society of Landscape Architects, 2019

Keynote Address, Connecticut Main Street State Conference 2019

Congress for the New Urbanism Savanah National Congress 202 & Charleston Lectures 2018

International Council of Shopping Centers Urban Planning Panel 2018

North Dakota Main Street Conference Keynote Presentation 2018

National Town Builders Association National Round Table Lecture 2017

Michigan Urban Land Institute: Keynote Lecture 2017

Michigan Planning Association Award: Southfield Town Center Master Plan 2017

Congress for the New Urbanism National Congress Lecture 2016

City Building Exchange Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana: Lecture 2014-2017

Seaside Institute: “Retail Principles for New Urban Communities and Mixed-Use Town Centers:” 2016

Michigan Association of Planning Award of Excellence for Urban Design: Walloon Master Plan: 2015 

Georgia Planning Association, Outstanding Planning Process: Downtown Kennesaw LCI: 2015

International Downtown Association National Conference Featured Speaker: 2015

Oakland University: Distinguished Alumni of the Year 2014

President William J. Clinton Library: Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 

ICSC Research Connections: “Implementing New Retail to Lead in Rebuilding Towns & Cities:” 2012

MiASLA: Landscape Architecture Research and Communication Award - Book: 2012

Keynote Presentation: National Association of Industrial Parks Washington State conference 2012

Michigan Downtown Association Statewide Downtown Conference Speaker: 2012 

Form Based Code Institute, Lansing, Michigan, “The Birmingham 2016 Plan:” 2012

Oakland Heritage Conference: “Michigan’s First Form-Based Code”: 2012

CNU 20: “Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development” 202 Presentation: 2012

CNU 20: “Worth Avenue: After Hours Street-Level Merchandising” Tour: 2012

CNU of the Carolinas, Chapter Lecture Series “Proven Urban Retail Development:” 2012

Auckland, New Zealand Distinguished Urban Planner Award 2012

University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities: 2012

NAIOP Seattle, Washington Featured Speaker: 2012

ULI Detroit 25th Annual UM-ULI Real Estate Forum Speaker: 2012

ULI Philadelphia Urban Retail Planning & Development: 2012

CNU 19: “Retail Planning Principles for Cities & New Urban Commercial Centers “Presentation: 2011

CNU 19: “Middleton Hills: New Urbanism Meets Frank Lloyd Wright” Tour: 2011

College of Charleston: “Sustainable Urban Retail: Proven Applications for Charleston’s Historic Districts:” 2011

CNU 18, “SmartCode Intensive Workshop” Presentation: 2010

CNU 18, “New Trends in the Retail Industry: An Increased Reliance on Small Retailers”: 2010

2000 - 2010

Smart Code Workshop Retail Module Presentation: 2009

US Green Building Council Middle Tennessee Annual Conference Keynote Speaker: 2009

Florida Main Street Annual Conference Presentation: 2009

CNU 17, “Sustainable Retail Development” 202 Session: 2009

CNU 17, “The Retail Development Crisis: Now What?”: 2009

ASLA Alabama & Mississippi Twin States Conference Keynote Address: 2009

University of Michigan SNRE Lecture: 2009

Corps! Magazine Best of Michigan Business Award: 2009

Cocoa, Florida Office of Economic Development Presentation: 2008

Georgia Institute of Technology Lecture: 2008

Wayne State University/ULI Conference “The New Economy: The University as Catalyst for Urban

Development” Session Moderator: 2008

ASLA Annual Meeting Presentation: 2008

MAP Annual Conference Presentation, “From Radical to Influential: The CNU: 2008

Florida Main Street Annual Conference Presentation: 2008

ICSC Virginia Idea Exchange Keynote Speaker: 2008

OALA 40th Anniversary Conference Keynote Speaker: 2008

CNU XVI, “Retail Recipes” 202 Development Program Lecture: 2008

ULI Annual Conference Moderator & Speaker: 2008

Michigan ICSC Keynote Address: 2008

MAP Annual Conference, “New Trends & Smart Growth Codes for Big Box Retailers”: 2007

Florida Main Street Annual Conference Presentation: 2007

NAIOP Albuquerque, New Mexico Featured Speaker: 2007

Inland Empire APA Annual Conference Keynote Speaker: 2007

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mayor’s Roundtable Presentation: 2007

Sarasota SemCon 2007 Conference Moderator & Speaker: 2007

Guelph Civic League, Ontario, Canada Keynote Speaker: 2007

“Tools for Urban Development Conference,” Grand Rapids, Michigan Featured Speaker: 2007

MNCPPC Growth Management Series Presentation: 2007

South Carolina Governor’s Land Use Conference, Charleston, South Carolina Presentation: 2007

Oregon ICSC Alliance Conference, Portland, Oregon Keynote Speaker: 2007

CUI Brownie Awards, East Fraserlands, Vancouver, British Columbia: 2007

American Planning Association National Convention, Lecture: 2006

APA/Florida Award of Excellence, St. Lucie County Master Plan: 2006

Florida Main Street Annual Conference Presentation: 2006 

California Home Builders Community of the Year, San Elijo, California: 2006

Midtown Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia Keynote Speaker: 2006

Rochester Regional Community Design Center, Rochester, NY Keynote Speaker: 2006

Finding Community & Commerce in Town Centers, Williston, Vermont: 2006

City of Buffalo, New York Downtown Partnership Keynote Lecture: 2005

ULI Award, The Glen Town Center: 2005

Kansas State University, Honorary Lecture: 2005

Michigan Home Builders Community of the Year, Eton Station: 2005

Advanced Session, Congress for New Urbanism: June 2004

Florida Economic Development Department Keynote Address: 2004

Urban Land Institute, Austin, Texas Keynote Lecture: 2004

Urban Land Institute, Beverly Hills, California, “How to Tame Big Box Retail”: 2004

Florida American Planning Association Keynote Lecture: 2003

National Trust for Historic Preservation Panel Member on National Chains: 2003

Royal Society of Planners, Dublin, Ireland: 2001

National Trust for Historic Preservation, Indianapolis, Indiana Keynote Speaker: 2001 

Urban Land Institute, Detroit, Michigan Keynote Speaker: 2000

1990 - 2000

Christchurch, New Zealand, International City & Town Centre Conference Keynote Lecture: 1998

Dearborn, Michigan, ICSC Conference Keynote Lecture: 1998

Indiana Main Street Annual Conference, National Endowment of the Arts Keynote Lecture: 1998

Michigan Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award, Birmingham Master Plan: 1998

Seaside, Florida, Seaside Institute Smart Growth State Conference Speaker: 1998

West Palm Beach, Florida, Urban Land Institute Mayor’s Forum Keynote Speaker: 1998

Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Transportation Conference Keynote Lecture: 1997

Los Angeles, California, California Cities for Livable Communities Lecture: 1997

New York, Urban Land Institute Lecture: 1997

St. Louis, Missouri, Railvolution Lecture: 1997

National Endowment for the Arts, Harvard University Faculty to the Mayor’s Instate for City Planning: 

Gary; Nashville, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Long Beach; Cincinnati; Anchorage: 1996

ASLA Merit Award, Novi, Michigan, The Vista’s of Novi Master Plan: 1995

Congress for New Urbanism, First, Second & Fourth Congress Lecture: 1994-1997

Michigan Society of Planning Officials Honor Award, Oxford Township General Area Plan: 1994