In 1902 the first monument to the common solider is dedicated on a circle in the center of the city. Three years later, landscape architect George Kessler develops a world-class parks and boulevard plan that links hundreds of acres of green space throughout this emerging place. In the 1980s, by intention, Indianapolis became the amateur sports capitol of the world. Today Indianapolis is embarking on a mission to become a national cultural center and global life sciences hub.

It is no accident that Indianapolis is a great city. It has been with great deliberation and intent that neighborhoods, parks, art, entertainment, economy, and dreams have been woven together to make one of America’s most livable cities.

Indianapolis by Design will be an catalyst that highlights intentional “design” as part of our cultural heritage and integral to our future.

• Ball State College of Architecture & Planning Indianapolis Center
• ASLA Indiana
• AIA Indiana
• AIA Indianapolis

Mayor Jeremy Harris served for more than ten years as the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, the 12th largest city in the United States. He retired from politics in January of 2005. Prior to becoming Mayor, Harris was Honolulu’s longest serving Managing Director, a position he held for nine years.

Under Mayor Harris’ leadership Honolulu achieved worldwide recognition.

• 1st Place Gold Award for Large Cities-International Award for Livable Cities 2004

• Best City Government Website in the United States, 2003

• Special Achievement Award in Geographic Information System Technology, 2003

• #1 City in U.S. - Use of Technology in Delivering Government Services, 2002

• America’s Best Transit System, American Public Transportation Assoc., 2000 & 1994

During his three terms as Mayor, Honolulu was recognized as one of the best managed cities in the United States. In addition to the hundreds of awards the City received during his tenure, Mayor Harris also earned national and international acclaim. Several of his awards include:

• Keystone Award, American Architectural Foundation, 2005

• Outstanding Achievement Award for Sustainability, U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2004

• Lifetime Achievement Award in GIS Systems, ESRI, 2004

• Lifetime Achievement Award for Support of Information Technology, CDG, 2004

• City Livability Award for Exemplary Leadership, U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2003

• Distinguished Leadership Award in Planning, American Planning Association, 2002

Mayor Harris is the only individual to receive the award of Public Administrator of the Year for two consecutive years from the Hawaii branch of the American Association of Public Administrators. He has served as the Public Director on the National Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects. Mayor Harris is currently a senior visiting faculty member in energy and environment at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and an advisor on sustainability to the National Academy of Science in Washington D.C..

Mayor Harris holds a Masters of Science degree in Population and Environmental Biology, specializing in urban ecosystems, from the University of California, Irvine, and is the author of a new book, The Renaissance of Honolulu, The Sustainable Rebirth of an American City.
 

Multi Modal Corridors and Public Space Design Guidelines
Developed in concert with the Regional Center Urban Design Guidelines, the multi-modal corridors and public space design guidelines provide direction on how publicly-owned rights-of-way can be transformed into multi-modal corridors. Using typologies of corridors as well as types of walkable “pedestrian districts,” the guidelines illustrate how bicycles, pedestrians and transit can be integrated into our transportation network. When adopted, the guidelines will inform a network of multi-modal corridors throughout the 8-county Indianapolis region.

Public Design Initiatives
Investment in public design in Indianapolis has a positive impact on our quality of life, in addition to serving an economic development function. Updates on current design initiatives will be discussed, including the following invited initiatives:

• Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick
  A world-class urban bike and pedestrian path that connects neighborhoods, cultural districts and entertainment amenities, and serves as the downtown hub for the central Indiana greenway trail system.
   
• Public Art Indianapolis
  By bringing art outside the traditional context of museums and galleries, Public Art Indianapolis benefits the community and its visitors by supporting projects that increasing access to art, extending our cultural institutions' reach beyond their campuses, and providing artists with opportunities to expand their artistic practice and market
   
• Rotary Gateways Partnership
  A partnership led by the Rotary Club of Indianapolis is building a monumental gateway at the Interstate 65 and West Street interchange on the northwest side of downtown Indianapolis. Following a county-wide site selection process and a design competition, the Partnership recently selected the “Gateway Circle” design, an innovative take on a familiar symbol.
   
• Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
  Keep Indianapolis Beautiful helps to beautify our city, improve its environment and foster pride in the community through its environmental and beautification programs. From developing neighborhood parks and pocket parks to planting trees, sponsoring neighborhood cleanups, promoting recycling and rewarding excellence in design, KIB works to keep our community and public spaces beautiful and healthy.

Green Residential Development in Indianapolis
A new development on the north side of Indianapolis will be the city’s first “green” residential condo project, starting this spring with a five-unit townhome project. Learn how developers hope to ultimately develop a profitable yet affordable green residential market that provides quality housing at all price points, saves money and resources, protects investments and improves the environmental quality of our community.