 SCOTT FORD is in his final year of graduate studies for a master of architecture (M.Arch) with a concentration in urbanism at the University of Notre Dame. Scott's educational and professional career has been focused on the life and health of cities and his interests lie at the intersection of design, planning, policy and development. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Scott has spent the last ten years working professionally and studying cities while residing in Washington, DC, London, Miami, Rome and Pittsburgh, PA. As an undergraduate student at the University of Notre Dame, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Scott conducted a thesis on the impact of new urbanist policies in the revitalization of South Bend, Indiana. As a Cambridge Overseas Society Fellow in 2004, Scott earned a M.Phil in urban economics with a master's thesis on British private sector adherenance to new sustainable development policy in the UK. Scott's planning and policy experience led him to conclude that gaining a foundation in architecture and urban design was necessary in order to tangibly address issues in the urban realm. As a graduate student at the University of Miami and now at Notre Dame, Scott is committed to the role of classical architecture and traditional urbanism in shaping public space for the generation of successful urbanism. His educational experience has been complimented with professional experience in urban design at Duany Plater-Zyberk Associates and Urban Design Associates; in architecture at James McCrery Architects; and in policy and development at Brailsford & Dunlavey, Taktix Solutions, and Detroit's Greater Downtown Partnership. Scott is active in several national organizations dedicated to the new urbanism and co-chaired the first Congress of the Students for the New Urbanism (SNU I) held at Notre Dame in 2007. |