The Work We Do
Case Studies
Urban Design, Housing & Form-Based Codes
Regional Case Studies in Housing & Urbanism
The Housing & Community Regeneration Initiative has ongoing work in three states: Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. The growing list of project locations includes Elkhart, Gary, La Porte, Mishawaka, and South Bend, Indiana; Kalamazoo, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois.
The findings from the studies developed with these municipalities and nonprofits form the foundation for a new body of research that seeks to offer solutions to overcome a legacy of disinvestment and the loss of a culture of generating productive growth.
Urban Design
These are city and neighborhood masterplans that provide our partners with a deep understanding of the study areas' key issues as well as step-by-step guidance on implementation. Urban design case studies are most often produced from charrettes which include public input.
Dean’s Charrette #6
Elkhart, Indiana
A Study for the Regeneration and Reconnection of the Benham Neighborhood
Campus Plan
Misericordia Heart of Mercy Center
Dean's Charrette #8
Downtown Gary, Indiana
A Vision & Action Plan
Dean's Charrette #7
Kalamazoo West Gateway, Michigan
Reconnecting to Downtown
Infill Housing
These are context-sensitive place-based building designs — intended for use as pre-approved plans — for partner cities in the region seeking to increase their housing stock in existing neighborhoods with less friction in the permitting process.
