2021 Form-Based Code Award

The City of South Bend is awarded the 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Code Award.  J Griffin Design is honored to have been a part of the consultant team that produced this award-winning Zoning Code Ordinance.

In the News: Faith Communities & the Built Environment

Communities of faith stand in an important position to support vibrant, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods.  And, in recent years, some have stepped up to the challenge.  In an article published on Strong Towns, J Griffin profiles three faith communities in Tulsa, OK, all engaging in this type of work at three very different scales.

Research: The Demand for Family-Friendly Urban Living

J Griffin publishes new data profiling the rising demand for family-friendly urban living as well as the unique ways young families and forward-thinking entrepreneurs are providing for this lifestyle.  Read the following 3-part series on Strong Towns to find out more:

• The Future Success of Cities Depends on Urban Kids
• Lessons Learned in Meeting the Demand for Family-Friendly Urban Living
• Parents Paving the Way for Family-Friendly Urban Living

In the News: The Washington Post

Because of expertise in and experience with the increasing demand for family-friendly urban living, J Griffin was interviewed and quoted in an article published in The Washington Post entitled Dynamic Communities | The New American Suburb.

Research: Urban Living with Kids

J Griffin publishes a 4-part series on the current and future market demands for family-friendly urban living with kids.  Read the series and find out more about the research and upcoming trends on CNU's journal Public Square.

• Affordability, Millennials, and the Next Baby Boom
  
• Affordable, Alternative, and Family-Friendly Urban Lifestyles
• Families, Cities, and Schools
  
• Families, Cities, and Schools: Nonprofit and Grassroots Solutions
  

2016 INTBAU Award

After Burnham: the Notre Dame Plan of Chicago 2109 - a project in partnership with Philip Bess, Will Dowdy, and the University of Notre Dame Graduate Urban Design Studio - wins 2016 INTBAU World Congress Excellence Award.

Presentation: The Next Baby Boom...

J Griffin presents research on The Next Baby Boom: Affordable Urban Lifestyles for Millennials with Children at CNU 24 in Detroit, MI.

2015 SoBe Award

J Griffin Design wins 2015 SoBe Award from Downtown South Bend, Inc. for the design of the Studebaker Plaza.

2015 CNU Charter Award

University of Notre Dame graduate urban design students led by Jennifer and John Griffin win 2015 CNU Charter Award for Visions for Lafayette.

2014 CNU Charter Award

J Griffin Design wins 2014 CNU Charter Award for After Burnham: the Notre Dame Plan of Chicago 2109 in partnership with Philip Bess, Will Dowdy, and the University of Notre Dame Graduate Urban Design Studio.

2013 CNU Illinois Charter Award

J Griffin Design wins 2013 CNU Illinois Charter Award for After Burnham: the Notre Dame Plan of Chicago 2109 in partnership with Philip Bess, Will Dowdy, and the University of Notre Dame Graduate Urban Design Studio.

Presentation: Urban Industry

J Griffin presents research on The Workshop Neighborhood: Integrating Industry into Walkable Mixed-Use Neighborhoods at CNU 21 in Salt Lake City, UT.

2013 CNU Charter Award

Jennifer and John Griffin win 2013 CNU Charter Award for From Cleanup to Community: Envisioning a Flourishing Gowanus Neighborhood.

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