Design Competitions: What’s Implementation Got To Do With It? Thomas G. Dallessio AICP/PP Director, Center for Resilient Design New Jersey Institute of Technology World Urban Forum 7 Medellin, Colombia April 6, 2014

City Hall Toronto,Canada

The White House Washington, DC

Implementation im·ple·men·ta·tion, impl ə m ə n ˈ t ā SH ə n/ noun noun: implementation; plural noun: implementations 1. the process of putting a decision or plan into effect; execution. “she was responsible for the implementation of the plan” wikipedia

Rebuild By Design

RBD Comments “RBD flipped the design process on its head.” “It reversed the concept and expectations.” Sabbatical Detour Model “Learning lessons from vulnerabilities.” Long-view project

Rebuild By Design “I’m worried that in an attempt to find good local solutions, we may very unwittingly lose sight of how we got here in the first place.” Vishaan Chakrabarti, RBD Research Advisory Group Member August 9, 2013

“Make No Little Plans….” World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, 1893