Don Carter is David Lewis
Director of Urban Design and Regional Engagement of the Remaking Cities
Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. He is also Track Chair and teaches in the
Master of Urban Design program in the School of Architecture. Prior to joining Carnegie
Mellon University in July 2009, Don was President of Urban Design Associates in
Pittsburgh where he led many of the firm’s most complex projects, drawing upon
his broad international experience as an architect, urban designer, and
developer. He continues to serve as consulting principal to the firm.
Don is a
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), a Fellow of the American
Institute of Certified Planners, a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism,
and a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) where he was national Chair of
the Inner City Council. Previously, at ULI he served on the Affordable Housing
Forum, Infill Development Forum, Residential Development Council, and Entertainment
Development Council. Don is past Chair of the ULI Pittsburgh District Council,
and past President of the Pittsburgh Chapter, AIA. He has lectured and
published internationally on urban design and architecture. Don currently
serves on the board of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and previously served on
the boards of the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership,
Pittsburgh Zoo, Leadership Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh
Public Theater, and LaRoche College Board of Regents. Don earned a Bachelor of
Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University and did post-graduate work in
urban design and regional planning at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Read more about Don Carter's role at the School of Architecture.
