Moore Square Design Competition Jury Selected

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Dr. Robin Abrams, Kofi Boone, Sally Edwards, Perry Howard and Edna Rich-Ballentine were selected on Tuesday, unanimously by the Raleigh City Council, to be the jury for the Moore Square Design Competition.

Who? Here’s who!

  * Dr. Robin Abrams, head of the School of Architecture at the College of Design at North Carolina State University.  Dr. Abrams is a registered architect and landscape architect, specializing in inner-city revitalization, housing, and urban design. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects;

  * Kofi Boone, an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at N.C. State’s College of Design. Mr. Boone has expertise in urban design, community design, campus design, and participatory design techniques. His research focuses on the overlap between landscape architecture and environmental justice. Prior to joining N.C. State, Mr. Boone was a site designer at a an interdisciplinary design firm for 10 years;

  * Sally Edwards, president of Marbles Kids Museum. She joined the Downtown Raleigh museum in May 2007 when it was known as Exploris. Two months into her tenure, she led the merger of Exploris and Playspace and the subsequent creation and grand opening of Marbles Kids Museum. Before joining the museum, Ms. Edwards served as a strategic marketing consultant for small businesses, specializing in customer-focused brand development;

  * Perry Howard, program coordinator and associate professor of landscape architecture at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. He has extensive knowledge of sustainable design and infrastructure. Before moving to Greensboro in 1989, Mr. Howard was a vice president in the landscape architecture and planning firm of Edward D. Stone Jr. and Associates in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He is the immediate past president of the American Society of Landscape Architects;

  * Edna Rich-Ballentine, a Raleigh native who has used her encyclopedic knowledge of Raleigh to advance neighborhood development concerns, working over the years with citizens and the City Council to reach solutions. Ms.  Rich-Ballentine has served as past chair of the Eastside Neighborhood Task Force (now known as the Southeast Raleigh Assembly) and is currently a member of the Central Citizens Advisory Council and the City of Raleigh Historic Districts Commission.

Named as alternate jurors are Dr. Philip MacNelly, who is executive director of the National Association of State Park Directors; and Kermit Bailey, a graphic design professor at N.C. State.

More Information and Guidelines on the Design Competition and Jury Selection Here.

 

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