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Designing Better Places

Virginia Faust, AICPN.C. Department of CommerceDivision of Community Assistance

With funding provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission

The goal of this presentation is to introduce viewers to basic design principles. The principles are illustrated with examples of buildings that are located mostly in North Carolina although there are pictures from other states as well. The presentation also discusses the difference between pedestrian and auto scale development, with suggestions at the end for how to design better places that people and cars can share. So, let’s get started on our trip. Let’s go…

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