What are some Urban Collage elements that separate and make you unique from other design firms?
UC: One thing is our size. Another thing is our composition. Though we’re only a dozen folks, almost all of us have a design background. We can handle a lot of projects, and a lot of large projects, because we can all back each other up. It also makes for a very collaborative atmosphere. Mostly, I think what sets us apart, especially in this field, is that we are a pure “urban design firm.” We aren’t engineers or landscape folks who also happen to do planning. LL: Your company works on many projects throughout Atlanta (as well as other cities), so what have been some of the most challenging and the most rewarding project you have worked on over the past 11 years? UC: Well, if you ask each of us, you’ll get 12 different answers. Our higher profile projects, like the BeltLine and Peachtree Streetcar, obviously are very rewarding, but for me personally it’s been some of the less heralded work, especially in the suburbs. In the urban design arena, the intown revitalization is considered ve
