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8 of the AEC industry's biggest Movers+Shapers

Movers+Shapers

8 of the AEC industry's biggest Movers+Shapers

BD+C’s new Movers+Shapers program honors AEC/O industry stalwarts.


By BD+C Editors | June 9, 2016

Illustration: Cathy LePenske

From Dan Gilbert’s crusade to get Detroit back on its feet to Judith Rodin’s mission to safeguard the world’s cities from disastrous events, BD+C’s inaugural Movers+Shapers report profiles a truly special group of individuals—and one larger-than-life project—that are spurring innovation, shaping markets, and leading change in the built environment.

Here are the people, groups, and companies that took the built environment to new heights:

 

►  Dan Gilbert – Detroit's Catalytic Converter

►  Judith Rodin – Crusader for Resiliency

►  Bruce Katz – Urban Evangelist

►  The Millennials – The Disruptors

►  Alloy LLC – Vertical Integrator

►  Jerry Yudelson – Green Giant

►  The Panamax Effect – The New Panama Canal

►  Theaster Gates – Real Estate Artist 

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GREEN GIANT: Jerry Yudelson is revamping the green building movement

The author and former president of the Green Building Initiative is critical of current green building rating systems, including the LEED rating program.

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VERTICAL INTEGRATOR: How Brooklyn’s Alloy LLC evolved from an architecture firm into a full-fledged development company

Led by an ambitious President and a CEO with deep pockets, Alloy LLC's six entities control the entire development process: real estate development, design, construction, brokerage, property management, and community development.

Movers+Shapers | Jun 13, 2016

THE DISRUPTORS: The Millennial generation is imposing its will on design

AEC firms, particularly those that design hotels and offices, gain a competitive edge by knowing how to appeal to the largest share of the American workforce.

Movers+Shapers | Jun 10, 2016

URBAN EVANGELIST: Bruce Katz sees America humming again, city by city

Katz, best known as Co-director of the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy program, believes that cities are dynamic networks of like-minded public and private interests that have the potential to generate economic growth.

Movers+Shapers | Jun 9, 2016

CRUSADER FOR RESILIENCE: Judith Rodin and the Rockefeller Foundation seek sustainable responses to disasters

The Rockefeller Foundation has long helped municipalities and businesses respond to manmade and natural disasters. Since Rodin took over as president in 2005, the Foundation has invested more than $500 million to help communities strengthen their resilience.

Movers+Shapers | Jun 8, 2016

DETROIT'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER: Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Real Estate Services is helping the Motor City get its mojo back

Gilbert has invested $2.2 billion in Detroit, buying up left-for-dead properties and redeveloping them to lure businesses, investors, and residents back to this beleaguered city.  

Movers+Shapers | Feb 8, 2016

Call for entries: BD+C’s 2016 AEC Movers+Shapers report

BD+C’s new Movers+Shapers program will honor AEC/O industry stalwarts. Honorees will be profiled in the June 2016 issue.

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