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Nico Larco

Nico Larco

Professor

Department of Architecture

University of Oregon

Nico Larco, AIA is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Oregon where he is the Director of the Urbanism Next Center and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute. Urbanism Next is focused on how technological advances such as new mobility, autonomous vehicles, e-commerce and the sharing economy are changing city form and development. Prof. Larco assists cities and projects with future-proofing, has run workshops and charrettes nationally and internationally on this topic, and is currently coordinating work in this area with various municipal and state agencies across North America and in Europe. Prof. Larco also researches sustainable urban design, has developed the Sustainable Urban Design Framework and assists projects in how best to apply these principles and approaches. His work has been covered by Wired, the New York Times, Forbes, the Financial Times of London, and Newsweek. Prof. Larco is a Principal at Larco/Knudson, an urban design consulting firm, and a Strategic Advisor at TNO, a Dutch thinktank.

Email: nlarco@uoregon.edu

Website: https://www.urbanismnext.org/team/nico-larco


Projects

  • Framing Livability: A Strategic Communications Approach to Improving Public Transportation in Oregon
  • Improving Trip Generation Methods for Livable Communities
  • Disseminating the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) Educational Model to UTC Campuses
  • Livability Performance Metrics for Transit
  • Overlooked Destinations: Suburban Nodes, Centers, and Trips to Strips
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Downloadable Products

  • Framing Livability: A Strategic Communications Approach to Improving Public Transportation in Oregon ( FINAL_REPORT )
  • Executive Summary: Communicating Livability, Changing Public Behavior ( PROJECT_BRIEF )
  • Improving Trip Generation Methods for Livable Communities ( FINAL_REPORT )
  • Improving Trip Data for Livable Communities ( PROJECT_BRIEF )
  • DISSEMINATING THE SUSTAINABLE CITY YEAR PROGRAM EDUCATION MODEL ( REPORT )
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