Charrettes can be used for any scale of planning or design project. They have been used for projects ranging from regional planning to building design.
For large projects that have distinct geographic and/or political boundaries it is common to hold a single regional charrette or workshop to work on shared values or vision elements, followed […]

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"Cutting-edge Public Participation for your Budget," Saturday, February 9, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
NCI and Placematters present the latest tools to gain public support for your project. The session will cover a set of high-tech to hi-touch tools for low to moderate budgets. David Brain from NCI will present the low cost methods used in […]

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An interview with NCI Executive Director, Bill Lennertz was featured in the December issue of Streetscapes.
“Streetscapes Online,” the e-newsletter of James Hardie, published an interview with NCI Executive Director Bill Lennertz in the “Industry Pro Q & A” section of their December issue. Topics discussed included the history and purpose of NCI and integral aspects […]

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By Ben Brown
If you’re getting bad press—or no press—for a good project, you don’t have a communication problem, you have a management problem. So engage the media the way you engage other key stakeholders.
Here’s how:
1. Do your homework. Know where locals get their news, and reach out to reporters and editors who specialize in topics […]

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Welcome to the National Charrette Institute Community Forum. It is a new blog maintained by NCI staff members Bill Lennertz, Aarin Lutzenhiser and Tamara Failor that currently contains dozens of valuable tips, tools and techniques previously found in NCI’s monthly e-newsletters, which are now categorized and searchable.
We look forward to this forum becoming a […]

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