Its not too late to go to Harvard – 15% Discount Deadline 6/30 Our annual NCI Charrette System™ training at Harvard is special. First, you attain a Harvard Certificate of Completion in addition to a NCI Certificate. The Harvard class is unique. Your fellow classmates will include a unique mix of people from across the [...]

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20% off and free shipping through 8/31 on The Charrette Handbook, NCI Charrette Manager’s Binder, NCI Charrette Planner and Manager Forms Kits, NCI Charrette System: Stories of Community Transformation documentary DVD, and NCI Charrettes lecture CD. See our products pages. *Use code: SUMMER

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Come to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia this September and gain both NCI certificates. This is the last opportunity to take both the NCI Charrette System™ and Charrette Management and Facilitation™ certificate trainings on the west coast this year. The courses will be held at TransLink headquarters with easy access to vibrant downtown Vancouver. **Early Registration [...]

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NCI is embarking on new research on the next generation of charrettes in the context of the new landscape of public engagement. The discussion was kicked off at this year’s Congress for the New Urbanism in Madison, with a focus on the need for new charrette approaches that responds to shrinking project budgets and the [...]

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Charrettes for Healthcare Planning June 15, 2011, 10:00-11:30 am PDT (1:00-2:30 pm EDT) Note: after live webinar date a recording will be available free for paid participants In this webinar you will learn how charrettes are being used to facilitate a holistic approach to healthcare planning that goes beyond the hospital walls to affect the [...]

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Our annual NCI Charrette System™ training at Harvard is special. First, you attain a Harvard Certificate of Completion in addition to a NCI Certificate. The Harvard class is unique. Your fellow classmates will include a unique mix of people from across the country and around the world. Then, there is just being at the Graduate [...]

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The Contra Costa Centre Transit Village is a prime example of the power of the charrette to transform a community. The project now in phase three, is fast becoming a poster child for Transit Oriented Development. In 2000 the County decided to use a 6-day charrette led by Portland firm Lennertz Coyle and Associates, to [...]

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By Joanna Lombard, Architect and Professor Sometimes it can’t be resolved – knowing when you may not be “charrette-ready”. Mid-way through an active charrette in a moderately sized city, the team sat down for supper to discuss the results of the previous sessions. We realized that we actually faced irreconcilable differences. The mandate for the [...]

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