Peter Calthorpe | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Calthorpe in 2011 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. Antioch College, Yale School of Architecture |
| Spouse | Jean Driscoll |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Diana Calthorpe (sister) Jonathan F. P. Rose (brother-in-law) Rachel Rose (niece) |
Peter Calthorpe (born 1949) is a San Francisco–based architect, urban designer and urban planner. He is a founding member of the Congress for New Urbanism, a Chicago-based advocacy group formed in 1992 that promotes sustainable building practices. For his works on redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America Calthorpe has been named one of twenty-five ‘innovators on the cutting edge’ by Newsweek magazine.[1]
- ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 62.