Ken Doyno and John Torti will discuss Where We Live: Building Stronger Neighborhoods at Gleason Works.

John Torti's revolutionary ideas have changed the face of publicly financed housing from high rises to mixed use, pedestrian-friendly developments. Ken Doyno's focus is on growing communities' economic, social, and physical value through good design and development. Together they are visionaries that have practical solutions for how to improve our neighborhoods. Ken Doyno is the President of Rothschild Doyno Collaborative, an architecture and urban design firm located in Pittsburgh. Ken provides leadership in how design and property development can best grow our communities' economic, social, and physical value. In addition to more than twenty-five years of distinguished professional practice, Ken has advanced regional change through participation in civic, academic, and cultural activities. This includes serving as the current Board Chair of the Design Center of Pittsburgh, which is dedicated to creating a welcoming, diverse, and vibrant city and region. He also co-chairs Leadership Pittsburgh's Community Vision Day. Ken sits on the board for the Saturday Light Brigade, and on the advisory board for Chatham University's School of Landscape Architecture. He has served as an adjunct professor and advisory board member to the Urban Lab and Remaking Cities Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

[source: RRCDC website , 2016-May-2]