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Tom Low

Tom Low, AIA, CNU, LEED, is the Director of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company's Charlotte, North Carolina office, which he opened in 1995. Low has managed and completed over one hundred projects over almost two decades with DPZ winning awards from the American Institute of Architects, the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Protection Agency for Smart Growth Achievement. He is actively involved with projects, research, and education throughout the Carolinas and lectures on town planning, early twentieth-century planning history, sustainability and urbanism, and school design. Since 2004, Low has been the Chair for the Charlotte Region Civic by Design Forum, this includes leading forums on school design starting the Katrina Inspired Learning Cottage Initiative. Email: tom@dpz.com. More about Tom Low.

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Nora Black

Black, Associate AIA CNU ICA & CA, has experience in town planning and traditional neighborhood development, with a focus on Light Imprint urbanism. Prior to joining DPZ, she was an architectural/historical consultant to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Additionally, she taught architectural/historical courses at Central Piedmont and Rowan-Cabarrus Community Colleges and was a consultant for several entities including Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. She is active member of the American Institute of Architects at state and local levels, serving on the AIA North Carolina Historic Committee and on the Board of Directors of AIA Charlotte for six years. Black is a founding board member of the Charlotte Chapter of The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America. Email: nora@dpz.com. More about Nora Black.


Brenda Campbell

Campbell, Operations Manager, has worked with the firm since 2007. Prior to coming to DPZ she worked in the non-profit sector of Charlotte as Community Affairs Director and Director of Volunteer Services. She had her own small business in the center city of Charlotte for many years. Campbell attended Central Piedmont Community College and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys presented Campbell with the Advancing the Rights of Women Under the Law award in 1999 for advocating for many causes that affected women and the law. Email: brenda@dpz.com.

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Monica Carney

Carney, AICP CNU, is an urban designer, and has experience in town planning and traditional neighborhood development. She has also worked on the development of Light Imprint and the Learning Cottages initiative. Carney is is a contributor to the Light Imprint Handbook and to the Light Imprint website. Carney has Bachelor's degrees in Architecture and History from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and a Master's Degree in City and Regional Planning from Clemson University in South Carolina. Email: monica@dpz.com.

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Guy Pearlman

Pearlman began his work on the Griffin Park project (a Light Imprint case study) immediately after joining DPZ in 2006. Prior to his employment at DPZ, Pearlman was a Senior Landscape Architect and Project Manager for Stantec Consulting Incorporated in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pearlman is a Registered Landscape Architect holding licenses in both North and South Carolina. He is an active member of professional planning organizations such as the Urban Land Institute (chairing the Programs and Events Committee) and the Congress for the New Urbanism (serving on the organizing Board of Directors of the Carolinas Chapter). Email: guy@dpz.com. More about Guy Pearlman.

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