2001 Alumni Achievement (Merit) Award
Don Carter is an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Urban Design program in the School of Architecture, a Senior Research Fellow with the Remaking Cities Institute (RCI) at Carnegie Mellon University, and an advisor to Campus Design and Facility Development. Don previously served as the David Lewis Director of Urban Design and Regional Engagement of the RCI. Prior to joining CMU in July 2009, Don was President of Urban Design Associates in Pittsburgh where for over 36 years he led many of the firm’s most complex projects, drawing upon his broad international experience as an architect, urban designer, and developer.
Don is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), and a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Don is past Chair of the ULI Pittsburgh District Council and past President of the AIA Pittsburgh Chapter.