Joe Berridge, a founding partner of Urban Strategies, has played a key role in some of the largest and most complex urban regeneration projects in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. His understanding of the economic forces and market trends that shape built environments results in practical solutions for revitalizing cities, communities and campuses.
Joe was an advisor on the development of World Financial Center in New York and Canary Wharf in London and master planner for the waterfronts of Nassau, Bahamas, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Recently, he has had a prominent role in shaping the future of the Toronto waterfront, providing strategic planning and urban design advice to both the City and the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation. His development plan for Silvertown Quays, the last large site in the London Docklands, has been accepted by the London Development Agency after an intense design and development competition.
Joe has played a major role in the regeneration of Manchester U.K., first as strategic advisor to the reconstruction after the 1996 city centre bombing, and more recently by preparing regeneration plans for two decayed districts. He has undertaken similar downtown planning assignments in St. Louis, Detroit and Niagara Falls, NY. He also has extensive campus planning experience and provides ongoing advice to the University of Waterloo, most recently in the design of their new 120-acre Research and Technology Park.
Joe's paper on the failure of Canadian cities to re-invest has helped focus media and political attention on this important issue. He has lectured at universities in Canada and the US and has served on many urban design award and competition juries. He was professional advisor for the design competitions for Dundas Square in Toronto and Exchange Square in Manchester. He is a regular conference speaker and frequent contributor to planning journals and writes book reviews for the Globe and Mail. He is a Vice President of the Canadian Urban Institute, a Director of the Toronto Board of Trade and was made a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners in 2002.
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