Guest:
Dennis Madsen
Episode:

#1 – October 25, 2024

What are we drinking?:

Hazy Snake - IPA

Profession / Title:
  • Manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning for the City of Huntsville AL
  • AICP Certified
  • Master of Architecture (M.Arch) – Georgia Institute of Technology
Subjects Covered:
  • Urban Design
  • Placemaking
  • Connectivity
  • Environmental Design
  • PARC, Skybridge
  • Greenways
  • Paths, Edges, & Nodes
  • Huntsville Sports District

Episode 1 – Dennis Madsen

Draft Room speaks to Dennis Madsen, Manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning for the City of Huntsville Alabama, and discusses Huntsville’s growth, the PARC project, and building sustainable outdoor space. Hosts Tom Patterson and Eli Walton talk about their studio projects and other design events happening in North Alabama.

Extras:

Dennis, what is the best designed thing you use on a daily basis?

What the rebranding of Huntsville’s Sports District hopes to accomplish.

What does flood midagatfion with PARC project mean for Huntsville?