TEDxMillCity is an exploration of creative methods that help today's leaders gain perspective and inspire change. Philip Enquist, partner in charge of urban design and planning for Skidmore Owings & Merrill, shares a powerful and timely vision for the future of the Great Lakes. Since joining SOM in 1981, Mr. Enquist has focused his work towards strengthening the physical, social, and intellectual infrastructure of cities. In his work, he strives to create the underlying structure for humane and rational habitats, workplaces, open spaces and agricultural areas on a rapidly urbanizing planet. In October of last year, the Chicago and China offices of SOM were named the winner of an international design competition to expand the Beijing Central Business District. The SOM plan calls for three new districts anchored by signature parks and green boulevards, providing a framework that will enable China's capital city to grow as a global center for commerce, yet be a green and ecological setting for healthy life. Over the last two decades, Mr. Enquist has directed development and redevelopment initiatives for college campuses, existing city neighborhoods, new cities, rural districts, downtown commercial centers, port areas and in the case of Bahrain, master-planning an entire nation. During his career, Mr. Enquist has collaborated closely with a wide cross-section of significant governmental and private planning entities. These include the cities of Shanghai, Detroit, Chicago, Los <b>...</b>
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