Designing Public Consensus: A Conversation with Barbara Faga

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Designing Public Consensus: A Conversation with Barbara Faga, FASLA
Urban designer and executive vice president of EDAW discusses the trials, tribulations - and rewards of building public consensus.

By Kenneth Caldwell
June 12, 2007

Barbara Faga, FASLA, is an urban designer and executive vice president of EDAW, an international environmental practice. Her recent book, Designing Public Consensus, published by John Wiley & Sons, describes techniques for public participation using several case studies. Although it looks like a textbook, it doesn’t read like one. Each case study comes alive with her accessible and engaging narrative. Faga has accomplished something few else have tried: a readable guide through the city planning process. Although she is a principal in a large international planning firm, she has avoided writing a promotional tract; instead, she chose to reveal challenges, missteps, and even mistakes. This is not a coffee-table book. It’s a very human take on how cities get built.

We caught up with her recently at EDAW’s San Francisco office and asked her some questions about the book and her work....

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