Bruce Race has made significant contributions to award-winning projects, publications and research as a principal in other companies. He continued to emphasize innovation in his own practice. Since 1994, communities have received 26 awards for plans that RACESTUDIO assisted in preparing. Mr. Race has continued to write and teach for professional organizations. On behalf of the American Planning Association, Mr. Race authored a book providing planners and educators case studies and methods for getting young people involved in the planning process.

awards

Downtown River Revitalization Strategy, Truckee, CA, 2006 California APA Honor Award

Fair Oaks Boulevard Concept Plan, Carmichael, CA, 2006 Sacramento Valley Section, APA Merit Award

East Downtown Plan, Visalia, CA, 2006 California Central Section, APA Merit Award

Downtown River Revitalization Strategy, Truckee, CA, 2006 Sacramento Valley Section, APA Honor Award

Auburn Boulevard Plan, City of Citrus Heights, 2005 Sacramento Valley Section, APA Honor Award

Santa Cruz Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 2005 AIA Regional and Urban Design Award

Preservation Guidelines, Truckee, CA, 2004 Governor's Historic Preservation Award
Santa Cruz Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 2004 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement Policies and Regulations, Environmental Protection Agency

Santa Cruz Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 2005 Outstanding Planning Award for a Program/ Plan/Tool, National APA

Santa Cruz Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 2004 Award of Excellence, California APA

Santa Cruz Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 2004 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence, League of California Cities

Santa Cruz Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 2004 Outstanding Planning: Planning Implementation Award, Northern California Section APA

Truckee Historic Preservation Guidelines, California Preservation Foundation Award, 2004

Sanat Cruz Accessorary Dwelling Unit Manual, 2004 American Institute of Architects/California Council Urban Design Merit Award

Design Guidelines for Heritage Resources, Danville, CA, 2002 Governor's Historic Preservation Award

Davis Downtown and Traditional Residential Neighborhoods Design Guidelines, 2002 Sacramento Valley Section APA Honor Award

Union City General Plan Update, 2002 Northern California Section APA Merit Award

Sylvan Corners Redevelopment Concept Plan, 2002 Sacramento Valley Section APA Merit Award

Broadway/Stockton Urban Design Plan, 1999 California APA Planning Award for Excellence in Focused Issue Planning

Capitol Park Neighborhood Design Plan, Housing the Next 10 Million Design Competition, Award of Excellence, 1999

Broadway/Stockton Urban Design Plan, 1999 Sacramento Valley Section APA Planning Award

Capitol Park Neighborhood Design Plan, Capitol Area Development Authority, 1998 Sacramento Valley Section APA Award for Outstanding Planning and Implementation for a Large Jurisdiction

Curtis Park West, Union Pacific Railroad, 1998 Sacramento Valley Section APA Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Planning

Capitol Park Neighborhood Design Plan, Capitol Area Development Authority, 1997 American Institute of Architects/California Council Urban Design Award

Capitol Park Neighborhood Design Plan, Capitol Area Development Authority, 1997 Local Government Commission, Ahwanhee Community Livability Award

Ohlone/Chynoweth, Santa Clara County Transit Agency, 1995 Local Government Commission Ahwanhee Principles Honor Award

honors

Richard Upjohn Fellowship, American Institute of Architects, 2004

Special Commendation, American Institute of Architects/California Council, 2004

Certificate of Appreciation, Housing the Next 10 Million Steering Committee, American Institute of Architects/California Council, 2000

The College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects, 1999

Distinguished Alumnus Award, College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University, 1999

Presidential Citation, American Institute of Architects/California Council, 1998

John S. Bolles, FAIA Fellowship, American Institute of Architects/California Council, 1998

publications

ADU's of Santa Cruz, arcCA, 2004

Minden's Architect for Life, arcCA, 2004

Graphic Communication Tools in the Community Planning Process, Architectural Representation Handbook, 2000 (Author-Paul Laseau, Bruce Race-Contributor)

SafeScape, Planners Press, American Planning Association, 2000 (Authors-Al Zelinka and Dean Brennan, Bruce Race-Case Study Contributor)

Youth Planning Charrettes: A Manual for Planners and Teachers, Planners Press, American Planning Association, 1998 (Carolyn Torma, Co-Author)

Community Based Design: Seeing the Future in Community Values, Architecture California, Sumner 1997

Union Square Design Competition: Evaluation of Principles, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association Newsletter, July 1997 (Dan Cohen, Co-Author)

The Sky's the Limit: New Visions of Union Square, Focus Magazine, December, 1996 (Author-Meredith Tromble, Bruce Race Contributor)

Union Square: Managing San Francisco's Landmark Retail and Visitor District, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association Newsletter, May 1995 (Dan Cohen, Co-Author)

seminars, presentations and charrettes

2007 Great Valley Center Conference, Plan-Move-Prosper, Sacramento,CA

2007 American Institute of Architects Convention, UCM: Creating a 21st Century Green Campus in a Greenfield, San Antonio, TX

2006 Downtown Design Review Training Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI

2006 Sacramento Valley Forum, Regional Issues, Partnerships and Leadership, Chico,CA

2006 APA California Conference, Growing Leaders–Engaging Youth in Planning, OrangeCounty, CA

2006 AIA San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys Charrette, Picoima, CA

2006 San Joaquin Valley Blueprint Summit, Regional Mobility and Alternative Futures, Fresno, CA

2006 Great Valley Center Annual Conference, Regional Mobility and Alternative Futures for the San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento, CA

2006 Tulare County Farm Bureau Housing and Land Use Conference, Infill vs. Business as Usual, Visalia, CA

2005 River Neighborhood Charrette, Facilitator, Muncie, IN

2005 AIA Convention, Calculating Las Vegas' Ecological Footprint, Las Vegas, NV

2005 APA National Conference, Engaging Youth in Community Planning, San Francisco, CA

2005 Sierra Madre Educational Series, Designing Downtowns, Sierra Madre, CA

2005 AIA South Carolina Convention, Keynote Speaker, The Confluence - Where it all Comes Together, Columbia, SC

2005 Annual Business Meeting, Tulare County Economic Development Corporation, Keynote Speaker, Five Stories about the Future, Visalia, CA

2004 National Governors Association, Keynote Speaker, "What do healthy cities look like?", Charleston, SC

2004 AIA Ohio Convention, Architects as Advocates, Cleveland, OH

2004 Design Review and Guidelines Training, California County Planning Commissioners Association, Yolo County, CA

2004 Advocacy Training Workshop, American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C.

2003 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Public Involvement Best Practices Forum, Princeton, NJ

2003 Commercial Corridor Design, Great Valley Center, Willows, CA

2003 Community Charrette, South Muncie, IN

2003 Community Participation, Ball State University Guest Lecture Series

2003 Seven Stories about Housing Density, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Keynote

2003 AIA Convention, Embracing the Future: Community Visioning Training for Architects, San Diego, CA

2003 Infill Housing Design Seminar, UC Davis, CA

2003 APA Conference, Dis-integration of Planning and Architecture, Denver, CO

2003 AIAS Conference, Seeing the Future in Community Values Training Workshop, Chicago, IL

2002 AIA Wisconsin Convention, Making Great Places, Madison, WI

2002 APA Conference, Making Planning Engaging, Chicago, IL

2002 APA Conference, The Future of Community Planning, Chicago, IL

2002 APA Conference, E-Government for Economic Development and Planning, Chicago, IL

2001 Infill Housing and Redevelopment, UCLA Seminar, Burbank, CA

2001 California APA Conference, Reinventing the Strip, Sacramento, CA

2001 California APA Conference, SafeScape Panelist, Sacramento, CA

2001 Found Opportunities: Infill Housing Seminar, Santa Cruz, CA

2001 Housing the Next One Million, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association

2001 Image and Economic Development Workshop, Arizona Governor's Economic Development Conference, Nogales, AZ

2001 Building Community and Youth Participation, Center for Youth Citizenship, Sacramento, CA

2001 Urban Design Assistance Team, Downtown Indianapolis, IN

2001 AIA Convention, What were we thinking? Fixing the 70's, Denver, CO

2001 APA Conference, Fixing Urban Renewal, New Orleans, LA

2001 APA Conference, Town Planning in the Sierras, New Orleans, LA

2001 Infill Housing, UC Davis Seminar, Sacramento, CA

2000-2001 Seeing the Future through Community Values, Sierra Business Council Leadership Training Workshops, Nevada City, Auburn, Mammoth Lakes, Lake Tahoe, Bishop, Sonora, and Mariposa, CA

2000 Rail Plan for California and the Central Valley, Great Valley Center Conference, Sacramento, CA

2000 Rail Plan for California, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association

2000 Image and Economic Development Workshop, Arizona Governor's Economic Development Conference, Sedona, AZ

2000 APA Conference, Conservation Districts, New York, NY

1999 Infrastructure Needs for the Central Valley, Urban Land Institute, San Francisco, CA

1999 California APA Conference, Housing the Next 10 Million, Bakersfield, CA

1999 Infill Development: What does it look like and how does it work?, Great Valley Center Conference, Sacramento, CA

1999 Housing the Next 10 Million, California League of Cities, San Jose, CA

1999 Community Image and Economic Development, Arizona Governor's Economic Development Conference, Pine Top-Lakeside, AZ

1999 Writing and Reading Design Guidelines for Historic Districts, California Preservation Foundation Conference, Palm Springs, CA

1999 APA Conference, Urbanization of the West's Great Central Valley, Seattle, WA

1999 Development Options for the Central Valley, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Modesto, CA

1999 Design and Planning Charrettes, Planning for Prosperity Seminar, Sierra Business Council, Sonora, CA

1999 Water and Development in the Central Valley, Water Users Coalition, Great Valley Center, Fresno, CA

1999 Communication through the Design Process, Ball State University Guest Lecture Series

1998 Great Valley Center Water Policy Conference, Fresno, CA

1998 AIA Convention, Childrens Charrette Workshop, San Francisco, CA

1998 APA Conference, Community-Based Design Review, Boston, MA

1998 APA Conference, Protecting Neighborhood Character, Boston, MA

1998 League of California Cities, New Urban Renewal, Long Beach, CA

1997 APA Conference, Childrens Charrette Workshop, San Diego, CA

1997 AIA Urban Design Conference, Past and Future of Union Square, San Francisco, CA

1996 Portland APA Conference, Community-Based Planning Charrettes, Portland, OR

1996 APA Conference, Community Design Charrettes, Orlando, FL

1995 APA Conference, Community Character Management and Design Review, Toronto, Canada

1994 APA Conference, Tools for Guiding Urban Design, San Francisco, CA

1994 Kansas/Missouri APA, Planning Commissioners Training Session, Kansas City, MO

1994 California APA Conference, Three Regions-Three Futures: The Impact of the Information Highway, San Diego, CA

1994 APA Planning and Zoning Institute, Guiding Urban Design, Charlotte, NC

1993 California APA Conference, 90's Style Comprehensive Planning: Blending Growth Management and Economic Development, Modesto, CA

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