Gibbs Planning Group
Bob Gibbs
Managing Director
Robert Gibbs, FASLA, AICP is considered a global authority on the market analysis and planning of complex urban commercial centers. Bob is the founder of GPG and serves as its managing director. He has recently been named one of the most influential urbanists of the century by his peers. Prior to GPG, Bob was the planning director for an international shopping center developer and an urban designer at a national architectural firm. Gibbs manages GPG's projects and has consulted on hundreds of private and public sector projects across the America ’ s, Europe and the Pacific Rim including: Alaska, Alexandria, Auck- land, Canada, Charleston, Detroit, Mexico, Naples, New Zealand, Palm Beach, Palm Desert, Portland, Poland, Santa Cruz, Sydney and over 20 hospitals and universities.
Experience Harvard University Graduate School of Design – Executive Education: Instructor Principles for Urban Retail Planning and Development and New Urbanism 1993 - 2023. Michigan Planning Today Cable Program: Host 2018 - Present Eaton Group: Managing Director: Real estate developer for the Sutherland Square 200 home mixed - use new urban neighborhood community - Ann Arbor, MI
Education University of Michigan : Master of Landscape Architecture & Urban Design Oakland University : Bachelor of Arts Social Studies
Publications Author: Town Center – Japan, Principles for Urban Retail Planning , Wiley, Smart Code Retail Module Contributor : The Language of Towns & Cities (Dhiru Thadani) New Urbanism & Beyond (Tigran Hass), Sustainable Urbanism , (Douglas Farr): Sustainable Nation, (Douglas Farr), Developing Successful Town Centers (UL) Featured : Atlantic, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, US Today, Washington Post
Honorarium American Society of Landscape Architects : Elected to Council of Fellows - 2019
Oakland University: Doctor of Arts Honoris Causa: 2019; Distinguished Alumni of the Year - 2014 Mayors ’ Institute on City Design - National Endowment for the Arts : Honorary Senior Advisor: 1996, 2017 William J. Clinton Presidential Library: Lifetime Achievement Award for Urban Planning & Development - 2012 City of Auckland: Distinguished Urban Planner Award - 2012 Planetizen: Named one of the 100 most influential urbanist of the past century - 2012 Governor ’ s Commission on Katrina Recovery: Senior Advisor - CNU Mississippi Planning Charrette 2005 Congress for the New Urbanism: Charter Member of U.S. and Europe Congress for the New Urbanism organizations, Keynote Lectures with Andres Duany CNU I - 1994 – Present Personal Bob and Beth just celebrated a milestone anniversary and are very proud of their two adult sons. Bob is an avid reader and enjoys fly fishing, historical research and driving his vintage MG sports car. Bob and Beth reside in Bir- mingham, MI and Naples, FL.
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