Jaime Correa
Encyclopedia
Jaime Correa is an urban planner
, architect
, and professor at the University of Miami
.
Correa is a respected authority in the fields of architecture
, town design, and sustainable development
. He is the founding principal of Jaime Correa and Associates, the Miami-based design firm
, as well as a former founding partner of several other New Urbanism
firms in the State of Florida
. He held the Knight Professorship in Community Building
at the University of Miami
for seven consecutive years and is responsible for teaching and coordinating the world-renowned graduate program in Suburb and Town Design at the School of Architecture, where he is an Associate Professor in Practice.
movement: memory
, suburban dysfunction, intellectual precedents, region
and ecology
, urban form, building type and cultural representation. A number of admonitions and a thrilling professional agenda (cleverly disguised as metaphysical denials and affirmations) are followed by a portfolio
of breathtaking projects, drawings and photographs. This is one of the freshest expressions of New Urbanism by one of its most zealous practitioners and scholars.
He also has published a small pamphlet titled: "Self-Sufficient Urbanism: a vision of contraction for the non-distant future." Self-Sufficient Urbanism is the most comprehensive town design mitigation and adaptation plan available in the transitional market of today. It encourages the creation of sustainable urban villages and rural settlements where almost everything needed for daily living is found, produced, created, used, re-used and recycled at walking distance from an identifiable center and in closed economic loops. Self-sufficient Urbanism focuses on the “re-localization” of resources, and on the advocacy and development of technologies attempting to eliminate the existent fossil fuel
dependency and reduce the current rate of carbon emissions. His introductory pamphlet reviews the social, economic and design implications of combining the existing predicament of Climate Change
and Peak Oil
Production and offers a positive solution of contraction, simplicity and human dignity.
Additionally, he has been a frequent collaborator of the Town Paper, New Towns, the SNU Report, The New Urbanism: Comprehensive Report and Best Practices Guide, PLACES, the New Urban News, the New Urbanism Council Reports, and other national publications. Correa is a member of the editorial board of “Cuadernos de Arquitectura y Nuevo Urbanismo”, in Mexico. He was a research collaborator for “The New Civic Art: elements of town planning” and the author of the initial Sustainability Module for the SMARTCODE
. In a New Towns article by Steve Wright, Correa was characterized as a person who “… approaches each day’s task with the weight of the world on his shoulders then unburdens himself by sharing his discoveries with an engaging demeanor that seeks to make you both friend and follower.”
and architectural awards stretching four continents, including: a Chinese Government Award, the first place at the Marina de Cope competition in Spain, an Honorable Mention shared with Roberto Behar at the Williamsburg Competition; a Progressive Architecture citation for his redevelopment work in Riviera Beach
with Mark Schimmenti and his former partners at Dover Kohl; a shared award with OBM International in the International Cities Competition in Dubai for his design leadership and contribution to the new town of The Wave in Oman; a citation to represent the United States in the Bienal de Arquitectura in Chile. Jaime Correa has lectured to students at the Bauhaus/Dessau, Harvard, Notre Dame
, M.I.T., Tecnologico de Monterrey in Querétaro, Mexico, and in countries such as: Argentina, Italy, Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia.
and a Master degree in Architecture
with a certificate in Urban Design
from the University of Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia. He also received a certificate in Classical Architecture
and Medieval Iconography
from Cambridge University, in England with the sponsorship of The English Speaking Union of the United States. His Bachelor degree in Architecture and Urbanism was obtained, in 1981, at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia.
of several hundred Inner City Neighborhoods, New Towns, Districts, Corridors, Regions, Blocks, Streets, University Campuses, Informal Urban Areas (shanty towns), Public Spaces, Public Art
, etc.
Jaime Correa and Associates, his professional firm in the City of Miami, is a collaborative practice involved in urban design
, town planning, sustainability
, public civic art, and architectural design projects of many types and scales.
The firm celebrates the simplicity
of American life, the uniqueness of place, the engagement of history, the evolution of culture
, the distinctiveness of world geographies, the beauty of nature
, our own human experience, the potentialities of contemporary and appropriate technologies in both practical and academic arenas, alternative energy
, and the end of unbridled globalization
.
Urban planner
An urban planner or city planner is a professional who works in the field of urban planning/land use planning for the purpose of optimizing the effectiveness of a community's land use and infrastructure. They formulate plans for the development and management of urban and suburban areas, typically...
, architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, and professor at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
.
Correa is a respected authority in the fields of architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, town design, and sustainable development
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
. He is the founding principal of Jaime Correa and Associates, the Miami-based design firm
Design firm
A design firm is an organization that designs any of a variety of things, in one or more of the design fields, such as graphic design, web design, architecture, engineering, interior design, or industrial design....
, as well as a former founding partner of several other New Urbanism
New urbanism
New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually continued to reform many aspects of real estate development, urban planning, and municipal land-use...
firms in the State of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. He held the Knight Professorship in Community Building
Community building
Community building is a field of practices directed toward the creation or enhancement of community among individuals within a regional area or with a common interest...
at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
for seven consecutive years and is responsible for teaching and coordinating the world-renowned graduate program in Suburb and Town Design at the School of Architecture, where he is an Associate Professor in Practice.
Publications
Correa is the editor of THE CORREA REPORT, a newsletter developing a new consciousness of traditional sustainability, and the author of "Seven Recipes for the New Urbanism." This book presents an irreverent view of seven magical recipes at the heart of the New UrbanismNew urbanism
New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually continued to reform many aspects of real estate development, urban planning, and municipal land-use...
movement: memory
Memory
In psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing memory....
, suburban dysfunction, intellectual precedents, region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
and ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
, urban form, building type and cultural representation. A number of admonitions and a thrilling professional agenda (cleverly disguised as metaphysical denials and affirmations) are followed by a portfolio
Artist's portfolio
An artist's portfolio is an edited collection of artwork intended to showcase an artist's style or method of work. Many people can use portfolios. Freelancers, writers, photographers, models and graphic designers are just a few examples of people who use them...
of breathtaking projects, drawings and photographs. This is one of the freshest expressions of New Urbanism by one of its most zealous practitioners and scholars.
He also has published a small pamphlet titled: "Self-Sufficient Urbanism: a vision of contraction for the non-distant future." Self-Sufficient Urbanism is the most comprehensive town design mitigation and adaptation plan available in the transitional market of today. It encourages the creation of sustainable urban villages and rural settlements where almost everything needed for daily living is found, produced, created, used, re-used and recycled at walking distance from an identifiable center and in closed economic loops. Self-sufficient Urbanism focuses on the “re-localization” of resources, and on the advocacy and development of technologies attempting to eliminate the existent fossil fuel
Fossil fuel
Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years...
dependency and reduce the current rate of carbon emissions. His introductory pamphlet reviews the social, economic and design implications of combining the existing predicament of Climate Change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
and Peak Oil
Peak oil
Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. This concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, projected reserves and the combined production rate of a field...
Production and offers a positive solution of contraction, simplicity and human dignity.
Additionally, he has been a frequent collaborator of the Town Paper, New Towns, the SNU Report, The New Urbanism: Comprehensive Report and Best Practices Guide, PLACES, the New Urban News, the New Urbanism Council Reports, and other national publications. Correa is a member of the editorial board of “Cuadernos de Arquitectura y Nuevo Urbanismo”, in Mexico. He was a research collaborator for “The New Civic Art: elements of town planning” and the author of the initial Sustainability Module for the SMARTCODE
SMARTCODE
SmartCode is a unified land development ordinance template for planning and urban design. Originally developed by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, this open source program is a model form-based unified land development ordinance designed to create walkable neighborhoods across the full spectrum of...
. In a New Towns article by Steve Wright, Correa was characterized as a person who “… approaches each day’s task with the weight of the world on his shoulders then unburdens himself by sharing his discoveries with an engaging demeanor that seeks to make you both friend and follower.”
Awards
Correa has been widely recognized. He has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the South Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for his work as an Urban Designer; he was named a “Sustainability Icon” by Climate Culture International; he received a Point of Light Award from the State of Florida for his reconstruction work with Team Punta Gorda in the City of Punta Gorda, Florida. His firm was selected to participate in the New Urbanism Gulf-Coast Reconstruction Charrette after Hurricane Katrina. He is one of the 16 architects and town planners published by Peter Katz in his seminal book: “The New Urbanism: toward an architecture of community”; he is also the recipient of numerous urban planningUrban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
and architectural awards stretching four continents, including: a Chinese Government Award, the first place at the Marina de Cope competition in Spain, an Honorable Mention shared with Roberto Behar at the Williamsburg Competition; a Progressive Architecture citation for his redevelopment work in Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach may refer to some places in the United States:* Riviera Beach, Florida* Riviera Beach, Maryland...
with Mark Schimmenti and his former partners at Dover Kohl; a shared award with OBM International in the International Cities Competition in Dubai for his design leadership and contribution to the new town of The Wave in Oman; a citation to represent the United States in the Bienal de Arquitectura in Chile. Jaime Correa has lectured to students at the Bauhaus/Dessau, Harvard, Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, M.I.T., Tecnologico de Monterrey in Querétaro, Mexico, and in countries such as: Argentina, Italy, Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia.
Education
Correa holds a Master degree in City Planning with emphasis in Historic PreservationHistoric preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
and a Master degree in Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
with a certificate in Urban Design
Urban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in Philadelphia. He also received a certificate in Classical Architecture
Classical architecture
Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance...
and Medieval Iconography
Iconography
Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images. The word iconography literally means "image writing", and comes from the Greek "image" and "to write". A secondary meaning is the painting of icons in the...
from Cambridge University, in England with the sponsorship of The English Speaking Union of the United States. His Bachelor degree in Architecture and Urbanism was obtained, in 1981, at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia.
Jaime CORREA and Associates
Correa's professional practice includes the design, research, and land use planningLand use planning
Land-use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy encompassing various disciplines which seek to order and regulate land use in an efficient and ethical way, thus preventing land-use conflicts. Governments use land-use planning to manage the development of land within their...
of several hundred Inner City Neighborhoods, New Towns, Districts, Corridors, Regions, Blocks, Streets, University Campuses, Informal Urban Areas (shanty towns), Public Spaces, Public Art
Public art
The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that have been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all...
, etc.
Jaime Correa and Associates, his professional firm in the City of Miami, is a collaborative practice involved in urban design
Urban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
, town planning, sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
, public civic art, and architectural design projects of many types and scales.
The firm celebrates the simplicity
Simplicity
Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple. It usually relates to the burden which a thing puts on someone trying to explain or understand it. Something which is easy to understand or explain is simple, in contrast to something complicated...
of American life, the uniqueness of place, the engagement of history, the evolution of culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
, the distinctiveness of world geographies, the beauty of nature
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...
, our own human experience, the potentialities of contemporary and appropriate technologies in both practical and academic arenas, alternative energy
Alternative energy
Alternative energy is an umbrella term that refers to any source of usable energy intended to replace fuel sources without the undesired consequences of the replaced fuels....
, and the end of unbridled globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
.
A Selection of Publications
- Correa, Jaime (2009). Seven Recipes for the New Urbanism. Lulu Enterprises. ISBN 978-0-557-03265-5
- Correa, Jaime (2008). Self-Sufficient Urbanism: A vision of contraction for the non-distant future. Lulu Enterprises. ISBN 978-0-557-01940-3
- Correa, Jaime (2008). "The New Urbanism Ark: A New Environmental Module for the SmartCode", Council Report VII: Green Architecture and Urbanism, pg 31.
- Correa, Jaime (2006) "Counterpoint: Transect Transgressions", Places: Vol. 18: No. 1.
- CNU Florida (2005). A Guidebook to New Urbanism in Florida, 2005.
- Correa, Jaime (2004)."The New Pragmatists: GenXers And Their Quest For Authentic Urbanism", New Towns, Fall 2004
- Correa, Jaime (2004). "Cliches and Misdemeanors: The Architecture of the New Urbanism", The Town Paper, VOL. 6, NO. 2, Summer 2004
- Correa, Jaime (2004). "Ethnic Enclaves in the Urbanism of America", The Town Paper, VOL. 6, NO. 1 Spring 2004
- Duany, Andrés, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Robert Alminana (2003). The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning. New York: Rizzoli International Publications. ISBN 0847821862
- Correa, Jaime "Karl Brunner in Chile", The New City - La Nueva Ciudad, The Journal of the Graduate Program in Suburb and Town Design, School of Architecture, University of Miami: Volume 1 No. 1.
- Dutton, John (2002). THE NEW AMERICAN SUBURBANISM, New Urbanist theory and practice.
- Correa, Jaime (1998). "Santeria on the American City: the power of syncretism in architecture" 1997 ACSA Southeast Regional Conference Proceedings.
- Katz, Peter (1993). THE NEW URBANISM: toward an architecture of community McGraw Hill.