Dorian Moore, AIA, CNU, BSArch, MArch • Vice President
Dorian Moore, AIA has been involved in a wide range of large-scaled urban design and architecture projects. Recently, Mr. Moore was Project Urban Design Manager for the 180 acre Michigan State Fairgrounds mixed-use redevelopment. He was among a select group of architects and planners invited to Mississippi as part of the charrette planning team for 11 cities along the Gulf Coast that were ravaged by hurricane Katrina. Mr. Moore was a member of an international team of architects and urban designers invited to develop a vision for the underutilized “Port lands” in Toronto, Canada. He was also a member of the Core Support Staff for the Mayor’s Detroit Land Use Master Plan Task Force in Detroit, Michigan which developed the framework for the long-term evolution of the city.
Mr. Moore was featured in the PBS documentary: Designing Healthy Cities and was consulted on the documentary Beyond the Motor City discussing the future of the Post-Industrial City. Mr. Moore was also featured on the public affairs television programs Spotlight on the News and Back to Back discussing architecture and urban design in Detroit. He has also lectured at the University of Toronto campus to the Congress for the New Urbanism and at the University of Michigan on the urban environment.
Mr. Moore graduated from the University of Michigan and also studied at the Technical University in Vienna, Austria. He has also spent many years traveling to and studying the urban character of more than 200 cities worldwide. Mr. Moore has taught at the University of Windsor, University of Detroit-Mercy, Lawrence Technological University, and Wayne State University. Mr. Moore has also taught a continuing education course through the AIA and the University of Detroit Mercy on Traditional Urbanism applications in inner cities.
Dorian’s commitment to city-building extends beyond design practice, entrepreneurship, and education. He is also a member of the Windsor, Ontario Planning Board and The Art Gallery of Windsor Board of Directors where he has provided leadership and guidance on municipal and cultural issues.