JDavis Architects Sponsors Kids City Planning Day – Raleigh 2030

Raleigh, NC, June 26, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Jeff Davis, president of JDavis Architects, PLLC, (www.jdavisarchitects.com) a full-service architecture, landscape architecture and interior design firm, has announced that the firm sponsored Kids City Planning Day – Raleigh 2030, an event held May 3 at the Marbles Kids Museum to educate kids on the role that each person can play in how communities grow. Throughout the day, kids 10 and under used recycled boxes, construction paper, string, tape, crayons, markers and other creative tools to construct their ideal city on a grid that winds through the museum’s first floor.

Kids City Planning Day – Raleigh 2030 is part of a 24-month process to update the City of Raleigh’s Comprehensive Plan. The plan will serve as the policy framework for a wide range of decisions concerning land use, development, design and public investment priorities. Since 1989, when the last Comprehensive Plan was adopted, Raleigh has grown exponentially and is expected to grow by 70 percent over the next 20 years to reach a population of 700,000.

“We were pleased to sponsor Kids City Planning Day – Raleigh 2030,” said Davis. “It was a great opportunity to educate the kids of Raleigh on how they can each contribute in a positive way to the future of our city.”

About JDavis Architects:
JDavis Architects is an organization of architects, landscape architects and interior designers committed to partnering with their clients to create vibrant, liveable communities with architecture of lasting value. The firm is led by Jeffrey T. Davis, AIA, and Larry Zucchino, ASLA, recognized leaders in the architecture and planning professions in North Carolina. JDavis' work, particularly in community design, mixed use, urban infill, resort planning and residential architecture has won numerous national and regional awards for design excellence. Their projects have been featured in such publications as Southern Living, Coastal Living, Fine Homebuilding, Better Homes and Gardens and Architecture Magazine. For more information, please visit www.jdavisarchitects.com.

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