David Gamble, together with Jennifer Lee, will be teaching an Option Studio at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in the Fall 2009 semester. The studio is entitled: Urban Renewable: Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Boston’s Core. One of the boundaries of urban renewal in Boston circumscribes over 60 acres that includes modernist icons such as Boston's City Hall and City Hall Plaza (designed by Kallman McKinnell), works by Walter Gropius, Paul Rudolph and others. The recent completion of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, nearby institutional expansion and adjacent development pressures are raising the profile of this area once again as the city strives to maintain a balance between preserving its past and embracing a future. The City of Boston has identified the Government Center area as a “Green Growth District” that fosters economic development opportunities and showcases initiatives that embrace sustainability at a district scale.

Lyons Project completed in Narberth, PA: June 2009 The Lyon’s addition, located along the Main Line just outside of Philadelphia, PA, was completed in July 2009. The 1,500 square foot, three-story addition is attached to the rear of a 1890’s Quasi-Victorian home. Late 19th century, eclectic neighborhoods like Narberth contain whole streets of marvelously experimental stylistic combinations and Windsor Avenue is no exception. The best additions are those that strengthen the character of the original home, and by adopting the language of the original structure, the addition seeks to achieve a balance between being understood as an independent identity and morphing into the existing house. Select elements of the original building form are respected but reinterpreted.

Gamble Associates presents at the National American Planning Conference: May 2009 Medical campuses grow at alarming rates. They are constantly under pressure to create facilities that allow them to stay competitive in a dynamic marketplace. This growth, embraced and supported by local government, often comes at the expense of the social and physical environment surrounding the medical area. As the health care industry continues to expand, recognition that their host environments become or remain vital is increasingly important.

Case studies of three nationally-known medical campuses (Longwood Medical Area: Boston, John Hopkins: Baltimore and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus: Buffalo) highlight best practices and what these innovative institutions – all located in dense, urban environments – are doing to become better neighbors. David Gamble presented this session together with Kathryn Madden, AICP (Madden Planning Group) and Michael Ball, AICP Director of Planning at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.