Austin Crowley, a senior design lead, and Robert Blaser, a senior leader overseeing civic engagements and client relationships at Michael Graves Architecture, mark the 100th episode by discussing Cutler Bay Legacy Park, a civic project that addresses how a Florida community can engage with its government and waterfront.

 In 2011, Jim Heid launched the first Small Scale Developers Forum (SSDF) with 20 people in San Francisco. What started as an "Island of Misfit Toys,” now sells out within a week of registration and draws in 100+ participants per event. Attendees tour projects, workshop development challenges, and connect with peers facing similar obstacles in other cities.

Jim Somoza shares how Industry City transformed abandoned waterfront warehouses into Brooklyn's largest mixed-use campus by solving the fundamental challenge of warehouse-to-mixed-use conversions: making buildings designed for trucks work for people. From Innovation Alley's pedestrian spine to fostering collaboration among 650 businesses, this conversation reveals the infrastructure and relationship strategies that drive successful adaptive reuse.