Ideas and Action is a consultancy that utilizes design research, analysis, engagement and partnerships to demonstrate how design, policy, finance and development of the built environment enrich our collective quality of life. Its founder Marc Norman, along with collaborators works in partnership with academic, governmental, for-profit and non-profit partnerships on a range of engagements. The provision of strategic advice, planning services, design expertise and development modeling is backed with metrics to showcase, scale and replicate community solutions. Learn more about Ideas and Action or contact us below.
Partners past and present:
- NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
- Eldorado
- ECONorthwest
- Mithun
- Seventh Hill
- University of Michigan Weiser Center for Real Estate
- Ann Arbor Housing Commission
- Smith Group
- Spackman Mossop and Michaels
- Stantec Urban Places Group
- Hector urban design, planning & civic arts
- Southern Tier Economic Growth (STEG)
- Piedmont Housing Alliance
- Center for Architecture, New York City
- Bennett Midland
- James Lima Consulting
- MASS Design Group
- Studio O
- Forum Design Studio
- 601 Tully
- Photo and Literacy Project
- Enterprise Community Partners
- Design Futures
- Smith Group
- Ann Arbor Housing Commission
- Loeb Fellowship
- University of Sydney / Tin Sheds
- Syracuse University School of Architecture
- Connective Corridor
- Near Westside Initiative
- Home HeadQuarters
- Lowering The Cost of Housing Competition
- SUNY-ESF
- The City of Syracuse
- The Syracuse CoE
- CenterState CEO
- Movement on Main Competition
- Syracuse City Parks
- Center for Community Alternatives
- Center for Court Innovation
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