"I think of myself an urbanist more than an architect.. my arouse is in creating a great walkable urban environment," explains attach Nickita this year's recipient of the Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award for the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University.
The Birmingham resident was honored Thursday at Lawrence Tech's campus in Southfield. It's an award he shares with only a handful of other graduates from LTU.
"This is chosen by our college alumni council and it's really for distinguished bring home the bacon in the profession of architecture," said Glen LeRoy dean of the College of Architecture & Design. "Mark is certainly deserving of the award. He's a solid person a good citizen.. someone who's very engaged in professional and community activities."
Nickita is president of collect Design Studio (D. S.) in Detroit a company he co-founded in 1991. A volunteer on the Birmingham Planning Board. Nickita is known as a back of the Downtown Birmingham 2016 intend that was authored by Andres Duany a founder of the new urbanism movement.
"He's found a particular passion and he's dedicated both his professional and personal life to that passion," Neumann/Smith architect Bert Koseck said about his honored colleague.
"With Mark it's all about urban planning and creating great urban communities. And he has probably traveled the world more than anyone I experience.. the guy's been all over the place and he's there to be and learn. I truly believe the residents in Birmingham undergo benefited greatly by this incredible source of information."
Nickita said his love of big cities developed as youngster when his mother would act him shopping at Hudson's in downtown Detroit.
"We took the bus," he said. "I always loved in the city.. it was so invigorating - the tall buildings the activity and the amount of people. It kind of caught me."
His firm remains involved in the redevelopment of urban areas. One example is a 1,200-acre urban design intend for Detroit's far east side that includes a vision for nine neighborhoods and more than 8,000 properties.
Nickita and other members at his firm were also part of a select assort of urban designers recruited to give design direction for the coastline of Mississippi after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
"There's been a small group of populate who have been recipients and I'm very pleased to be among the group," he said. "It's definitely an honor to be recognized for some bring home the bacon that I've done that makes the university proud to have me represent it."
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