Series Information
BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE CITY ARCHIVES
(Department of Housing and Community Development)
Land Development Division, Design Advisory Panel
1963-1975
BRG48
Series Description
Organized in 1964, this panel was composed of seven architects (chosen from out-of-town candidates to avoid conflict of interest) who reviewed the development plans for all public urban renewal projects in the city except for Charles Center and the Inner Harbor. These latter two projects were overseen by the Architectural Review Board after which this advisory panel was modeled. The panel members acted as consultants advising on the aesthetic aspects of urban renewal project designs. Urban Renewal Areas covered in these records are Broadway, Coldspring, Madison Park-North and South, Mount Vernon, Mount Winans, Oldtown, Oliver, Orchard-Biddle, the Social Security Administration Complex, Upton, West 28th Street Park Plan, and Windsor Gardens.
A file folder listing is available at the Baltimore City Archives.