West Planning Leader
DLR Group
Los Angeles, California
Grace Corsi, Regional Planning Discipline Leader and Associate at DLR Group, is a passionate advocate for centering equity and community health in planning processes. Grace’s multi-disciplinary perspective incorporates architecture, urban planning, GIS, public policy, and urban economics. With a BS in Geodesign and a BA in Jazz Voice, she perceives the world from a deeply empathetic, creative systems view. Her planning approach combines data analysis with the lived experience of communities to arrive at more equitable and resilient decisions.
Grace has experience working on many project types within the public and private sectors. Whether engaging in an equity-based school facilities plan, specific area plan, mall revitalization, or climate implementation plan, Grace empowers teams to think beyond their site. She leverages spatial analysis to model community impacts, understand key opportunities and constraints, and prioritize engagement in communities most affected by decisions. Her approach yields solutions that address the complex intersections between community, ecology, and the built environment.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM CDT