Jan 03, 2018
Darin Dinsmore
Community Infill and Tiny Homes

Darin Dinsmore is an urban planner and landscape architect with over 20 years experience in community based planning and design. His award winning projects have transformed communities and neighborhoods.The innovative Planning for Prosperity program he implemented in California won the APA Daniel Burnham Award and the Tahoe Regional Sustainability Plan won an APA award for best practices.
Darin is an expert in collaborative techniques and community engagement. His team designs and delivers multi-stakeholder decision making processes using new tools and techniques. His clients include all levels of government and public agencies. 
His experience has helped communities increase their livability and prosperity, reduce their ecological foot print and improve human and ecological health.
Specialties: - Civic Engagement
- Design/Idea Competitions
- Urban Design + Place-making
- Sustainable + Livable Neighborhoods
- Crowdsourcing Better Communities

Guest Lecturer/Speaker • APA National Planning Conference • California Downtown Association Conference • Hawaii State SmartGrowth Workshop • Desert Gateway Communities Workshop, Sonoran Institute • Nevada County Leadership Institute • Sonora Mayor’s Roundtable • University of Waterloo & University of Guelph • OPPI Educational Session on Alternative Development Standards • Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture • CPTED National Conference • UC Berkeley MUD Program • LGC Partners for Smartgrowth • Lake Ontario Greenway Strategy Committee