# Event Details - **Event Name**: Coffee & Conversations - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am - **Event Description**: Join us for a cup of coffee and a great discussion around urban design and current challenges we face in the field. All professions welcome!About this EventStart your workday with a discussion on Faith in Housing initiatives featuring free espresso drinks, treats, and a lively Q+A!We are pleased to host Ellen Dunham-Jones, an inspiring urbanist who teaches both in the classroom and on the airwaves.Did we mention the free tea and espresso beverages?! We’ll have a coffee cart with made-to-order espresso and breakfast treats. Grab a cup and join us for an exciting presentation and discussion hosted at the Charlotte Urban Design Center.Space is limited, so register early to secure your spot! https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/d7ffbe20-f2f0-11f0-a977-c54f66ab18e0-rimg-w592-h740-dcf1f0ec-gmir.jpg About the SpeakerEllen Dunham-JonesEllen Dunham-Jones is professor of architecture, directs the MS in Urban Design and hosts the REDESIGNING CITIES podcast series at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. She was recognized in 2017 and 2023 by Planetizen as one of the 100 most influential urbanists (ever.) She is co-author with June Williamson of a pair of award-winning books: Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Strategies for Urgent Challenges (Wiley, 2021) and Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs, (Wiley, 2009, 2011) Their documentation of successful retrofits of aging, parking-dominated properties, such as shopping malls, office parks, and commercial corridors into more sustainable places won them the Seaside Prize in 2025 and has been featured in The New York Times, TED, NPR, PBS, Harvard Business Review, and other prominent venues. She maintains a unique database of over 2,500 successful suburban retrofits, is a Fellow of the Congress for the New Urbanism as well as the Brook Byers Institute of Sustainable Systems, lectures widely, and serves on several national committees. She has BS and M.Arch degrees from Princeton University, practiced architecture for 20 years, and taught at UVA and MIT before being recruited to direct the Architecture Program at Georgia Tech in 2000.Location and ParkingThe Urban Design Center is located at 1507 Camden Rd. in the heart of South End. Parking options at the Urban Design Center are limited. We encourage you to walk, bike, or take the light rail as we are steps away from the Bland Street Light Rail Station. On-street/free parking is available in limited areas of South End. Please check out the parking map by clicking on the link below.https://southendclt.org/visit/parking - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlotte/coffee-and-conversations/100001980217462737 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, shopping - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fcoffee-conversations-tickets-1980217462737 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Charlotte - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: Charlotte Urban Design Center - **lat**: 35.21566680000001 - **long**: -80.85614199999999 - **full address**: Charlotte Urban Design Center, 1507 Camden Road, Charlotte, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: The Urban Design Center (https://allevents.in/org/the-urban-design-center/23464698) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/f18d5a2f52e02ba808d90251051d2de6217e6930cd2edca9da2a06263d0c869f-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf0f1ec-gmir.jpg?v=1768577678 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/0cfed0ba2c8a5545c1ee55f7d0eb4a84b2e6739aca6e9df2d61a0cc4f032e0dc-rimg-w400-h400-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1768577677 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Charlotte Urban Design Center, 1507 Camden Road, Charlotte, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** The Urban Design Center - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, shopping - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Coffee & Conversations ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Coffee & Conversations", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/f18d5a2f52e02ba808d90251051d2de6217e6930cd2edca9da2a06263d0c869f-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf0f1ec-gmir.jpg?v=1768577678", "startDate": "2026-02-25", "endDate": "2026-02-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/charlotte/coffee-and-conversations/100001980217462737", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Charlotte Urban Design Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1507 Camden Road", "postalCode": "28203", "addressLocality": "Charlotte", "addressRegion": "NC", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "35.21566680000001", "longitude": "-80.85614199999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a cup of coffee and a great discussion around urban design and current challenges we face in the field. 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